St. Louis

Home to nearly 3 million people and the 21st largest metropolitan area in the country, St. Louis gained in population in the late 19th century, benefiting from the industrial revolution on the edge of the rust belt. It was then that major corporations including...

Back to School, But Which School?

It’s back to school season, which makes us want to buy a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils. But as children go back to school, the place where they are attending might be different. Of all of the things that have changed for children since the start of the Covid-19...

August 2022 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 August 2022. SiteSeer You can’t...

Environmental Databases: Precipitation

In North Texas, like most areas of the southwest, it has been a dry summer. Drought conditions now covers the majority of the area, and Fort Worth hasn’t seen measurable rain since June. It’s becoming blatantly obvious who has a sprinkler system and who does not. But...