Harris Corporation Demonstrates Functionality of Handheld Mobile Computing Device for 2010 Decennial Census
January 03 2007 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
MELBOURNE, Fla., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and
information technology company, has successfully demonstrated a
unique wireless PDA that will be used by 500,000 census takers --
helping to create the first virtually paperless census in 2010. The
wireless, handheld device is a key component of the U.S. Census
Bureau's Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA) program that will
ultimately save taxpayers $1 billion. Harris demonstrated the
census PDA recently before a group of 50 Census Bureau employees
that included the agency's director, Louis Kincannon. Harris was
selected earlier this year for the five-year, $600 million FDCA
program, which will fully integrate the multiple automated systems
required to efficiently and securely obtain field census data for
the 2010 Decennial Census. "The FDCA program is on schedule and
exactly as Congress had envisioned it," said Mike Murray, vice
president of Census Programs, Harris Government Communications
Systems Division. "Automated collection and management of field
data will enable a virtually paperless census for the massive
address canvassing and non-response follow-up operations, and is
critical to delivering a census 'where everyone counts.' Funding
the census at the President's request will enable this transition
to wireless technology and ultimately save taxpayers $1 billion."
The recent demonstration showed the successful operation of the
FDCA handheld computer -- an element of the FDCA Mobile Computing
Environment -- over the Sprint network. Sprint is part of the
Harris FDCA team, providing telecommunications services for the
program. The Harris FDCA team is on track to deliver 1,400 of the
handheld units that will be used for the spring 2007 address update
operations, and also has completed the production readiness review
for the 500,000 handheld units that will support the 2010 Decennial
Census. "The FDCA handheld computer will maximize the efficiency
and productivity of more than 500,000 enumerators during the 2010
Decennial Census. It is designed with a level of usability,
security and reliability that will enable enumerators to collect
and process field data much more efficiently than ever before,"
added Mr. Murray. Traditionally, census field data collection was
handled primarily through paper address lists, maps and
questionnaires, resulting in high labor costs and numerous other
challenges due to the magnitude of the labor-intensive data
collection processes. For the 2010 Decennial Census, the Census
Bureau will use automated systems, such as the wireless handheld
computer, to directly capture information collected during
interviews, reducing the need for paper- based processing while
increasing operational efficiency, improving accuracy and reducing
costs. Harris is serving as the systems integrator as well as
providing overall program management for the FDCA program, which
will fully integrate the multiple automated systems required to
efficiently and securely obtain field census data for the 2010
census. At the peak of data collection operations during the 2010
census, it is anticipated that the FDCA system will support
approximately 500 local offices and more than 500,000 enumerators.
In 2002, Harris also was selected for an eight-year, $210 million
program to integrate the Census Bureau's Master Address File (MAF)
and Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing
(TIGER) databases as part of the Bureau's Accuracy Improvement
Project (MAF/TIGER AIP). A high-resolution photograph of the FDCA
handheld computer is available at
http://www.harris.com/images/fdca.jpg. About Harris Corporation
Harris Government Communications Systems Division conducts advanced
research studies, develops prototypes, and produces and supports
state-of-the- art, assured communications(TM) solutions and
information systems that solve the mission-critical challenges of
its military and government customers, while serving as the
technology base for the company's diverse commercial businesses.
Harris Corporation is an international communications and
information technology company serving government and commercial
markets in more than 150 countries. With headquarters in Melbourne,
Florida, the company has annual sales of $3.5 billion and nearly
14,000 employees, including more than 6,000 engineers and
scientists. The company's four operating divisions serve markets
for government communications, RF communications, broadcast
communications, and microwave communications. For more information,
visit http://www.harris.com/. Forward-Looking Statement This press
release contains forward-looking statements that reflect
management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates of
future performance and economic conditions. Such statements are
made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. The company cautions investors that any
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that may cause actual results and future trends to differ
materially from those matters expressed in or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Statements about the expected value of
the program to Harris are forward-looking and involve risks and
uncertainties. Harris disclaims any intention or obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Sound
interesting? Find great jobs at Harris:
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CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer, Government Communications Systems
Division, +1-321-727-6514, or , or Brent Dietz, Corporate
Headquarters, +1-321-724-3554, or , both of Harris Corporation Web
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