[acs-r] acs version 2.1.0 update

[Ezra Haber Glenn]

PS, two additional thoughts for current acs-package users who are
upgrading to 2.1.0:

1) When updating, try the "clean=T" option, which may be able to
   migrate your census api key:

> update.packages("acs", clean=T)

  If this fails to migrate the key, you can always try:

> api.key.migrate()

  And, if all else fails, just re-install a key with
  api.key.install().


2) After installing (and loading) the package, we *highly* recommend
installing acs variable lookup tables on your system -- these are not
migrated, and installing them greatly speeds up the package:

> acs.tables.install()”

 (And since you are *installing* the table, you only need to do this
 once --- or just once, until new acs tables come out.)

Best.
Ezra


On Tue, 11 Jul 2017 14:57:04 -0400, Ezra Haber Glenn wrote:
> 
> 
> We are pleased to announce the release of version 2.1.0 of the "acs"
> package, now available on CRAN
> <http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/acs/index.html>.
> 
> The package allows users to download, manipulate, analyze, and present
> demographic data from the U.S. Census, with special tools and methods
> to simplify the tasks of working with estimates and standard errors
> contained in data from the American Community Survey (ACS).  
> 
> Important: version 2.1.0 of the package is a "minor update" in terms
> of features, but it includes a number of low-level tweaks necessary to
> accommodate upcoming changes in the Census API, including a shift to
> https transfer.  Current users are strongly encouraged to update as
> soon as possible to avoid problems at the end of the summer.
> 
> Other minor changes include (a) removing plyr from a "dependency" and
> simply importing the required "rbind.fill" function, and (b) updating
> cbind/rbind options to be consistent with S3 methods.
> 
> For more information on the package and the update, please visit:
> <http://eglenn.scripts.mit.edu/citystate/2016/03/acs-version-2-0-now-on-cran>,
> and the "Working with acs.R" user guide at
> <http://dusp.mit.edu/sites/dusp.mit.edu/files/attachments/publications/working_with_acs_R_v_2.0.pdf>.
> 
> --
> Ezra Haber Glenn, AICP
> Department of Urban Studies and Planning
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> 77 Massachusetts Ave., Room 7-346
> Cambridge, MA 02139
> eglenn at mit.edu 
> http://dusp.mit.edu/faculty/ezra-glenn
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Ezra Haber Glenn, AICP
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave., Room 7-346
Cambridge, MA 02139
eglenn at mit.edu 
http://dusp.mit.edu/faculty/ezra-glenn
617.253.2024 (w)
617.721.7131 (c)