diff --git a/collect-process/collection.qmd b/collect-process/collection.qmd index d1ac03d..1b06fc3 100644 --- a/collect-process/collection.qmd +++ b/collect-process/collection.qmd @@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ In the CES 4.0 data (for the version available as of April 2023), the shapefile In the CES 4.0 data (for the version available as of April 2023), the shapefile containing CES 4.0 scores (available [here](https://oehha.ca.gov/media/downloads/calenviroscreen/document/calenviroscreen40shpf2021shp.zip)) uses a simplified version of the polygons that represent 2010 census tracts. The boundaries of the census tracts defined by these simplified polygons do not always align with the boundaries of neighboring census tracts, resulting in slight gaps or overlaps between some neighboring census tracts. These inconsistencies are not likely to have a significant impact on most uses of the CES data, but they could impact some types of analysis based on CES data. For example, when assessing sites or facilities based on the CES score of the census tract they are located in, sites located near a census tract boundary could be associated with more than one census tract (and more than one CES score) in areas where there are overlapping census tract polygons, or not associated with any census tract (and no CES score) in areas where there are gaps between census tract polygons. This issue may be addressed in a future release of the CES dataset; in the meantime, a possible workaround is to use the official 2010 census tract boundaries from the US Census Bureau for any calculations, then use census tract IDs to tie this information to the associated CES score for each tract. -CalEnviroScreen vs. EnviroFacts vs. EnviroMapper vs. EJ Screen - ## Surveys There may be instances where you need to collect new data using survey(s).