
'HELLO, CENTRAL!' HELP! MY HOUSE WAS GPS 'MARKED' YESTERDAY! (Updated May 10, 2009)
Patrick H. Bellringer
http://www.fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/bellringers_corner/hello_central/news.php?q=1241922722
not so:
July 31, 2006 · Two-and-a-half years from now, in early 2009, the Census Bureau plans to send an army of 100,000 temporary workers down every street and dusty, dirt road in America. They will be armed with handheld GPS devices.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5590541
Some Census workers have laptops to aid them in the interview process, and handheld computers that provide them access to maps of the area they’re working in. The handheld computer uses a global positioning system (GPS) technology to help locate addresses. This GPS technology allows us to reduce the amount of time spent by census workers in locating addresses while increasing productivity. Most importantly, by adding a GPS coordinate to each housing unit, the Census Bureau is able to ensure that residents are counted in the right location. This is important as the data are used to apportion congressional representation and used to draw redistricting lines.