by Elyse Menger | Dec 19, 2024 | 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 December 2024. ICSC A massive...
by Elyse Menger | Dec 19, 2024 | Holiday
There are lots of maps that show the favorite Christmas movies by state, favorite movies by age, and other demographic breakdowns. We’ve even talked about how demographics could fix the plots of Hallmark Christmas movies. While those things are potentially interesting...
by Elyse Menger | Dec 12, 2024 | Holiday, Menger's Musings
Growing up, my very favorite Christmas show wasn’t any of the big favorites – It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, A Christmas Carol, or any of the uncountable Bing Crosby movies – it was, unashamedly, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. And by that – obviously...
by Elyse Menger | Dec 12, 2024 | Climate Data, Maps
A few weeks ago, the San Francisco 49ers played the Buffalo Bills in an epic game after Highmark stadium was buried in 2 feet of snow. The snow was so heavy before the game that they paid fans $20 an hour to shovel snow inside the stadium to get it ready. Obviously,...
by Elyse Menger | Dec 5, 2024 | Freeway
You might think that the biggest factor in your commute is the number of people on the road. In fact, geography is often the biggest limiting factor in shortening the time you spend in your car, or sometimes, a way for you to make your commute faster. We look at...
by Gary Menger | Dec 5, 2024 | Freeway
As of January 1, 2025, Applied Spatial Technology (AST) will formally become a division of Applied Geographic Solutions after many years of operations as a sister company. The AST division of AGS will continue to enhance the Freeway drive time system, which will be...
by Elyse Menger | Nov 20, 2024 | 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 November 2024. SiteZeus While...
by Elyse Menger | Nov 17, 2024 | Data Releases
Consumer Expenditures The consumer expenditure model has been completely revised to utilize the AGS Synthetic Household model, yielding results which are much better able to capture the differences in small area expenditure patterns. Newly available within the model...
by Elyse Menger | Nov 14, 2024 | Menger's Musings
Last week, I headed to California to visit my family. While we were there, the Santa Ana winds picked up, and as a result, the power was shut off at my parent’s house as a fire precaution for 2 days. On the second day, I was in desperate need of an outlet to charge my...
by Elyse Menger | Nov 14, 2024 | Menger's Musings
Brick and mortar retail has long been central to urban living, but over several decades we have seen fundamental changes in the location and style of retailing. A massive locational change occurred as vibrant downtown retail streets were often boarded up as retail...
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