The Minnesota Population Center (MPC) is about demographics and numbers and what that data means for people in Minnesota and around the world. We are also working to increase diversity and inclusion in these fields, as can be seen in the MPC Diversity Fellowship program, co-directed by Mia Riza and David Haynes.
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IPUMS FAQs: Becoming an Approved IPUMS User
At IPUMS we try to address every user’s questions and suggestions about our data. It is just one feature that adds value to IPUMS data. Over time, many questions are often repeated. In a new blog series, we will be sharing some of these frequently asked questions. Maybe you’ll learn something, or perhaps you’ll just find these interesting. Regardless, we hope you enjoy.
Here’s one of those questions:
Why do I have to apply for different projects? And When will my application be approved?
IPUMS Terra: Speeding up Data Transformations
IPUMS Terra integrates population and environmental data by transforming data between microdata records describing individuals, area-level data records describing places, and grid-based raster data.