[verity]

“They’ve already been by your house and made a GPS entry for its location- they know where it is.”

The same knowledge can be gained with a mailing address. Urban myth in the making?

[raybbr]

“They’ve already been by your house and made a GPS entry for its location- they know where it is.” The same knowledge can be gained with a mailing address. Urban myth in the making?

Yes, but using GPS and computers makes gerrymandering SO much easier.

[DBrow]

http://gps.about.com/b/2009/04/06/us-census-gps-in-neighborhoods-now.htm

# www.clearlaketeaparty.com/​Census_​GPS_​Tagging.doc #

https://ask.census.gov/cgi-bin/askcensus.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=7418&p_created=1219254794&p_sid=Lt2-fwBj&p_accessibility=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPSZwX3NvcnRfYnk9JnBfZ3JpZHNvcnQ9JnBfcm93X2NudD0mcF9wcm9kcz0mcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MQ**&p_li=&p_topview=1&p_search_text=gps

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.