July Round-up:
At the end of each month, the AGS team looks back at articles and blog posts that we saw this month that stood out to us. Some are from news agencies, and many come from our partners, but not all use our data. Here is the round-up from July 2023.
Sites USA
Once upon a time, Zip Codes were regularly used as a trade area. Brian from the Sites USA team looks at why zip codes present challenges for GIS studies, and what new tools can be used instead.
https://sitesusa.com/Blog/Zip-Code-Research
Kalibrate
What does EV charging news have to do with commercial real estate? More than you would think, as many retail centers add charging stations to their parking lots to keep people shopping. Kalibrate looks at the news through the lens of real estate.
Rivian, Ford, and GM to adopt Tesla charging standard | Kalibrate Global
Unearth Insights
New AGS partner Unearth Insights takes you through the story of two chicken shops–Dave’s Hot Chicken and Rooster & Rice, and the considerations of expanding into an urban vs. suburban market.
Urban vs. Suburban Markets (unearthinsights.com)
Stewart Berry on LinkedIn
Many of us have fond memories of the paper maps in the glove boxes of our cars, or even the printed out MapQuest directions with the map included. But are paper maps obsolete?
CARTO
We love to read articles about building a career in our industry, and CARTO wrote an interesting take on if you need to code for a career in data, and the best coding languages to learn. If you are still in school, or looking to change careers, this is great advice.
Do you need to code for a career in data? (carto.com)