2020B Release: Data in the Times of COVID-19

This week, we released our latest data release, 2020B. As we work through these unprecedented times, our data has evolved and changed just as our world is. From new database releases, free data offerings, and changes to our existing data, here is a look at AGS’...

20A Release: MRI Dataset Updates

The 20A AGS data release, on schedule for the end of the month, will include a full update to the GfK MRI dataset to the latest released survey. As with every release, the content of these variables can change, especially those related to individual brands, stores, or...

Census Day is April 1!

Forget April 15th, for AGS the key date this year is April 1st, the day the census is officially conducted. For most people, the survey instrument came in the mail mid-March, delivered by address each with address specific logon credentials. “Filling out” the census...

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Why AGS: Historic Census Data

One of the things that makes AGS so unique as a provider of demographics is our considerable library of historical census data, all on current boundaries. The primary difficulty with temporal analysis of census data is that the geographic “containers” change...

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Data in use: Crime and Place App

From time to time, we will highlight companies that are using our data in unique and innovative ways. Crime and Place is an iOS mobile application that provides neighborhood scale crime risk information nationwide. Perfect for those modern-day explorers who love the...

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Picking the Pickles off Your Burger

Many years ago, a major advertising battle between McDonalds and Burger King was started when Burger King promoted the slogan “Have it your way” in the jingle that included the line “special orders don’t upset us”. If that jingle is now playing in your head in an...

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Snapshot Formulas

A data delivery system should, whenever possible, provide the end user with data in the exact format they need. Most systems, however, provide files which are simply counts of all possible variables only, such as the number of females age 35-39 in an area. The entire...

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Demographics and Business Dimensions: The Basics

The Dimensions databases, both demographic and business, are intended for use in statistical models and for neighborhood description. Both Demographic Dimensions and Business Dimensions are modeling databases at the block group and higher levels of geography that...

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