As Applied Geographic Solutions enters 2026 and we celebrate thirty years in business, our focus is on delivering deeper insight, broader geographic coverage, and more tightly integrated datasets that reflect how communities, markets, and places are changing across North America. This year’s roadmap builds on our core strengths in demographic, geographic, and risk data while expanding the analytical foundation that supports site selection, market analysis, and long-term planning.
The year begins in early 2026 with a strong set of foundational updates. First, Freeway, AGS’ initial product offering, will be getting an update. New releases of HotBlocks and Land Use data continue our commitment to create a stronger core set of data while also providing unique datasets to end users that show high growth areas well before they hit the Census and ACS. Preliminary releases of our new Parcels and Permits dataset will also begin during this period, setting the stage for a major enhancement to how new development activity and land characteristics are summarized and analyzed.
By late spring, we will deliver the first major U.S. database release of the year. This update includes refreshed demographic estimates and projections, along with key supporting datasets that many of our customers rely on daily. At the same time, the full release of Parcels and Permits 2026A will become available. This new dataset provides block- and block-group-level summaries of parcel characteristics and building permit activity and will be included as part of our premium data package. These variables are designed for broad, general use and will also serve as a core input into future HotBlocks enhancements, strengthening the connection between land use, development activity, and demographic change.
The summer of 2026 represents a major milestone for our international coverage. Updated datasets for Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Canada will be released across the summer months, reflecting our continued investment in North American data beyond the continental U.S. These releases incorporate updated geographies, refreshed demographic frameworks, and improvements tailored to each country’s unique data environment. By spreading these releases across the summer, we are able to deliver more consistent updates while ensuring quality and continuity for users working across multiple countries.
Throughout the two main US releases, we will also deliver substantial enhancements to several of our most widely used U.S. databases. These include major updates to CrimeRisk, Quality of Life indicators, Retail Sales estimates, and Non-Resident Population data, as well as refreshed MRI-Simmons variables and expanded environmental datasets focused on climate and risk. Geography updates remain a core priority, ensuring that all datasets align with the latest boundary definitions and cartographic improvements. Together, these updates provide a more complete and current picture of who people are, how they live, and how places function.
As we move into late 2026, the second major U.S. release of the year will bring another round of demographic updates alongside the next version of Parcels and Permits. At the same time, several platform and workflow enhancements will roll out, further improving how users access and work with AGS data. These include expanded Snapshot functionality, improved graphics and visualization support, enhanced remote processing capabilities, and deeper integration of new datasets and country releases across AGS tools and APIs.
Underlying all of these releases is a broader development goal: tighter integration across datasets and methodologies. In 2026, we are focused on strengthening the connections between parcels, permits, land use, HotBlocks, crime risk, environmental conditions, and population models. By doing so, we enable more robust analysis that reflects how development, demographics, and risk interact in the real world.
Taken together, our 2026 roadmap reflects a year of meaningful expansion and refinement. Customers and partners can expect broader geographic coverage, richer datasets, and improved tools that make it easier to turn complex data into actionable insight. As always, our goal is to support smarter decisions—whether you’re evaluating a single site, analyzing a region, or planning for long-term growth—using data you can trust.