Spatial, Address, Imagery, Data Program

The Spatial, Address, and Imagery Data (SAID) Program is one of many voluntary geographic partnership programs that collects data to update the U.S. Census Bureau’s geographic database, known as the Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System. The Census Bureau uses the MAF/TIGER System to link statistical data from censuses and surveys to locations and areas, such as American Indian reservations, states, counties, incorporated places, and census tracts. To tabulate census and survey response data properly, the Census Bureau must have current and accurate addresses, street centerlines, and imagery. The SAID Program provides the Census Bureau with a continuous method to obtain current, accurate, and complete address, street centerline, and imagery data from tribal, state, and local governments as well as other federal agencies and authoritative data source organizations. The purpose of the SAID Program is to help maintain the Census Bureau’s geographic framework for data collection, tabulation, and dissemination to support ongoing surveys and programs such as the American Community Survey and the Population Estimates Program, as well as the 2030 Census. The SAID Program will continue to focus on acquiring addresses, street centerlines, and imagery in areas identified with housing unit growth or change. The Census Bureau is requesting clearance to continue the SAID Program. As the current OMB Control Number 0607-1008 clearance will expire in January 2025, the new clearance will allow the Census Bureau to continue data acquisition to support MAF/TIGER System updates, quality control, and change detection.

The latest form for Spatial, Address, Imagery, Data Program expires 2028-01-31 and can be found here.

SAID -Census Bureau Acquisition of Respondent Geographic Data and Content Clarification

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