by Elyse Menger | Sep 16, 2021 | Maps, Non-Resident Population
If the last year and a half of isolation hasn’t been enough for you (or you have realized that you really don’t need as many friends as you thought you did), you might be looking for somewhere remote to go. So, where is the most remote places that you can live? Or go...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 16, 2021 | Maps
Watching the Hurricane Ida coverage a few weeks ago had us thinking about odd geography in the United States. What is a Parish? Why can’t they just say county? Much of our geography today was shaped by those who settled there. Earliest settlements were by three...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
One of the main purposes of the Census is to track the population and distribute congressional seats accordingly. This year, the PL 94-171 Redistricting Data Summary Files from the 2020 Census were released to the public in mid-August. This data contains critical...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 2, 2021 | Census
The PL94 data for the 2020 Census was recently released, and our data team found something, well, peculiar. There are now block groups over bodies of water. If there are people living in lakes and rivers, then they must be able to breathe underwater. And if they can...
by Elyse Menger | Aug 26, 2021 | 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 August 2021. GIS Planning The...
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