Not too long ago, I posted about a free US Census TIGER to shapefile converter that works with older TIGER files, with the TIGER 2006 1st edition, and will be updated to work with the 2006 2nd edition TIGER files. Just found out that it won’t have to be updated to deal with future versions. Upcoming editions of TIGER will be issued in:
- Shapefile format
- TIGER/GML
- WebTIGER, a Web Feature Service (WFS)
- Web Mapserver (WMS), delivering data in raster graphic and SVG format
See the Census web page on “The Future Of TIGER/Line” for more info. No more paying $399 for TIGER data and the data converters.
Related posts:
- Old TIGER Data Still Available
- Some TIGER Data Finally Out In Shapefile Format
- Converting US Census TIGER Data Into Shapefiles For Free
- Convert TIGER Polygons To KML Files
- Convert TIGER Census Shapefiles (And General Shapefiles As Well) Into Thematic Google Earth KML Files
- A Look At OpenStreetMap's TIGER Data Exported To A Garmin GPS
- New Garmin Map Links At The GPS File Depot
- World OpenStreetMap Data In Shapefile, XML and Garmin Formats
- Historical Census Data From the National Historical Geographic Information System
- Free Tools For Custom Garmin Vector Maps V: Other Format Converters
A long, long time coming.
I can only hope other big data publishing agencies embrace open data formats for dissemination.
Good news.
Brian