by Elyse Menger | Nov 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Recently, I’ve found myself at the center of the biggest pop culture story of the year, both demographically and geographically. Demographically speaking, I fall into the coveted 18-35 year old female age group, and geographically, my family has recently relocated to...
by Elyse Menger | Nov 16, 2023 | Maps, Real Estate
The housing market feels like it hasn’t been “normal” since 2019, and it doesn’t look like it will be again for some time. Many factors are affecting the market, like low mortgage rates in 2021, high rates now in late 2023 and a lack of inventory compared to the...
by Elyse Menger | Nov 9, 2023 | Demographics, Snapshot API
Most site report systems include at least one report that takes multiple pages and presents users with the full range of demographics covered. Users are expected to delve into a ten page report, looking for the key attributes that define the area. There are two main...
by Gary Menger | Nov 9, 2023 | Menger's Musings
1985 was a milestone year for me. I wrote my first site reporting system for the new Intel 386 based computers which sported a massive 640k of memory and a 10mb hard drive. The design requirements were twofold: first, that we could execute a radius report within 30...
by Elyse Menger | Nov 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
In recent years, many companies have embraced geospatial data and analytics by combining business analytics tools with data from disparate sources. Demographics can play a role that extends well beyond the site location analysis into a great range of applications. At...
by Elyse Menger | Nov 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
With the 2023B release, AGS will be expanding our demographic estimates to include Puerto Rico! This first release will cover the basics for 2020, which includes most of our core estimates. In total, there are about 730 variables, including some business and daytime...
by Elyse Menger | Oct 26, 2023 | 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 October 2023. SiteSeer The...
by Elyse Menger | Oct 26, 2023 | Maps
It’s almost Halloween, and that got us thinking. Where are the most haunted cities in America located? There are some obvious answers here. Of course, Salem, Massachusetts, home of the of the witch trials in the 1600’s, probably jumps to the front of your mind. Or...
by Elyse Menger | Oct 19, 2023 | Real Estate
Two revolutions in transportation have left an indelible mark on the American city. Prior to the early 1900s, most cities were compact and oriented towards a downtown employment area. Cities couldn’t grow beyond a certain size for practical reasons: people needed to...
by Elyse Menger | Oct 19, 2023 | Real Estate
New in the 2023B release, we are expanding our vacant dwellings data to include the reason for vacancy. This helps us distinguish between temporarily and permanently vacant dwellings and it gives us a better handle on tourist activity via seasonal/occasional use...
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