topic Re: How to use U.S. Census API in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions

How to use U.S. Census API

LeiZhou1 — Mon, 16 May 2016 20:48:18 GMT

I am learning how to access US Census data through Census API and make the data display on web application as a map. Here is their website: Developers

Is there any instruction / sample codes that I can study? I guess my question is: how to get information without using map service url? Since ESRI JavaScript API always goes to create a map using map service first, and how to access online data without a map service? Is JavaScript API the right tool to do this in web map application? Thanks!

Re: How to use U.S. Census API

JeffJacobson — Tue, 17 May 2016 16:10:34 GMT

It looks like they might actually have a map service: Census TIGERweb GeoServices REST API

Re: How to use U.S. Census API

LeiZhou1 — Tue, 17 May 2016 19:33:20 GMT

These map services do not contain all the content such population, income. I guess what we need is to query all the topics. Does ESRI currently have any tool to use Census API? Thanks!

Re: How to use U.S. Census API

JeffJacobson — Tue, 17 May 2016 19:50:32 GMT

You'll need to write code that converts the output from the Census API into a GraphicsLayer.

Re: How to use U.S. Census API

DurmusCesur2 — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 19:32:48 GMT

Try

Census Mapping Mashup | Hunt | Cartographic Perspectives

Re: How to use U.S. Census API

JohnGrayson — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 15:57:25 GMT

Check out the Census ACS datasets curated by the Esri Living Atlas team as ready to use maps and layers:

https://www.arcgis.com/home/group.html?id=16b3a5ac36834ed6b3f16261d9a988ea

You can learn more about these items here:

Mapping American Community Survey (ACS) Data Just Got Easier

Make a Map About Your Community in 4 Easy Steps