Latest Contributions by LoriHatfield1

Are these ethnicity variables available in the 2022/2023 release either on BA desktop or BA online?  The detailed ethnicity report is no longer available but I was hoping to append these variables to generate a custom report.  ... View more

I have several custom reports in Business Analyst Desktop that reference ACS variables - specifically Asian Population and Hispanic or Latino Population by Origin - see attached.  When attempting to run the report this week,  the variables are not found nor do I have the ability to add them when modifying the report or using the Business Analyst enrich tool. Eventually, I found the data in AGOL layers and downloaded those into PRO and used the summarize within tool to append the census tract information to my trade areas.  From there, I was able to at least download the data into Excel to replicate the format I had created when downloading the previous custom reports. Is this the only way to reference the ACS data or am I missing something when I installed the local 2022 Business Analyst data on my system?  I have not had this issue before so I am wondering what changed.  Thanks.     ... View more

I found a blog on github.com for creating the Predominance Toolset in Arcmap.  I have replicated all the steps and have the two geoprocessing tools: When I run the Calculate Gap there are no fields available to select.  My input feature class is a subset of block groups with a few demographic variables. Has anyone used this toolset in ArcMap?  I know there is the option to map by this in AGOL, but I need static maps for many different areas at block group level. Any help would be much appreciated. ... View more

When looking at the BDS Demographic Layers (2017) , I don't see any Consumer Spend information (i.e.  Dining Out Consumer Spending) X1130_X 2017 Food Away from Home X1130_A 2017 Food Away from Home: Average X1130_I 2017 Food Away from Home: Index X1131_X 2017 Food Away from Home - Meals at Restaurants/Other I see other demographic variables in the table such as:  Population, Households, Age, Income, SIC (at all geography levels) including Tapestry information and I am able to run Consumer Spending reports.  Is this information located in another Business Analyst dataset?  I was hoping to create a table for particular counties with only consumer spend variables. Thank you, Lori ... View more

Currently, I use the "2015 Business Analyst - Basemap Layers" as my basemap  in ArcMap.  I am in the process of transitioning my workflow to ArcPro and I am using the "2018 Business Analyst - Basemap" as my basemap in ArcPro .  I notice that the link to the Roads layer (local roads/streets) is broken starting at 100-50k, 50-25K, etc. I try to repair the link by setting the data source - selecting the feature class (Streetscarto) in the appropriate geodatabase (see attached), but once I select the Feature Class, it states that the "Layer's data source could not be changed." and Feature Dataset/Feature Type is "Not Available".  I thought that this may just be an issue with how I was referencing the 2018 Business Analyst Basemap, so I brought the 2015 Business Analyst Basemap Layer into ArcPro, and I have the same issue starting at 100-50k.  I was wondering if I need to reference a different feature class/dataset in ArcPro to have access to the detailed roads?   I have attached screenshots of this issue using both the 2015 and 2018 Business Analyst basemaps.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  I include detailed roads/streets on most of the maps I create, regardless of the zoom. Thanks, Lori ... View more