Geo Suite Friendlier than first meets the eye

Geo. Suite : Friendlier than first meets the eye And useful too! Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007

Useful? Examples of How • May extract block level population and dwelling count data for GIS purposes. • Provides population & dwelling count data for ALL Unique Identifiers (UIDs) in Canada. Therefore, Geo. Suite may be used to seek an explanation of why data for a specific UID (Dissemination Area, for instance) is missing from a particular set of data (Census Profile or Topic Based Tabulation, for instance). • A Yes for Indian Reserve Refusal may also provide an explanation for missing data. • May extract data set for all CSDs with a given Standard Area Classification (SAC) – Strongly Influenced Zone, for instance. Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007

Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007

• Search by name or by code, and select desired location from list. • Data displayed will depend on level of geography Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007

Census Subdivision (CSD) Level Statistical Area Classification Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007

Questions? Check Geo. Suite Help or Glossary Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007

Geographic Levels Tab Click on IUD to switch to code display. Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007

• Once a location has been selected in the Name or Code Search screen, clicking on the Next button will query that location (Dissemination Areas within a Census Subdivision, for instance). Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007

Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007

Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007

• The resulting data may be § saved as a query in Geo. Suite (to be retrieved later), § saved as a. txt file (tab, comma, or semi-colon delimited), or § printed. • Basic calculations may also be performed on a selected field. Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007

Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007

Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007

Canned reports may be printed or saved as an HTML or. txt file. Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007

Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007

Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007

Select desired location. Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007

Data for the 93 blocks within the selected CT. Same export process as before. Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007

Summary Geo. Suite is the place to go to • Get a complete list of geographical codes within a specific location. • Look for an explanation of why data for a specific UID might be missing from a data set. • View a geographical hierarchy and/or determine. S a UID for a specific area. • Extract data sets which include fields such as SAC types or lat/longs. Gail Curry DLI National Training, May 14, 2007