[OKGIS] 2006 First Edition TIGER/Line Release

[Craig Best]

I would expect all counties will be completed and released in the 2008 
release of the TIGER data......2009 at the latest.

David W. Wheelock wrote:

>That's 32 counties that are updated to the new accuracy standards.
>What's the timeframe for completion of the accuracy upgrade? 
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>On Behalf Of Craig Best
>Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 2:15 PM
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>Cc: wsneed at usgs.gov; rlemon at usgs.gov; rfox at usgs.gov; imlandgraf at usgs.gov
>Subject: [OKGIS] 2006 First Edition TIGER/Line Release
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>Today, the Census Bureau released the 2006 First Edition TIGER/Line 
>files.   This release includes 1,674 counties that have a spatial 
>accuracy of 7.6 meters or better.
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>The files are available for downloading at 
>http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tiger2006fe/tgr2006fe.html
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>The list of counties spatially enhanced counties can be viewed at
>http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tiger2006fe/tl06femtaip.txt
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>GISTOOLS.COM now offers their TGR2SHP program free to the public.    
>This program will easily convert TIGER/Line files into ESRI shapefile 
>format.   The software can be downloaded at
>http://tnatlas.geog.utk.edu/downloadfree.htm
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