KCGIS Census Resources is a brownbag workshop which introduces the web-based application Census Viewer to new users. With Census Viewer in a web browser one can view maps and tables of more than 100 community census data indicators for 77 defined places throughout all of King County. Attendees to this workshop will also be introduced to the census data that is available in the King County GIS Spatial Data Warehouse.
Audience
KCGIS Census Resources is for those who would like to become familiar with Census Viewer's browser-based interface, the information that Census Viewer displays, and KCGIS census data resources. No prior knowledge of Census Viewer or GIS is required.
Goals
Participants will display King County census data using Census Viewer.
Participants with become familiar with census data found in the King County Spatial Data Warehouse.
Topics Covered
Census Viewer functionality.
KCGIS census data resources.
How to access other King County census resources.
Prerequisites and Recommendations
Registrants may wish to start up and use Census Viewer a few times prior to this workshop. Rudimentary knowledge of Census terms, such as census tract and census block (see the Census Viewer Glossary), and basic Microsoft Internet Explorer skills are assumed.
