"Bottom Line: Once again, this is a must-buy... It
is still amazing to us that 75 CD-ROMs of data have been compressed onto one
disc and can be searched so efficiently and quickly."
Library Journal, June 3, 1998
"CensusCD+Maps puts a wealth of demographic data at
your fingertips... In today's marketplace, businesses need
easy-to-access, high-quality information. For population, housing and economic
information, CensusCD+Maps is hard to beat...The big news in CensusCD+Maps is
the '+Maps.' Instead of exporting tabular data to a geographic information
system or desktop mapping package, users can generate thematic maps directly in
the software...As though viewing and printing maps wasn't enough, CensusCD+Maps
supports map data export in both Arc View shapefile and MapInfo MIF formats.The
packaging of this product is outstanding. Using nothing more than the two-page
cover to the CD-ROM package, the reviewer installed the software, defined a
query and produced a map...Strengths: Quantity of information, ease of
use and price. Weaknesses: None."
Business Geographics, June, 1998
"A high-tech twist to the Census...Whatever the
[2000] census produces will only make sense in context... That's where a new
version of CensusCD becomes indispensable. On merely one disk, the old version
of CensusCD carried a staggering amount of data: every total for every 1990
census question for every neighborhood, city, county, state and region... Now
comes CensusCD+Maps, which carries all that data plus a simple but slick
mapping engine. It also includes 1997 estimates and projections to 2005 for 65
demographic categories such as age, race, income and employment groups, along
with housing status and types. The screen design is clear enough that many
people won't need to read the instructions to choose a category (like median
household income) and an area (like a county) and map it by smaller areas, like
neighborhoods."
USA Today, Tech Review Picks, April 15,
1998
"CensusCD is notable for two key
characteristics: the sheer quantity of data provided on the CD and the
user-friendly interface used to quickly produce data reports and tables. With
the incorporation of mapping capabilities and additional databases,
CensusCD+Maps represents a major step forward in the query and display of
census data...Overall, I was surprised by the mapping functionality of
CensusCD+Maps. It approaches that of desktop GIS packages and is even superior
in some respects, such as its ability to quickly map a series of variables in a
scrolling list...The completeness, capabilities, and convenience of
CensusCD+Maps make it a vital resource for those who regularly use census and
related data."
Coordinated GIS, May 98 issue (in Adobe Acrobat
format)
"What makes the GeoLytics CD a quantum leap over
census data on the Internet is that it allows you to pull up
demographic information on a series of geographic areas -- a group of towns or
neighborhoods, for example -- and compare them. The raw data to do those kinds
of investigations was available before, but building a database or spreadsheet
to work with it was an arduous job. The GeoLytics CD makes it simple to export
information to a database or spreadsheet, and you don't have to deal with
overloaded servers and long download waits for telephone modems...I
particularly liked the Neighborhood Snapshot feature. By simply typing in your
ZIP code and street address, you can call up an instant and very useful,
demographic profile of your neighborhood. You can also customize the portrait
to include demographic information for an area within a designated number of
miles."
The Hartford Courant, Enter (Technology) Section,
August 18, 1997
"GeoLytics has developed a product that every Tom,
Dick and Harriet can use, even the demographically challenged...The
disk enabled us to run an understandable report for the general demographic
characteristics of our neighborhood in 30 seconds, start to finish, without
reading the manual...We don't know who will love this more: librarians or
patrons. We know of nothing comparable in scope and price: if we could buy just
one statistical reference tool this year, CensusCD would be it. Highly
recommended for all libraries and for researchers' personal collections.
"
Library Journal, CD-ROM Reviews, August, 1997
"Performance of the demographic queries is
outstanding. If all databases of this size running on CD-ROM performed
this well, the information systems world would be a much better
place...Overall, CensusCD offers excellent value...CensusCD readily fulfills
the need of most people who require access to this useful demographic data,
with less effort than would otherwise be necessary."
GIS World Quick-Take Review, March , 1997,
(click here
to full text) by Malcolm Williamson GIS Specialist at the University of
Arkansas' Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies
"CensusCD solves a big problem for us by
making the census accessible to casual users. The interface is easy and the
speed is great. I still can't figure out how you compressed so much data onto a
single disk, but it's all there."
Comment by Tom Boyer, Database Editor for The
Seattle Times and CensusCD customer
"In summary, CensusCD is a first-rate resource for
anyone interested in making use of the 1990 US Census. CensusCD is a
resource that will be used by professional demographers, students, and business
researchers and should be in every college and university library in the United
States, and in many public libraries."
Review by David L. Elliott, SUNY/Empire State,
Co-Editor H-Demog@msu.edu, for H-DEMOG, the international electronic discussion
group for scholars and teachers of historical demography posted on May 28,1997
(link to
full text)
"The publishers have done an excellent job
providing extensive, accurate, census data for numerous geographies.
Its search engine is powerful, relatively easy to use, and offers a host of
convenient features, such as keyword searching and the ability to create
customized geographies. As an affordable, single-disc resource, CensusCD offers
a sound alternative to the Census Bureau's own products."
Business Information Alert review in the March,
1997, issue by Michael R. Lavin, Business and Management Subject Specialist,
State University, Buffalo, NY and author of Understanding the Census , Oryx
Press
" Probably the most astounding thing about CensusCD
is the amount of data squeezed into it. A demographic freak's delight,
this easy-to-use reference-software product offers the whole enchilada: It
holds 1.3 billion statistics, including more than 3,500 'counts' (demographic
variables) relating to more than 375,000 areas, down to the block group, or
neighborhood level. On one CD! ...In addition to the convenience of not having
to swap out an array of CDs to access the entire data base, CensusCD sports a
powerful search engine to locate demographic variables. You can then tailor
reports to extract whatever data you want. ...At $200 a copy, it's not for
everybody, but as a reference tool, the product is valuable for businesses,
researchers, government and educators, among others."
The Seattle Times, Tech Review by Peter Lewis,
Sunday, May 4, 1997
"If your business or research requires you to
use census data, CensusCD, produced by GeoLytics, Inc., is one that you
definitely must have. A famous movie villain once said in a deep,
authoritative voice, 'Impressive, most impressive!' The same can be said of
CensusCD. Its use is smooth. Thanks to improved data compression techniques,
all U.S. census data are contained on one CD, compared to the original
release's 67 CDs, while an easy-to-use engine allows you to generate a large
number of reports."
Charles Ashbacher of Charles Ashbacher Technologies
for May, 1997, issue of Coordinated GIS (in Adobe Acrobat format)
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