Border Curiosities

This being summertime, we thought we would spare you a discussion about optimal kernel size selection for multiscale geographically weighted regression, no matter how cool the AGS geek squad thinks that may be. In its stead, we offer some lighthearted spatial...

BusinessCounts Canada and POI Data Now Available

We are excited to announce the release of a new databases for Canada, BusinessCounts and Point of Interest (POI) data. These new databases will nicely compliment the other Canadian data that we currently carry. For more information on these new databases, keep...

The Public Transit City

Toronto has long been hailed as a great example of a public transit system that works. For many years, the downtown core was where all the job action was – the banking and insurance towers, the countless government buildings known as Queen’s Park, the University of...

Dimensions Canada

Toronto is generally considered to be one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world, even more so than New York or Los Angeles. Of the nearly 7 million residents, almost 45% are immigrants who have arrived from many nations across the world. Hidden below that...

Increasing Density Along Transit Lines

The subway system in Toronto for many years consisted of two lines – the Bloor-Danforth east/west line and the Yonge-University-Spadina line which is a north/south loop through the downtown core. The main expansions to the network include the Scarborough LRT line...

Immigration and Multigenerational Housing

With a rise in inflation, housing costs and childcare, some people may choose to live with family in multigenerational housing. There is also a correlation between immigration and multigenerational housing, especially in Canada. These patterns are very prevalent,...