Intelligence Studio

Structure a decision, with the evidence beside it

Start from a question, a place or an industry. Studio prepares a map of the forces involved, attaches the published Northline data that bears on them, and shows what is still unknown. You weigh the criteria; the report writes itself from your work.

Open Intelligence Studio See a worked Calgary and Edmonton example →

Studio receives

  • Published seriesWith their source, period and unit
  • Relationships from the Northline graphWith their evidence class and review status
  • The gapsStated, not filled in

Scores and weights are yours. Northline does not name a winner.

How it works

From question to report in four steps

Each step is previewed and can be undone.

  1. Ask. Type your decision question, or choose one of 37 decision playbooks across 12 categories (market entry, location, investment, supplier choice, policy impact and more).
  2. Attach evidence. Published series arrive with their source, period and unit. Gaps are stated, not filled in.
  3. Weigh. Set the weights and scores yourself, and write the assumptions down. Studio flags contradictions and unsupported claims.
  4. Report. Reorder the outline, add charts of published series with their attribution, and export to PDF, Word, HTML or Markdown.
Start from research

Open any Northline page in Studio

The workspace is built in your browser from published data.

Analyze a cityLabour, prices, population, housing and industry for one of 14 metropolitan areas, with the gaps listed.
Compare placesOnly measures published with the same name, unit and source are set side by side; a city is never compared with a province.
Analyze an industryCanada-level series and the relationships recorded in the Northline graph.
Principles

What Studio will not do

These are rules, tested automatically.

Questions

Common questions

Does it tell me what to decide?

No. It helps you structure the question, attach published evidence, state assumptions and weigh criteria you choose. Scores and weights are yours. Northline does not name a winner.

Where do the numbers come from?

From the published Northline data, each with its source, period and unit. Where Northline holds no data (for example city-level wages) the workspace says so rather than filling the gap.

What does the AI Analyst do?

It reads only the workspace you send it and proposes changes you can preview, accept or undo. It cannot invent statistics, sources or scores, and it shows a credit estimate before it runs. It is optional, and it is switched off on this site at present; everything else in Studio works without it.

Where is my work saved?

On your own device by default. Export it as a file at any time. Reports export to PDF, Word, HTML and Markdown.

Can I buy it today?

No. Studio is free to use, in your browser, without an account. Nothing is sold on this site.

New to Studio? Read the guide.