What GIS Pros Can Learn from the New York Times Ancestry Map
On July 1, 2026, the New York Times published an interactive map called “How a Nation of Immigrants Traces Its Roots.” It went viral almost immediately. People spent hours zooming into their own neighborhoods, finding Greek families in Tarpon Springs,...
Using Python, ArcGIS Pro and ACS Data to model Population Shifts in the Western US
Over the last five years, the western United States has experienced notable shifts in population patterns, with distinct regions emerging as either growth hot spots or cold spots. Cities like Denver, Colorado, and Boise, Idaho, have seen substantial population...
From Bad to Worse: The Escalating Cost Burden on American Renters
In 2022, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau data, 44% of American renters allocated 30% or more of their income to housing costs, with 23% spending at least half of their income on housing. This level of expenditure classifies them as “cost...
Tutorial: Mapping Migration Flows with R
The American Community Survey Migration Flows dataset estimates the number of people that have moved between pairs of places. The estimates are calculated based on where a person lived when surveyed and where they lived one year prior to being surveyed. The data is...