Keep population estimates for priority areas in view
Have Notis retrieve population estimates for the places you monitor on a schedule, then surface the reported figures and any comparisons your chosen data supports.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get Population Estimates
Tool to retrieve population estimates program (pep) data for a specified vintage and dataset. use when you need population or demographic estimates for specific geographies.
Why this helps
Population research slips when updates live in a separate research task with no owner or reminder.
- Give recurring population research a clear cadence.
- Review multiple priority geographies in one report.
- Use the requested vintage and dataset consistently.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect 2chat and Census Bureau once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3Tell Notis which geographies and population measures to retrieve, including the desired vintage and dataset when known.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real example and confirm the report states its vintage and dataset.
Questions about this workflow
Can it calculate a trend?
Notis can compare returned estimates when the requested vintages and datasets provide comparable figures. A baseline must come from the requested data or be supplied in your instruction.
Does it monitor every location automatically?
No. Name the geographies in your instruction or input. The Census action retrieves data for specified geographies.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link 2chat to Census bureau. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
2chat triggers
Census bureau actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
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