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 August 2021.

GIS Planning

The team at GIS Planning has once again expanded their Zoom Prospector tool by creating a new kind of heat map for those that are color blind. See more on the new maps on their blog.

New! Data Heat Maps For People with Color Blindness (gisplanning.com)

Placer.ai

Traveling this summer? Take a look at travel trends for the season over on the Placer.ai blog.

Summer Travel Update – Placer.ai

Tango Analytics

Retail is here to stay, but smart retail site selection will make your store a success. Tango has more information over on their blog.

Retail Experts Affirm Brick and Mortar is Here to Stay – Tango (tangoanalytics.com)

Terranova

Pop-up retail is a great way to test out brick-and-mortar without a large commitment. Terranova takes a look at why these stores work with a case study on Miami. Take a look over on their site.

How the city of Miami Beach is attracting pop-ups – Terranova (terranovacorp.com) 

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The Republic of Alberta?

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The Immigrant Imprint

At the time of American revolution, the colonies that eventually became Canada had a population of about 140,000 people – with nearly 2/3 in Quebec.

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Mexico: 2026 and Beyond

The population of Mexico is estimated at 134.4 million people, which is significantly up from the 126.0 million enumerated in the 2020 census. Much of

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