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Best way to explore census data for Australia?

Is there an equivalent to tidycensus for Australia? I am currently trying to explore Australian census data but it seems to be way harder than US census data.
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Get Census Tract from Lat/Lon using tigris

I have a relatively large number of coordinates for which I'd like to get the census tract (in addition to the FIPS code). I know that I can look up individual lat/lon pairs using call_geolocator_latlon (as done here), but this seems impractical for…
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How do I find all the US Census Tracts in a Place in R?

There are several R packages that make working with US Census data easier. The two I use most frequently are tigris(for loading the spatial data) and acs (for loading the tabular data). However, one problem I keep running into is that I can't figure…
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census tract block group shape file

I have a list of lat and long for several thousand members and want to append their census tract block group code(i.e. 36001038141345). My first thought is to plot these members on a map that has a us census block group layer. Then either use an…
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setTimeout in javascript not giving browser 'breathing room'

Alright, I thought I had this whole setTimeout thing perfect but I seem to be horribly mistaken. I'm using excanvas and javascript to draw a map of my home state, however the drawing procedure chokes the browser. Right now I'm forced to pander to…
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Install R package: UScensus2010blk for windows

Did anyone tried to install R package: UScensus2010blk on your own PC? I tried to use from UScensus2010: install.blk ("windows") It gives an error saying "Not Available Yet" I downloaded the package myself (4.2GB!) and tried to install from local…
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Using ggplot to create a choropleth from a SpatialPolygonsDataFrame

I have a SpatialPolygonsDataFrame that comes from the UScensus2010 package. I am trying to create a choropleth. When I do so, this works as expected: data(colorado.county10) choropleth(colorado.county10, "P0010001", color =…
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Nearest Neighbor for Point in Time

Say I have two tables (SQL Fiddle). One that has recorded values at various timestamps, the other indicates ID's and datetimes to sample for nearest values. Using something similar to Kevin Meade's NEAREST NEIGHBOR PREFERENCE LOW (but in SQL…
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What is the code at the end of this 'address'

I am attempting to get longitude and latitude coordinates from a list of locations in London. Each item in said list has the district name and a four-letter hexadecimal code at the end, and these don't seem to be documented anywhere. City of…
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US census block group or county to MSAs relationships with R package

I am using the tidycensus package in R and am trying to match the US census 'block group' level data to the relevant metropolitan statistical area (MSA). I have the 'block group' to county relationship, but am trying to see if tidycensus or a…
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Creating a census table based on multiple variables

I have a relatively big data table that essentially includes -people -where they live -what they do -move-in dates -move-out dates. My goal is to derive a running weekly census table with each week as a row, and a column for each occupation and…
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How to solve tigris::call_geolocator() Internal Server Error (HTTP 500) error?

I wanted to get the Census Codes for a city from the addresses in my data. The problem is that I couldn't find workable shapefiles for Gainesville, FL. So I was trying to get the Census Codes using the addresses of the people who took the survey,…
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Census transform vs Mutual Information

I need to use an algorithm for stereo processing images (or frames – as I intend to use it for a real-time application written in C/C++) and I was thinking about: Census transform algorithm and matching cost calculation based on Mutual Information…
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how to remove all the small islands from the Census Shapefile (zip code level)?

I have downloaded the Census shapefile at the zip code level, cb_2017_us_zcta510_500k.shp (https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cbf/cbf_zcta.html) I also have downloaded the mapping file that allows me to add the corresponding STATE variable…
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How to open Census Redistricting files?

The U.S. government is releasing the Census redistricting data in this format on FTP and I don't know how to open it. I think they are supposed to be Tiger Line Shape Files, but they directory structure does not match what I would expect from the…
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