What is the relationship between LUCA and BAS?
The Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Program is a census geographic partnership program that will allow the Census Bureau to benefit from local knowledge in developing its Master Address File (MAF) for the 2010 Census. The Census Bureau conducts an annual survey called the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) to collect information about selected legally defined geographic areas, such as counties, cities, and towns. The BAS also provides an opportunity for participants to review the names and geographic relationships for these areas. If your locale has participated in BAS in the past, and/or plans to participate in BAS during this Census, you can make edits to your boundaries during the LUCA program. If so, you will not be required to make edits to your boundaries later during the BAS program.
