Add detailed community data to new slides
Turn a rough location slide into a sourced community profile with one plain language instruction.
Trigger
New Slide Added
Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation.
Action
Get ACS 5-Year Estimates
Tool to retrieve 5-year american community survey estimates for a specified year. use when detailed acs data by geography and variables is required.
Why this helps
Detailed demographic context is hard to assemble when the deck, geography definitions and Census lookup live in different places.
- Supports detailed geography analysis
- Keeps variable requests tied to slide context
- Creates a repeatable research habit
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Slides and Census bureau in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Detailed community profile.
- 3Tell Notis to inspect each new slide and retrieve ACS 5-year estimates for the geography, year and variables described.
- 4Pick New Slide Added as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one real location slide.
Questions about this workflow
When should I use 5-year estimates?
Use them when the slide needs detailed ACS coverage by geography and variables for a specified year.
Can Notis choose variables automatically?
It can use variables named in the slide or report that required variables are missing.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Slides to Census bureau. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Slides 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
Tool to retrieve 1-year american community survey (acs) estimates for a specified geography. use when you need the most recent annual acs data for a given area.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get ACS 5-Year Estimates
Tool to retrieve 5-year american community survey estimates for a specified year. use when detailed acs data by geography and variables is required.
New Slide Added
Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Slides and Census bureau, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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