[OSGeo-Edu] TIGER and status on my FOSS GIS course materials

[Frank Warmerdam]

Charlie Schweik wrote:
> Ari (and others),
> 
> Thanks for posting that Tiger conversion information. 
> 
> One broader question. I assume TIGER is really a US dataset. Are there
> similar types of census data in various countries in Europe? Are there
> any standards emerging on census data?

Charlie,

My take is that the US is somewhat unusual in having the census department
produce a comprehensive set of national road maps with addresses.  I think
this usually falls to the national mapping agency and it is seldom published
for free.

Best regards,
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