by Elyse Menger | Feb 22, 2024 | Geography, Maps
Over the last few months, we have been asked if we have data for H3 polygons. This ties in quite nicely to our discussion a few weeks ago about the MAUP, or modifiable areal unit problem. H3 is a system of spatial indexing developed by Uber Technologies a few years...
by Elyse Menger | Feb 1, 2024 | Maps, Quality of Life
If you are feeling the squeeze in your budget from rising childcare costs, you aren’t alone. This year, parents are reporting increases in childcare costs, which have been on the rise since 2020. According to a study done by Care.com, respondents spend 24% of their...
by Elyse Menger | Jan 18, 2024 | Demographics, Maps
When you think about ethnic ancestry as it relates to geography, you probably think about neighborhoods where large immigrant groups settled together, like New York’s Little Italy and San Francisco’s Chinatown. Immigrants settled this way very intentionally, as they...
by Elyse Menger | Dec 7, 2023 | Holiday, Maps, Religion Data
Hanukkah starts this week, and Jewish people across the world will celebrate the holy holiday. Jewish people represent less than 1% of the population in both the United States and Canada, but that can mean different things, as you can be ethnically Jewish, religiously...
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 | 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...
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