Screen a location with tract-level planning data
Send a location and the Planning Database scope you need. Notis retrieves useful tract or block group demographic and operational data for a sharper Affinity location review.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Get Planning Database Data
Retrieve planning data on population, demographics, and Census operations.
Why this helps
Location screening can stay too broad when teams have to manually find tract and block group data for each opportunity.
- Retrieve Planning Database information at tract and block group levels.
- Add demographic and operational context to location screening.
- Reduce repeated research steps for individual opportunities.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Affinity and Census bureau once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it for tract-level screening.
- 3Tell Notis the location, year, geography level, and Planning Database measures to retrieve.
- 4Pick a webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real location and verify the tract or block group scope.
Questions about this workflow
What kind of information is in the Planning Database?
It includes tract and block group level data useful for planning, including population estimates, ACS statistics, and 2020 Census operational variables.
Can it find a location's tract automatically?
Provide the geography or location details needed for the query. If you need address geocoding first, use a geocoding action in a separate workflow.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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.
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Affinity and Census bureau, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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