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Census data is the most often used data in geospatial studies. Census data provide information on the demographic composition of households all the way through state and national population trends. Census data also serve the data layers that form the basis of most mapping applications. In this course, students will learn how to work with Census data in GIS by understanding the vast amounts of data collected in support of the decadal Census, how to discover and read the various tables that associate with the raw Census data, and how to create custom data layers for demographic models in economics, housing, and population studies. Offered once in two years. Prerequisite: 430.601 Geographic Information Systems, or permission of the instructor.