2020 Census Integration Update

As we await the full release of the 2020 Census data, we plan to periodically keep you updated on our plans to integrate the data into our databases. While the Census Bureau is changing dates for releases, this is a tentative schedule. Earlier this year, we updated...

Privacy and the Census

Every representative democracy has a fundamental need to undertake a regular enumeration of its citizens to ensure that equal representation can be maintained as best as possible. But once you have gone to considerable trouble to count the people, it is quite...

June Round-Up

At the end of each month, the AGS team takes a look 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 June 2021. SiteSeer The...

Hurricane Season

Forecasters at the NOAA are predicting an above average year for hurricanes. “NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters predict a 60% chance of an above-normal season, a 30% chance of a near-normal...

Early Wildfire Season?

California, especially the southern parts, is famous for its variability in rainfall. The ‘average’ annual precipitation figure is a poor indicator of reality. Most seasons are well below that average, which is raised by the occasional very wet winter. The rainy...

Summer Travel

Summer is here, and with vaccine rates going up, and COVID rates going down, travel is back in full swing. You are excited to travel, and so are your customers. Understanding the demographics in your area is the most important factor to success, and that includes...

Peering over the Border

Over the years, despite my attempts to assimilate into the American melting pot, the pronunciation of certain words betrays my heritage. No one whose first language is Canadian can say the word “out” without evoking a barely concealed snicker from most Americans. Eh?...

Exceed Analysis

Exceed Analysis is a location intelligence company founded over 25 years ago by Gary Warkentine, one of Canada’s leading experts in solving complex economic problems using statistics and economic models. In the mid-1990s he pioneered a new spatial optimization...
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