Geographic & Demographic Data
Staff coordinates the Rhode Island Geographic Information System (RIGIS), serves as the RI State Data Center in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, and manages the state's historic aerial photography collection at the Division of Statewide Planning archives.
Navigating the Federal Shutdown: Tips for Data Users:
The federal government shutdown impacts all variety data of users since statistical agency websites have been taken offline, but here are alternatives with a list of alternate sources for federal statistics.
Here are a few resources offering U.S. Census Bureau information and other federal statistics you can tap into while official sites are offline:
- Stats America - from the Indiana Business Research Center for local, regional, and national data.
- Census Reporter – is a free, open-source platform focused on making American Community Survey (ACS) data easily accessible and includes 2023 1-Year ACS data, but has not yet incorporated the newly released 2024 data from September
- Esri – for mapping users, the GIS vendor publishes a number of U.S. Census Bureau data sets, including the ACS, through its ArcGIS Online Platform; their ESRI Federal Data and Federal User Communities also offer a wealth of alternate data sources
Vin Flood
Data Analyst II
Email: vincent.flood@doa.ri.gov
Christina Delage Baza
Data Analyst I
Email: christina.delagebaza@doa.ri.gov
Garth Hoxsie-Quinn
Supervising GIS Specialist
Email: garth.hoxsiequinn@doa.ri.gov
Benjamin Jacobs
Principal Research Technician
Email: benjamin.jacobs@doa.ri.gov
