What is OnTheMap?

OnTheMap Version 4 is the fourth generation of OnTheMap, a web-based mapping and reporting application that shows where workers are employed and where they live. It also provides companion reports on age, earnings, industry distributions, and local workforce indicators.

OnTheMap provides an easy-to-use interface for creating, viewing, printing and downloading workforce related maps, profiles, and underlying data. Based on 2002-2008 LED worker origin and destination data and the Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) profile data files, OnTheMap is a unique resource for mapping the travel patterns of workers and identifying small-area workforce characteristics.

The project is supported by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) at the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Major enhancements between Version 4 and Version 3 of OnTheMap

• Added data for Ohio to bring the total to 47 states in OnTheMap. Not yet included are DC, CT, MA, NH, PR, and VI.
• Added 2007 and 2008 data to make seven years of data (2002-2008) for most states.
• Base map has been updated with TIGER 2008 geographies, including accuracy improvements to points, lines, and polygons.
• New geographic layers: Airports, Amtrak Stations, Universities and Colleges, Primary and Secondary Schools, and Greenspaces (parks, cemeteries, and golf courses).
• New import tools: shapefiles, KML/KMZ, latitude/longitude, addresses.
• New outputs: Overlays as shapefiles and KML/KMZ; selected blocks as DBF.
• Load/Save functionality: Save an analysis session as a small settings file on your computer. Share it with a colleague or load it back into OnTheMap later to reuse it.
• Identify feature: Quickly identify individual Census Blocks, Census Tracts, or Counties and job totals in the Point Overlays.
• Simplified interface: Fewer and more intuitive steps to perform analyses.
• Improved cartography and graphics.

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Release Schedule

03/05/2009 - Preview of OnTheMap Version 4 features at the 2009 LED Partnership Workshop.

09/16/2009 - A Beta release of OnTheMap Version 4 is released to Beta Testers.

10/30/2009 - OnTheMap Version 4 (Beta) is withdrawn to prepare for the full public release of Version 4.

12/14/2009 - OnTheMap Version 4.0 Released - Adds 2007 and 2008 data, data for Ohio, and other functionality.

12/17/2009 - OnTheMap Version 4.0.1 Released - Fixes several bugs including one with the "Link to Me" tool and another with the "PDF (Map and Report)" option and the "Print Map" button in Internet Explorer. See Resolved Bugs for more information.

2/1/2010 - OnTheMap Version 4.0.2 Released - Fixes several bugs including one for large Paired Area Analyses and one that resulted in a pink screen for some selection areas when zoomed in all the way. See Resolved Bugs for more information.

5/27/2010 - OnTheMap Version 4.1 Released - Adds Railroads layer, updated Roads layers, fixes precision error in some Work Area Profile data, and fixes several other bugs/issues. See Resolved Bugs for more information.

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Lookup terms and data definitions from the OnTheMap application and its companion reports. The glossary is in two parts: terms and definitions from the reports and from the mapping application itself.

Mapping Terms
Report Terms

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For satisfactory performance, please adhere to the following System Requirements:

• Computer Hardware: At least 1 GB RAM, a high performance graphics card, and a monitor with at least 1280x1024 resolution.
• Internet: Download access speed of at least 500Kb/s or high-speed broadband internet connection (e.g., DSL, Cable, Fiber Optic, T1 connection).
• Software: An Internet browser such as Firefox version 2.0 or higher, Internet Explorer version 7.0 or higher, or Safari version 3 or higher.
  • Set browser to accept session cookies.
  • Enable JavaScript and style sheets.
  • Turn off browser's "Popup Blocker".

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View archived documentation of OnTheMap Version 3 here.

View archived documentation of OnTheMap Version 2 here.

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