For Immediate Release
October 5, 2010 |
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Get a Jump on Redistricting with Caliper's Census Block Groups with Demographic Projections for 2010

NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS (USA) - Eager to start building
redistricting plans that take into account anticipated changes in
population and demographics? Then you will want a copy of Caliper's
Census Block Group Boundaries with Demographic Projections for 2010.
Plus it's free of charge to all Maptitude for Redistricting clients.
On the DVD you will find fields for total population plus 19 categories
of age (under 1, 1-4, five-year age groups from 5-9 to 80-84, and 85+), 4
categories of race (White, Black, American Indian and Alaska Native, and
Asian and Pacific Islander), 2 categories of sex (Male and Female), and 2
categories of Hispanic (Non-Hispanic or Latino origin, and Hispanic or
Latino origin.)
The projections were prepared by Caliper Corporation using a proprietary
method and data from a variety of sources including Census forecasts at the
County and State levels.
These data are available for free for Maptitude for Redistricting
clients. This data product can also be purchased at the state or national
level for use with Maptitude and TransCAD in Caliper CDF format, or for most
other GIS programs and mapping software as Shapefile or TAB file formats.
For pricing and ordering information please visit the
Caliper
website, email sales@caliper.com,
or call Caliper Sales at 617-527-4700.
About Caliper:
Caliper Corporation develops state-of-the-art GIS
software: Maptitude Mapping Software, TransCAD
Transportation Planning Software, and TransModeler Traffic Simulation Software. Caliper
software is used by more than 70,000 users in over 70 countries.
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