Surveyors push for data sharing with states ahead of 2020 census

Statescoop: ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Federal surveyors are asking states for help collecting data as the nationwide 2020 census approaches.

In a presentation here at the National States Geographic Information Council’s midyear conference, a pair of Census Bureau staffers told state geographic information systems and IT leaders their governments could reap financial benefits if they share address locations and other geographic data as surveyors begin the arduous process of counting every person in the country.

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