The Practical Meaning of Privacy
Over the years, we have worked with many datasets that attempt to avoid disclosing private information on individuals (and businesses) that governments and companies collect. But what exactly is ‘private information’? Private information is data that, either directly...
A Slow Changing of the Guards
Over the last few years, I have watched with growing interest as several of my long-time friends and colleagues have sold their companies, hung up their skates and taken up their spot on the porch rocking chair. At the same time, I am often asked an awkward question –...
Geographical Chex Mix
In Mexico, a complete census of the population is undertaken every ten years by the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia, or in English, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). We of course greatly appreciate the explicit shout out to...
September 2025 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 September 2025. Livability Back...
Health Care Utilization Data Update
Some years ago, we released our first iteration of Health Counts, which looked at anticipated demand for health care services at the local level. While this database was a good initial attempt to predict this demand, it wasn’t as good as it could have been. The first...
Why Multi-Family Developers Should Use Crime Projections Before Building
The last thing any developer wants is to get all the way through a multi-family project—site acquisition, design, and even construction—only to discover that insurance coverage is denied or premiums are far higher than expected. For multi-family housing especially,...
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