Data on Demand

In recent years, many companies have embraced geospatial data and analytics by combining business analytics tools with data from disparate sources. Demographics can play a role that extends well beyond the site location analysis into a great range of applications. At the same time, many of these companies have moved away from digesting and managing all the data they have come to rely on for day-to-day operational decisions.

The Snapshot API environment is ideal in such situations, as users can quickly obtain the information they need using a simple interface, without the cost and time involved in managing the data locally.

The API includes several primary capabilities:

• Site reports for radius and drive time areas, as well as for geographic areas such as ZIP codes or counties. Many report templates are available, and users can design reports that meet their precise needs. Reports are created either as fully formatted, customizable PDF documents, but for users who want to integrate data into other applications, the system provides raw data for any study area.
• Thematic mapping support, allowing users to retrieve data at any geographic level for a specified geographic window.
• Drive time or isochrone polygon generation, using the proven Freeway system from our sister company AST, delivered in several commonly used GIS formats.
• A simple set of API calls which allow users to navigate through the extensive and continually growing AGS library to find the exact data they want to include in a report or map.

Access to the Snapshot API is available on an annual subscription basis, with content options for both the United States and Canada, with planned extensions to additional countries over the coming few years.

While many large companies are currently using the API for internal analytic support applications, there are also several subscription services available for end users which have been recently developed and released by AGS partners –

• Mapping Solutions (mappingsolutions.com) provides Snapshot For Mapinfo, which allows desktop users to retrieve data and reports.
• REBLIE (reblie.com) offers AGS demographic reports with its innovative custom mapping solution for commercial real estate.
• Geographic Enterprises (geographicenterprises.com) is utilizing the API to create innovative reporting and franchise management applications.

For further information on how you can use the Snapshot API to build custom applications, drop us a line and let us show you how easy it is to add demographic content to your services.