IntroductionThe US Census Bureau's definition of the American Community Survey (ACS) is "an ongoing survey that provides data each year and gives communities the current information they need to plan investments and services [1]. All rights reserved. Used here for educational purposes only. "The American Community Survey was intended to provide the most recent demographic, economic, social, and housing assessment over the years. The ACS is part of the US Census Bureau and records certain information each year that is approximately in more than 40 different subjects The American Community Survey uses different types of documents for their sample selection. A complete list of residential addresses and group neighborhoods in the county as well as the MAF (Master Address File) are used for this selection. American Community Survey samples. ACS questionnaires will be mailed to sample addresses each month and if any of these addresses have not returned their ACS questionnaires, the telephone interview will be available to them. of every three sample addresses, there will always be an in-person interview. In some cases, to obtain additional information on particular population groups or geographic areas, the ACS will provide a data collection vehicle [2]. The American Community Survey collects information from individual households either online or on a paper form. After collections, process the combined data into statistics such as reports, tables and applications. At this point, this data is uploaded to the various US Census Bureau websites. Then, various organizations such as civic and academic institutions or businesses can use ACS data for different purposes. The American Community Survey attempts to collect...... middle of paper ...... Pittsburgh's border is visible on this map. The Allegheny, Ohio, and Monongahela rivers are clearly marked around this boundary. Some of the major highways are shown as well as census tracts. Pittsburgh S: This PUMA map shows southern Pittsburgh and illustrates the same features as the northern part of the city. Pittsburgh's southern boundary, rivers, highways, and census tract are placed on this map. Works Cited[1] “Census American Community Survey,” Last edited: April 10, 2014, https://www.census.gov/acs/www/ [2] “About the American Community Survey,” last edited on May 19, 2001, http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/npr/initiati/acs.htm [3] “Census Public Use Microdata Areas,” last modified January 23, 2014, http://www.census .gov/geo/reference/puma.html [4] “Proximity One PUMA 2010” Last modified in 2014 http://proximityone.com/puma/puma2010pa.htm