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"}],"short_description":"With the June 2024 data release, there are boundary changes to a few U.S. geography types used in ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"With the June 2024 data release, there are boundary changes to several U.S. geography types used in ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App: <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As a result, saved sites and reports using out-of-date geographic boundaries will not be accessible in the Business Analyst Web App<\/span> project pane<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n U.S. ZIP Code boundaries are available for <\/span>five-digit ZIP Codes<\/span>. This year there are more than 50 changes to ZIP Code boundaries, including new boundaries and revisions due to population and delivery route changes. Additionally, the June 2024 Business Analyst release will use TomTom-based ZIP Code boundaries. This will result in changes to the geometry and number of geographies available in the <\/span>Esri 2023<\/span><\/a> a<\/span>nd Esri 2024 data sources. Consequently, there may be differences in previously saved sites that have used ZIP Codes or are built from a collection of ZIP Codes. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Previously saved ZIP Code-based geographic sites may no longer be aligned with the two demographic vintages and should be updated. Old sites using historic ZIP Code boundaries will not be available in the project pane when using either the Esri 2023<\/a> or Esri 2024 data sources. Similarly, previously run reports and exported infographics will show the old boundaries. Where appropriate, we recommend rerunning those reports. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":" If you have saved<\/span> ZIP Code-based geographic sites, previously run reports, or exported infographics<\/span> using out-of-date ZIP Code boundaries, they will need to be updated.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n To understand what geographies are out of date, swap the data source used in the <\/span>Data source <\/span><\/b>drop-down menu<\/a> to each of the historic data vintages. With each data source, look for changes in the names of saved sites. We recommend organizing sites by geographic type, such as ZIP Code, Place, or County, to quickly scan for differences. Use the project pane to\u00a0<\/span>add new geography layers<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and name them appropriately for each geography type.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","image_reference":false,"layout":"standard","image_reference_figure":"","snippet":"","spotlight_name":"","section_title":"","position":"Center","spotlight_image":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" There may be differences in infographics, comparison reports, and multi-area reports when comparing the updated ZIP Codes to previous years. This may be due to changes in the geographic boundaries or the underlying data. Where boundaries or data have changed, but the ZIP Code number has not, differences between the current and historic data are expected.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n In the June 2024 Business Analyst Web App release, <\/span>Connecticut administrative boundaries are updated to utilize planning regions instead of counties. Connecticut uses nine planning regions (formerly it used eight counties) to better coordinate constituent services. Planning regions replace counties at the level of geography below state level. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2335442,"id":2335442,"title":"2024-05-10_13-55-31","filename":"2024-05-10_13-55-31.png","filesize":202853,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-10_13-55-31.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/mapping\/updated-u-s-geographic-boundaries-in-arcgis-business-analyst-june-2024\/2024-05-10_13-55-31","alt":"Comparing Connecticut counties to Connecticut planning regions","author":"321952","description":"","caption":"To learn more about this geography change, see the blog article U.S. Census American Community Survey (ACS) Updated in ArcGIS Living Atlas (December 2023). ","name":"2024-05-10_13-55-31","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2330372,"date":"2024-05-10 19:27:08","modified":"2024-05-10 19:27:51","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":968,"height":368,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-10_13-55-31-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-10_13-55-31.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":176,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-10_13-55-31.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":292,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-10_13-55-31.png","large-width":968,"large-height":368,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-10_13-55-31.png","1536x1536-width":968,"1536x1536-height":368,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-10_13-55-31.png","2048x2048-width":968,"2048x2048-height":368,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-10_13-55-31-826x314.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":314,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-10_13-55-31.png","wide_image-width":968,"wide_image-height":368}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/announcements\/american-community-survey-updates-now-available-arcgis-living-atlas-december-2023\/"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Data from Esri 2021, Esri 2022, and Esri 2023 data sources use the old Census boundaries. The forthcoming Esri 2024 data source will use the new planning regions. (<\/span>The Esri 2021 and Esri 2022 data sources were deprecated in the June 2024 release.<\/span><\/a>)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n All Connecticut tracts and block groups within these new planning regions have new census subdivisions (CSDs) and FIPS code whose first five digits reflect the new administrative entities. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":" If you have any saved sites or reports using <\/span>geographies <\/span>in Connecticut, they will need to be updated <\/span>to align with <\/span>the <\/span>changes brought about by the <\/span>new <\/span>planning region <\/span>data<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","image_reference":false,"layout":"standard","image_reference_figure":"","snippet":"","spotlight_name":"","section_title":"","position":"Center","spotlight_image":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) are composed of central and outlying counties surrounding a population nucleus (such as a city), including related urban areas and adjacent communities. CBSAs are reclassified with a combination of data and census information to reflect how urban areas and the people that live within them are integrated. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A CBSA is either a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) with a population of over 50,000 people in their largest urban area, or a micropolitan statistical area (\u03bcSA), with a population of 10,000 to 50,000 people in their largest urban area. For instance, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, is an MSA, whereas Seaford, Delaware, is a \u03bcSA.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the June 2024 Business Analyst Web App release, many CBSAs have updated delineations. <\/span>There are a few reasons why CBSAs change. If the population size decreased, then a CBSA may be demoted from<\/span> a metropolitan statistical area to a micropolitan statistical area or a non-CBSA. Conversely, if the population size increased, then a CBSA may be promoted from a micropolitan statistical area or a non-CBSA to a metropolitan statistical area. Likewise, the shifting population trends may result in a different allocation of counties to a CBSA. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Twelve CBSAs experienced name changes due to <\/span>a different principal city being included or dropped. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2335462,"id":2335462,"title":"2024-05-10_14-01-00","filename":"2024-05-10_14-01-00.png","filesize":1134876,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-10_14-01-00.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/mapping\/updated-u-s-geographic-boundaries-in-arcgis-business-analyst-june-2024\/2024-05-10_14-01-00","alt":"Map of CBSA changes","author":"321952","description":"","caption":"To interact with a map visualizing changes to CBSAs, see the web map 2023 Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the US. This web map was created by the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee. \n\nNote that the map visualizes the difference between the 2024 CBSA delineations and the 2018 delineations. The differences between 2020 and 2018 were minor, therefore the map mostly highlights the more recent changes. The updated CBSA geographic boundaries in ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App is between the 2024 delineation from the 2020 delineation. ","name":"2024-05-10_14-01-00","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2330372,"date":"2024-05-10 19:29:09","modified":"2024-09-11 12:35:48","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1921,"height":918,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-10_14-01-00-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-10_14-01-00.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":222,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-10_14-01-00.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":367,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-10_14-01-00.png","large-width":1920,"large-height":918,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-10_14-01-00-1536x734.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":734,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-10_14-01-00.png","2048x2048-width":1921,"2048x2048-height":918,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-10_14-01-00-826x395.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":395,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-10_14-01-00.png","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":918}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/myutk.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/instant\/sidebar\/index.html?appid=8b43101b7623400dab8d657b2a9486b1"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":" If you have any saved sites or reports using out-of-date CBSA delineations, they will need to be updated<\/span>. <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","image_reference":false,"layout":"standard","image_reference_figure":"","snippet":"","spotlight_name":"","section_title":"","position":"Center","spotlight_image":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n These geography boundary changes impact maps, reports, and analysis. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The best practice is to update and refresh your reports and custom analytics with each annual release of Business Analyst data, or when boundaries change. To learn more about how changing boundaries can impact your work, check out these blog articles:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Article version history:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
Using updated ZIP Codes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
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ZIP Code changes impact saved sites<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
ZIP Code changes impact reports and infographics<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
Using planning regions instead of counties in Connecticut<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
Using CBSAs with updated delineations<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
Boundary changes impact saved sites and reports<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
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