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Description
Geospatial data underpin all of the Census Bureau’s operations and analytical activities. The availability of new spatial and address source data has opened an opportunity for the U.S. Census
Bureau's Geography Division to apply new methods to update and maintain the Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System. National parcel files, automated change detection output, and building footprint data will be housed in the Geography Division's Intelligence Database (ID), which positions these new data sources alongside MAF/TIGER System data at the census block-level. This database provides a constantly maintained and updated repository of geospatial information at the census block-level, facilitating more effective assessment of change or stability as well as more effective decision-making in the management of geospatial information
