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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Census Bureau Debuting Advanced Harris Corporation Technology During 2010 Census Dress Rehearsal
MELBOURNE, Fla., May 7 -- The U.S. Census Bureau
is debuting innovative new mobile handheld devices and database management
technology from Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) this week as it launches its
dress rehearsal for the nation's 2010 Decennial Census. The new technology
is designed to create the most accurate, secure, and cost-effective census
ever, and is expected to save taxpayers $1 billion.
From May 7 to June 24, census enumerators in Fayetteville, North
Carolina, and Stockton, California, will utilize 1,400 unique,
Harris-developed handheld devices with GPS technology and biometric
security to directly capture address canvassing information. The
enumerators will then have the ability to securely and wirelessly transmit
the information to the Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA) database
designed and supported by Harris. This means near real-time data will be
available in the Fayetteville and Stockton Local Census Offices, as well as
the Charlotte, North Carolina, and Seattle, Washington, Regional Offices.
Address canvassing is conducted to ensure the accuracy and completeness
of the address list and maps used for the 2010 Census to deliver
questionnaires and conduct subsequent data collection operations. Address
canvassing involves field verification, update and/or correction of
addresses for living quarters and street features.
The dress rehearsal is a significant milestone and highlights how the
automated collection and management of field data will enable the first
virtually paperless conduct of the massive address canvassing and
non-response follow-up operation of the 2010 Census. Past census field data
collection was handled primarily through paper address lists, maps and
questionnaires. The automated systems that will be used for the 2010 Census
will reduce the need for paper-based processing, increase operational
efficiency, improve accuracy and reduce costs.
At the peak of data collection operations during the actual 2010
Census, which begins in March 2010 with the delivery of the census
questionnaires, it is anticipated that the new system will support about
500 local offices and will maximize the efficiency and productivity of more
than 500,000 temporary staff deployed throughout the country.
"The Census Bureau has a critical mission that ultimately impacts many
aspects of our lives, and a successful dress rehearsal will help to ensure
an efficient 2010 Census," said Mike Murray, vice president of Census
Programs, Harris Government Communications Systems Division. "The new
Harris technology will help make the 2010 Census the most accurate,
complete, secure and cost- effective census ever."
The Harris systems play a central role in the U.S. Census Bureau's FDCA
program. Harris is serving as the systems integrator -- designing,
developing, testing and deploying the five-year, $600 million FDCA program,
which is creating advanced, automated systems that deliver data to the
Census Bureau's computing systems in near real-time. A hallmark of the FDCA
architecture is its multiple and overlapping security features, including
fingerprint authentication, password authentication, role-based access,
automatic data encryption during storage and transmission, firewalls and
virus protection.
In 2002, Harris also was selected by the U.S. Census Bureau for an
eight- year, $210 million program to integrate and improve the accuracy of
the Bureau's topological database.
Members of the Harris FDCA team include Accenture LLP, Unisys
Corporation, Dell Computer Corporation, High Tech Computer Corporation,
Sprint, Oracle, Client Network Services, Inc., AuthenTec, and Headstrong.
A high-resolution photograph of the FDCA handheld computer is available
at http://www.harris.com/images/fdca.jpg. A high-resolution photograph of
an address canvassing application is available at
http://www.harris.com/images/fdca-2.jpg.
About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information technology
company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150
countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual
revenue of about $4 billion and more than 14,000 employees -- including
more than 6,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing
best-in-class assured communications(TM) products, systems, and services
for global markets, including government communications, RF communications,
broadcast communications, and wireless transmission network solutions.
Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at
http://www.harris.com
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