by Elyse Menger | Mar 14, 2024 | Covid-19 and Data
It’s hard to believe, but four years ago this month, much of the United States put up the closed sign in an attempt to slow the spreading of the COVID-19 outbreak through the declaration of public health emergencies. Within two weeks of the beginning of the...
by Elyse Menger | Mar 7, 2024 | Geography, Maps, Menger's Musings
The growth of any urban area is highly dependent upon its geographic situation, and much has been written about the particular locational advantages that resulted in the complex urban systems of modern America. Why did Pittsburgh develop as a major steel manufacturing...
by Elyse Menger | Mar 7, 2024 | Maps
Can you identify the cities in these maps without the familiar guidelines of transportation and water features? Each map is at 1:400,000 scale and shows only the relative density of households at the block group level – which makes it interesting because industrial...
by Elyse Menger | Feb 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
So far, there have been 46 presidents of the United States of America, from George Washington to Joseph Biden. In theory, they should hail from all over the country; however, when you think about where they were born, it is likely that you think about the East Coast....
by Elyse Menger | Feb 29, 2024 | Monthly Round-Ups
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 February 2024. Placer.ai The...
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