Do you even know what census enumerators do? This device is not for turn-by-turn directions and farting around. This is for counting the residents of homes who have not turned in their Census forms. Far easier to fill in check boxes on a handheld PC than to carry around and fill in paper forms. This device could also be used to update the Census Bureau's TIGER mapping data. Far more accurate than marking up maps.
@geognerd Yes, I know what enumerators do. I've been one!! These mobiles are entirely not necessary and I don't even want to think about what would happen when such a small device gets left somewhere and disappears. If you know anything about the census, the resident data taken cannot be revealed for 72 years. I took an oath on this. The information in the "long form" is quite extensive. You don't want it mishandled. Paper and clipboards are big and obvious and hard to lose.
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Do you even know what census enumerators do? This device is not for turn-by-turn directions and farting around. This is for counting the residents of homes who have not turned in their Census forms. Far easier to fill in check boxes on a handheld PC than to carry around and fill in paper forms. This device could also be used to update the Census Bureau's TIGER mapping data. Far more accurate than marking up maps.
@geognerd
Yes, I know what enumerators do. I've been one!! These mobiles are entirely not necessary and I don't even want to think about what would happen when such a small device gets left somewhere and disappears. If you know anything about the census, the resident data taken cannot be revealed for 72 years. I took an oath on this. The information in the "long form" is quite extensive. You don't want it mishandled. Paper and clipboards are big and obvious and hard to lose.
Yes, this is more bogus crap like the touch screen voting machines and optical scanners. This will end badly!!!