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How do I retrieve data for a single Block Group or Dissemination Area?
You can retrieve data for any geographic area defined by census geography as a Predefined Study Area.
For the United States, census areas include...
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Drive Time Polygons sometimes seem unrealistic.
A few points about drive times. All drive time polygons are really an educated guess that makes a number of assumptions about traffic conditions,...
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I am trying to produce a demographic report for an area with multiple zip codes. Is there any other way to do this besides one by one when building the target area? Also, can I save a target area that I create?
You can save a list of ZIP codes that you have defined.
Note: the “help” button will give you information on this process.
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How can I change the default polygon color?
To change the default color used for drawing traced polygon study areas, choose Options from the File menu and pick the required color from the...
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When using the New Project Wizard, I cannot add multiple study areas. After selecting the first study area and clicking "Next", I see the dialog box for adding another study area. I can select as many as I like, however, when I actually click
"Finish" only the study area I selected first is created.
I think that you are referring to the “Add another shape” button in the polygon/circle definition dialog. The purpose of this...
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How can I create a set of non-overlapping trade areas for a number of locations?
One possibility is to use MapInfo to create a set of Voronoi Polygons.
Each polygon side is equidistant from the two centres.
You can edit...
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How I can import a polygon (cellular coverage) from MapInfo to PCensus to analyze our covered population
Create a PCensus Project and open the MapInfo tab file containing your polygon. You can "select" the polygon in the map and convert...
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How can I define a circle or drive time area that contains a specified percentage of my total market?
The PCensus Data Fit feature can automatically find the optimal radius or drive-time area that contains a specified poulation; normally we...
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When I try to define a drive time study area, the drive time shows as a rectangle around the site and shows no data in the resulting profile.
This indicates that the Freeway drive time module has not been installed.
By Default, PCensus is shipped with a sample drive time database that...
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How can I define a circle or drive time area that contains a specified percentage of my total market?
First, create a study area that represents the total market, and set this study area as the "Benchmark".
Next, use the template editor to...
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