Connect Affinity to Census bureau
When something happens in Affinity, Notis takes the next step in Census bureau. Describe what you want in plain English, or start from one of the examples below.
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Ways Notis can move work from Affinity to Census bureau
Refresh a local market snapshot
On a schedule, pull recent ACS one-year estimates for a chosen market and turn the results into a concise demographic brief for planning.
Check investor geography by address
When a webhook starts the workflow with an address, look up its Census geography identifiers so you can use consistent state, county, tract, and block codes in location-based deal research.
Build a detailed market profile
Run a recurring ACS five-year query for specified geographies and variables, then get a compact profile for comparing markets in Affinity deal reviews.
Scan county business activity
Start a webhook with a county and industry focus to retrieve County Business Patterns data and summarize local establishments and employment for an Affinity market thesis.
Track population estimates for target areas
On a recurring schedule, retrieve Census population estimates for selected areas and prepare a trend brief to support Affinity market and expansion planning.
Add resilience context to market research
Trigger a Community Resilience Estimates query for a specified year and geography, then get a concise brief to add community context to Affinity market research.
Prepare an annual business survey brief
On a schedule, retrieve American Business Survey data for a specified year and endpoint, then summarize the results as business context for Affinity market analysis.
Pull a decennial profile for a deal location
Send a webhook with a Census vintage, dataset, and geography to retrieve decennial data and create a concise location profile for Affinity diligence.
Monitor supplemental estimates for priority markets
Run a scheduled query for ACS Supplemental Estimates in selected geographies and variables, then summarize the data for recurring Affinity market reviews.
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Affinity to Census bureau. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Affinity triggers
Census bureau actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get ACS 1-Year Estimates
Retrieves the latest one-year American Community Survey estimates for a geographic area.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Geocode Address
Converts a street address into latitude and longitude coordinates.
Get ACS 5-Year Estimates
Retrieves five-year American Community Survey estimates for geographic areas.
Geocode Address for Census Geographies
Returns coordinates and Census geography identifiers for an address.
Geocode Address Parts
Converts address components into latitude and longitude coordinates.
Get Community Resilience Estimates
Retrieves estimates of community resilience and vulnerability to disasters.
Geocode Address with Geography
Returns an address’s coordinates and Census geography identifiers.
Get County Business Patterns
Retrieves county-level business establishment and employment statistics for a year.
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Database triggers
Watch a row, query, or threshold in your own database and fire the moment the data changes. Row inserted, value crosses a limit, query starts matching.
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