Freeway Drive Time Enhancements: Road Classifications

by | Jun 18, 2020 | Freeway

For over twenty years, the Freeway drive time system has been an integral component in many of the leading site analytics platforms. Recently, we introduced the new Freeway Global system that expands analysis to the remotest parts of the planet. For those familiar...

Climatological Estimates: Details Matter

by | Jun 11, 2020 | Database Overview

Here in southern California, it has always been a source of frustration that bathing suits and shorts seem to disappear off retail shelves long before locals have abandoned the beach for the winter. Automated merchandising can certainly help, but only if the data on...

Changing Methodology of Crime Reporting

by | Jun 4, 2020 | Database Overview

For twenty years, AGS has relied upon the summary information available in the FBI’s annual UCR (Uniform Crime Reports) data as the basis for our popular CrimeRisk data, which estimates the relative risk for major crimes at the block level. The FBI will be migrating...

Soccer: An Expanding U.S. Market

by | Jun 4, 2020 | Maps

While not as popular in the United States as in other parts of the world, there are pockets of the country that are home to some serious soccer fans. Currently there are 23 U.S. men’s clubs in Major League Soccer, with 4 more teams slated to join the MLS in the next 3...

Dialysis Centers: Access and Demand

by | May 28, 2020 | Maps

Nationwide, there are 7,000 dialysis centers, according to data.medicare.gov. According to the National Kidney Foundation, 37 million people in the U.S. have chronic kidney disease, about 15% of the adult population. We wanted to know the accessibility of dialysis...