Connecticut State Data Center Annual Affiliates Meeting – May 11, 2012

The Connecticut State Data Center Annual Affiliates Meeting will be held on May 11, 2012 at the University of Connecticut Storrs Campus and will be include a live stream to enable virtual participation. The meeting will include presenters from state agencies, colleges/universities, organizations, businesses, centers, and more and will provide an opportunity to learn more about data within Connecticut and will encourage collaboration.

This meeting will feature a presentation from Ana Maria Garcia from the U.S. Census Bureau on the American Community Survey and the afternoon will feature a series of hands-on workshops related to data usage and mapping.

This meeting is open to the public and please share this announcement with anyone that would be interested in attending.

Details for the Connecticut State Data Center Annual Affiliates Meeting are included below

Date: Friday May 11, 2012

Time: 10:00am-4:00pm

Location: University of Connecticut Thomas J. Dodd Research Center – Storrs Campus

Cost: Free!

Who should attend?: Anyone is welcome to attend this meeting


Registration: Click Here to Register for In-person or for the Live Webcast  

Parking: Parking is available in the South Parking Garage

For more details on this event visit: http://ctsdc.uconn.edu/affiliates/

NEARC Spring Meeting – May 22, 2012

The Northeast Arc Users Group Spring Meeting will be held on Tuesday May 22, 2012 from 8:00am-5:00pm at Smith College in Northampton, MA. This meeting will feature multiple presentations on GIS, Spatial Analysis, Data Sharing, Census Data, and more and includes lunch for all participants!


Register soon to for the early bird discount. To register visit: http://www.cvent.com/d/lcqpjb/4W


For additional details on the schedule for the NEARC spring Meeting visit: http://www3.amherst.edu/~aanderson/nearc/schedule2012.html 


This is a great meeting and if you are interested in learning more about GIS and geospatial technology plan to attend! This meeting is a great networking opportunity and we hope to see you there!

2011 Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections – Now Available

The 2011 Annual Survey of State Government has been released by the U.S. Census Bureau which indicates that overall tax collections for states increased $55.7 billion to $757.2 billion in fiscal year 2011, up 9.8%. General sales tax revenue was at $234.5 billion in fiscal year 2011, up 5.4%.

State Government Tax Collections 2011: Connecticut

Within the state of Connecticut, the 2011 Annual Survey of State Government indicates that State Government Tax Collections for Fiscal Year 2011 totaled $13,432,252,000. The following table includes a brief breakdown of the State Government Tax Collections for fiscal year 2011 for Connecticut:

State Government Tax Collections: 2011
(Amounts in thousands)
Item
Connecticut
    Total taxes
13,432,252
Property taxes
X
Sales and gross receipts
5,522,780
   General sales and gross receipts
3,252,123
   Selective sales taxes
2,270,657
      Alcoholic beverages
48,923
      Amusements
409,188
      Insurance premiums
195,968
      Motor fuels
477,772
      Pari-mutuels
7,220
      Public utilities
274,640
      Tobacco products
400,562
      Other selective sales
456,384
Licenses
446,755
   Alcoholic beverages
12,441
   Amusements
128
   Corporation
27,810
   Hunting and fishing
5,565
   Motor vehicle
195,286
   Motor vehicle operators
38,664
   Public utility
704
   Occupation and business, NEC
161,062
   Other licenses
5,095
Income taxes
7,142,062
   Individual income
6,469,246
   Corporation net income
672,816
Other taxes
320,655
   Death and gift
227,237
   Documentary and stock transfer
93,358
   Severance
60
   Other
0

To view (and download) this data and related information on the 2011 Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections survey visit: http://www.census.gov/statetax

Connecticut GIS Storm Response and Recovery Assessment Group’s Findings Report

Connecticut Geospatial Information Systems Council Storm Response and Recovery Assessment Group – Findings Report

Last week, the Connecticut GIS Council adopted the Storm Response and Recovery Assessment Group’s Findings Report.  

This report provides includes findings, recommendations, best practices, multiple maps of the two storms (including precipitation, wind, and snow totals), questionnaire responses, and examples of maps utilized during the storm events. The report and its appendices can be downloaded from the Council’s website at: http://www.ct.gov/gis/cwp/view.asp?a=2858&q=501796

Census Bureau Releases First Information Since 2000 Census on Moves Between Counties

Census Bureau Releases First Information Since 2000 Census on Moves Between Counties

Maricopa, Ariz., Receives Movers From and Sends Them to Largest Collection of Counties

The U.S. Census Bureau released estimates from the American Community Survey showing how many people migrated from one specific county to another during the course of a year ─ the first such numbers published since these data were collected as part of the 2000 Census.

The American Community Survey compiles data over a five-year period and asks people where they lived one year prior to being surveyed. The first five-year estimates released covers the years from 2005 to 2009.

The 2005-2009 American Community Survey County-to-County Migration Files provide tables for each county in the nation, showing both “inflows” and “outflows.” Inflows are the number of people living in a given county who lived in another specific county one year earlier; outflows represent the number of people who lived in a particular county one year earlier who subsequently moved to another specific county.

Of the 48.1 million people who lived in a different residence in the United States one year earlier, 17.7 million lived in a different county.

Maricopa, Ariz., had the largest number of inflows of people for any single county in the nation. People moved there from 993 different counties. Similarly, Maricopa led the nation with the largest number of counties in which it sent outflows of people ─ a total of 1,156 counties. This means that individuals leaving Maricopa were more dispersed throughout the country than individuals leaving any other county. Pinal, Ariz. (13,452 residents); Los Angeles (12,403); Pima, Ariz. (7,349); San Diego (6,693); and Coconino, Ariz. (3,994) were among the counties with the highest number of people moving into Maricopa.

Pinal (21,974), Pima (8,464), San Diego (4,156), Los Angeles (3,813) and Coconino (3,188) were among the counties with the highest number of moves out of Maricopa.

All in all, the most common county-to-county moves nationally were from Los Angeles to San Bernardino, Calif. (48,456 people) and Los Angeles to Orange, Calif. (41,612). Los Angeles to Riverside, Calif. (29,710); Orange, Calif., to Los Angeles (29,345); and Miami-Dade to Broward, Fla. (27,010) were among the next most common county-to-county moves.

Additionally, Los Angeles had both the highest number of people entering from another county as well as the highest number leaving for another county. On balance, however, it lost a net of about 160,000 people in this exchange.

Prior to this product, the only migration flow tables available from the American Community Survey covered state-to-state flows; the latest such release, from the 2010 one-year estimates, was published in November 2011. Later this year, the U.S. Census Bureau plans to release a file from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey five-year estimates showing county-to-county flows by demographic characteristics, such as age, sex, and race and Hispanic origin.

1940 Census – Now Available from National Archives

The 1940 census records were released by the US National Archives April 2, 2012, and brought online through a partnership with Archives.com. The 1940 Census National Archives site allows you full access to the 1940 census images, in addition to 1940 census maps and descriptions. Visit the National Archives site for more details at: http://1940census.archives.gov/

1940 Census Video from National Archives

Additional Resources on the 1940 Census

U.S. Census Evaluation Estimates of the Population for the United States, States and Counties: April 1, 2000, to July 1, 2010

The Census Bureau releases population estimates annually for the United States and Puerto Rico. Every decade, this provides the opportunity to examine these estimates side-by-side with the results of the decennial census. Comparisons of preliminary 2010 estimates and census counts are now available for U.S. states and the Puerto Rico Commonwealth. Comparisons for U.S. counties and Puerto Rico municipios will be made available after all Census 2010 counts are released for these areas. For background on how the estimates were produced, see the Release Notes for Preliminary Vintage 2010 Estimates.

For full methodological detail on the production of population estimates, please refer to Vintage 2009 methodology statements for National, State and County, and Puerto Rico population estimates.

To view complete the complete details on Population Estimates created by the U.S. Census Bureau visit: http://www.census.gov/popest/research/eval-estimates/eval-est.html

2010 Information and Communication Technology Survey Report – Available Now!

The Information and Communication Technology Survey (ICTS), a supplement to the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES), was created in response to economic data user and policymaker concerns about the lack of available data on e-business infrastructure investment by nonfarm businesses. Rapid advances in ICT equipment result in these assets having short useful lives and being replaced at a much faster rate than other types of equipment. As a result, rather than capitalizing the value of such assets and expensing the cost over two or more years, companies often expense the full cost of such assets during the current annual period. In some cases this same-period expense is also because companies have varying dollar levels for capitalization. Hence, the survey gives users a more complete idea of U.S. companies’ total investment in ICT equipment. The statistics are used to assess future productivity and economic growth prospects and permit the reconciliation of important differences between reported production and consumption of technology.

Companies are expensing the full cost of such assets during the current annual period rather than capitalizing the value of such assets and expensing the cost over two or more years. In some cases this is due to the short useful life of the asset, and in other cases this is because companies have varying dollar levels for capitalization. The ICTS data are critical for providing improved source data to the investment component of gross domestic product, capital stock estimates, and capital flow tables.

The 2010 estimates included in this report are based on data collected from a sample of 46,448 companies with employees. The sample frame for companies with employees was slightly more than 5.7 million. Check out the full report at: http://www.census.gov/econ/ict/xls/2010/full_report.html

The chart above is from the 2010 Information and Communication Technology Survey Summary of Findings report which is available at: http://www.census.gov/econ/ict/xls/2010/summary_of_findings.html