Re: st: mapping software

[kyle.hood@yale.edu]

mapping software packages such as ArcGIS separate maps (i.e., the 
boundaries of
the areal units) from the data that are being displayed.  As long as you have
the boundary files, making maps showing your data is trivial, and requires no
special kind of data file (the data just tell the mapping software what colors
to fill in what location, and so as long as they can be matched with the id's
from the boundary files, you are fine).  You can just export the data as text
(or use StatTransfer to transfer your Stata file to DBase IV format, which is
used by ArcGIS).  You may download the boundary files for the census areal
units (e.g., blocks, block groups, tracts, counties, etc.) from the census.gov
website.

Kyle Hood


Quoting Allen Glicksman <AGLICKSM@pcaphl.org>:


> I have a great deal of data at the zip code and census tract level for
> the City/County of Philadelphia.  I analyze the data using Stata and
> would like to export it to a mapping program so that I display results
> on a map of the city.  I am not asking about exporting Stata files
> directly to mapping software because I have been told that no such
> possibility exists.  But I am interested in people's experiences with
> such software.  If you wish, please reply off line to me personally at
> aglicksm@pcaphl.org if this is not an appropriate question for the
> list.  Thank you, Allen Glicksman
>
> Allen Glicksman, Ph.D.
> Director of Research and Evaluation
> Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
> 642 North Broad Street
> Philadelphia, PA 19130-3409
> Voice: 215.765.9000, ex. 5063
> Fax: 215.765.9066
> E-mail:  aglicksm@pcaphl.org
>
>
>
>
> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email may contain information that is
> confidential or privileged.  If you are not the intended recipient, any
> disclosure, copying, distribution or other use of the contents of this
> email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error,
> please contact the sender immediately and then delete the email and any
> attachment from your system.  Thank you for your cooperation.
> *
> *   For searches and help try:
> *   http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
> *   http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
> *   http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/

*
*   For searches and help try:
*   http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
*   http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
*   http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/