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To: arun gera who wrote (17266)	5/6/2009 6:34:15 PM
From: polarisnh	Respond to of 50176

arun gera, Interesting. Kind of like the old security guard punch stations that would validate when or if the guards made their rounds. Thanks for the explanation. Cheers, Steve

To: arun gera who wrote (17266)	5/6/2009 7:15:20 PM
From: benwood	Respond to of 50176

I'm sure that's it -- verify the census worker's activities. I've used mapping software, both on my laptop and on the web, to pinpoint GPS coordinates before going somewhere, e.g. on the tip of a cruise missile. Paranoia is good, but don't take it too far or they will rub you out.

To: arun gera who wrote (17266)	5/7/2009 10:40:18 AM
From: No Mo Mo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50176

"...making sure that every census taker actually visits the house they are surveying instead of fudging data..." True. I'm embarrassed to say but I just finished a stint as a census enumerator. I needed the money. The GPS map spots verify that we actually walked our blocks and (hopefully) knocked on doors. In the past, the Census Bureau had no easy way of ensuring that enumerators actually knocked on doors or just sat at home and filled out paperwork. The hand held computers, btw, helped complete this stage of the census in less than half the time it took in prior rounds.