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US Census Bureau shapefiles example (#1496)
* US Census Bureau shapefiles example * Update examples/loader-census/src/data/ca.json.sh * Apply suggestions from code review
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‎examples/README.md

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- [`loader-airtable`](https://observablehq.observablehq.cloud/framework-example-loader-airtable/) - Loading data from Airtable
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- [`loader-arrow`](https://observablehq.observablehq.cloud/framework-example-loader-arrow/) - Generating Apache Arrow IPC files
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- [`loader-census`](https://observablehq.observablehq.cloud/framework-example-loader-census/) - Loading and transform shapefiles from the U.S. Census Bureau
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- [`loader-databricks`](https://observablehq.observablehq.cloud/framework-example-loader-databricks/) - Loading data from Databricks
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- [`loader-duckdb`](https://observablehq.observablehq.cloud/framework-example-loader-duckdb/) - Processing data with DuckDB
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- [`loader-elasticsearch`](https://observablehq.observablehq.cloud/framework-example-loader-elasticsearch/) - Loading data from Elasticsearch

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‎examples/loader-census/README.md

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[Framework examples →](../)
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# U.S. Census Bureau data loader
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View live: <https://observablehq.observablehq.cloud/framework-example-loader-census/>
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This Observable Framework example demonstrates how to write a bash data loader that downloads high-resolution shapefiles from the US Census Bureau, and converts them into a web-friendly format.

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export default {
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root: "src"
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};

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{
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"type": "module",
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"private": true,
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"scripts": {
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"clean": "rimraf src/.observablehq/cache",
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"build": "rimraf dist && observable build",
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"dev": "observable preview",
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"deploy": "observable deploy",
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"observable": "observable"
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},
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"dependencies": {
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"@observablehq/framework": "latest",
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"shapefile": "^0.6.6",
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"topojson-client": "^3.1.0",
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"topojson-server": "^3.0.1",
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"topojson-simplify": "^3.0.3"
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},
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"devDependencies": {
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"rimraf": "^5.0.5"
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},
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"engines": {
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"node": ">=18"
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}
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}

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‎examples/loader-census/src/data/ca.json.sh

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# Download the ZIP archive from the Census Bureau (if needed).
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if [ ! -f src/.observablehq/cache/cb_2023_06_cousub_500k.zip ]; then
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curl -o src/.observablehq/cache/cb_2023_06_cousub_500k.zip 'https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/GENZ2023/shp/cb_2023_06_cousub_500k.zip'
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fi
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# Unzip the ZIP archive to extract the shapefile.
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unzip -oqd src/.observablehq/cache src/.observablehq/cache/cb_2023_06_cousub_500k.zip
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# Convert the shapefile to TopoJSON, simplify, and merge counties.
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shp2json --encoding utf-8 -n src/.observablehq/cache/cb_2023_06_cousub_500k.shp > src/.observablehq/cache/cb_2023_06_cousub_500k.ndjson
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geo2topo -q 1e5 -n counties=src/.observablehq/cache/cb_2023_06_cousub_500k.ndjson \
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| toposimplify -f -s 1e-7 \
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| topomerge state=counties

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# Census boundaries
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Here’s how to fetch high-resolution shapefiles from the [U.S. Census Bureau](https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/cartographic-boundary.html) and convert them into a web-friendly format in a bash data loader.
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First, you’ll need to install a few packages:
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```sh
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npm install shapefile topojson-client topojson-server topojson-simplify
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```
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Next, here’s a bash script, `ca.json.sh`:
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```bash
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# Download the ZIP archive from the Census Bureau (if needed).
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if [ ! -f src/.observablehq/cache/cb_2023_06_cousub_500k.zip ]; then
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curl -o src/.observablehq/cache/cb_2023_06_cousub_500k.zip 'https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/GENZ2023/shp/cb_2023_06_cousub_500k.zip'
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fi
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# Unzip the ZIP archive to extract the shapefile.
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unzip -oqd src/.observablehq/cache src/.observablehq/cache/cb_2023_06_cousub_500k.zip
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# Convert the shapefile to GeoJSON, then to TopoJSON, simplify, and merge counties.
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shp2json --encoding utf-8 -n src/.observablehq/cache/cb_2023_06_cousub_500k.shp > src/.observablehq/cache/cb_2023_06_cousub_500k.ndjson
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geo2topo -q 1e5 -n counties=src/.observablehq/cache/cb_2023_06_cousub_500k.ndjson \
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| toposimplify -f -s 1e-7 \
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| topomerge state=counties
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```
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The census.gov URL comes from the Census Bureau page linked above. Here “06” is the state of California’s FIPS code, and “cousub” means county subdivisions.
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And here’s the result displayed with Plot:
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```js echo
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Plot.plot({
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width: 640,
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height: 720,
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projection: {
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type: "conic-conformal",
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parallels: [37 + 4 / 60, 38 + 26 / 60],
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rotate: [120 + 30 / 60, 0],
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domain: castate
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},
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marks: [
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Plot.geo(castate),
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Plot.geo(cacounties, {strokeOpacity: 0.2})
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]
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})
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```
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```js echo
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const ca = FileAttachment("data/ca.json").json();
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```
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```js echo
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const castate = topojson.feature(ca, ca.objects.state);
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const cacounties = topojson.mesh(ca, ca.objects.counties, (a, b) => a !== b);
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```

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