Census Day is April 1!

Forget April 15th, for AGS the key date this year is April 1st, the day the census is officially conducted. For most people, the survey instrument came in the mail mid-March, delivered by address each with address specific logon credentials. “Filling out” the census...

Why AGS: Historic Census Data

One of the things that makes AGS so unique as a provider of demographics is our considerable library of historical census data, all on current boundaries. The primary difficulty with temporal analysis of census data is that the geographic “containers” change...

Data in use: Crime and Place App

From time to time, we will highlight companies that are using our data in unique and innovative ways. Crime and Place is an iOS mobile application that provides neighborhood scale crime risk information nationwide. Perfect for those modern-day explorers who love the...

Snapshot Formulas

A data delivery system should, whenever possible, provide the end user with data in the exact format they need. Most systems, however, provide files which are simply counts of all possible variables only, such as the number of females age 35-39 in an area. The entire...