Abstract

Modeling Urban Sprawl from Raw TIGER data with GIS
Track: Census and Geodemographics
Author(s): Brady Foust, Lisa Theo

This presentation examines the use of raw Bureau of the Census TIGER data to model urban sprawl. Because development follows roads, intersection density is an excellent way to anticipate urban infilling. Annual updates of TIGER provide historical data that can be projected ahead using geostatistical analysis.

Brady Foust
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Department of Geography
UWEC
Eau Claire , Wisconsin 54701
United States
Phone: 715-497-8181
E-mail: bfoust@uwec.edu

Lisa Theo
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Department of Geography and Geology
UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point , Wisconsin 54481
United States
Phone: (715) 346-4455
E-mail: lisa.theo@uwsp.edu