American Community Survey Data in Esri Business Analyst

Esri released its innovative American Community Survey (ACS) ACS Population Summary and ACS Housing Summary reports, containing data from the 2005–2009 ACS five-year period estimates. Esri added value to the ACS data by offering the data for nonstandard geographies and simplifying use of the ACS margin of error (MOE). The reports are available immediately to guest users and subscribers of Business Analyst Online (BAO).

Esri is offering the ACS data in geographies that are not supplied by the Census Bureau such as ZIP Codes and user-defined polygons, including drive times, rings, and custom trade areas. To do this, Esri's data development team created an algorithm to calculate the ACS MOE for these areas.

Business Analyst Desktop users can access the ACS data by choosing the Show Online Reports option from Preferences. Business Analyst Server users can integrate the ACS data and reports instantly via the Business Analyst Online APIs.

Internet: www.esri.com/software/bao/acs-reports.html