Anne Jeffers, Geographer

Philadelphia Regional Office

US Census Bureau

Changes in PHRO Territory: January 2013

Geographic Support System (GSS) Initiative

Integrated program utilizing Partnerships for:

• Improved Address coverage• Continual spatial Feature updates• Enhanced quality assessment &

measurement• Boundaries

http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gss/

Geographic Support System (GSS) Initiative

• Builds on pre-2010 MTAIP Program• Will Allow for Targeted Address

Canvassing in 2019• Improve / Measure Quality throughout the

Decade

Potential Partners

• National Organizations• Commercial Organizations• Governments

– Tribal– State – Local