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Why has the Census Bureau made the switch from TIGER/Line files in ASCII format to the TIGER/Line Shapefiles?

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Why has the Census Bureau made the switch from TIGER/Line files in ASCII format to the TIGER/Line Shapefiles?

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Since the Census Bureau first developed the TIGER/Line files, shapefiles have evolved into the de facto industry standard format for geospatial data. The vast majority of TIGER/Line users convert the data into shapefile format for use with their applications. Presenting the data in shapefile format will make it more readily usable.