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Comment on ESRI President’s Award 2008 Awarded to City of Philadelphia’s MOIS GIS Applications by Jim Querry: City of Philadelphia GIS is among country’s best, part of open gov … - ALL MAPS – ALL MAPS

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:59:54 +0000

[...] to state clearinghouse PASDA. By 2000, a city had won a prestigious Esri President’s Award, an honor again warranted in 2008 — a two-time win that no other classification or turn of supervision has nonetheless [...]

Comment on ESRI President’s Award 2008 Awarded to City of Philadelphia’s MOIS GIS Applications by Jim Querry: City of Philadelphia GIS is among country’s best, part of open gov … | Local Philadelphia News Aggregator

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:51:06 +0000

[...] Bу 2000, thе city hаd won thе prestigious Esri President’s Award, аn honor again earned іn 2008 — a two-time win thаt nο οthеr organization οr level οf government [...]

Comment on ESRI President’s Award 2008 Awarded to City of Philadelphia’s MOIS GIS Applications by Jim Querry: City of Philadelphia GIS is among country’s best, part of open gov future [Q&A] — Technically Philly

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:59:09 +0000

[...] clearinghouse PASDA. By 2000, the city had won the prestigious Esri President’s Award, an honor again earned in 2008 — a two-time win that no other organization or level of government has ever done [...]

Comment on TechSoup Partnership: Free Cicero API Credits for Nonprofits by Civic Commons Marketplace and Azavea’s Year in Open Source | Azavea Atlas

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:37:35 +0000

[...] Map conference in Denver, and the FOSS4G conference, we announced a techSoup partnership giving free Cicero credits to nonprofits. Also, a bunch of Azavea staff contributed to several local hackathons like Apps For Septa and, [...]

Comment on What the Heck is…Map Algebra? by Postgres OnLine Journal

Postgres OnLine Journal — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:18:57 +0000

Code Profiling with PostGIS raster…

What happens when you take a bunch of auto-generated tests and test results which you burn into rasters with SQL? You get a code fingerprint of sorts. Well that was the dream I wanted to explore. Now that PostGIS 2.0 has introduced a new spatial typ…

Comment on What the Heck is…Map Algebra? by Map on, Maples!

Map on, Maples! — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:35:40 +0000

[...] Modeling Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania, a GIS Hall of Fame-r, the creator of map algebra, and, incidentally, the grad school professor who got me hooked on GIS (thanks, Dana!) – [...]

Comment on Azavea Supports Public Redistricting Competition in Philadelphia by FixPhillyDistricts.com: local redistricting contest kicks off with cash prizes — Technically Philly

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:55:10 +0000

[...] project is using GIS shop Azavea’s DistrictBuilder tool based on its Cicero API. The project is in partnership with WHYY, which hosted a rousing [...]

Comment on What is PhillyStat? by Donna Wilson

Donna Wilson — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:03:15 +0000

I agree that this is a very exciting time for Philadelphia in terms of data sharing, especially with GIS driving several of the processes. However, many Social Service departments are hard pressed on collecting aggregate data and have limited capacity to report out efficiently and effectively on systemic outcomes at a high-level in order to provide accountability, performance and service success rates at PhillyStat meetings.

Comment on Conference Schedule by Don

Don — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:07:47 +0000

Can you tell us when and where is the Sunday news workshop at which Robert will be presenting? I don’t see a close match in the UC agenda. Thanks!

Comment on PhillyHistory.org Augmented Reality App Now Available for Android by Augmented Reality by PhillyHistory.org and Azavea launches on iPhone, Android — Technically Philly

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:58:27 +0000

[...] prototype application, AR by PhillyHistory.org, is available for free download on iPhone and Android. It allows users to view historic photographs as 3D digital information overlaid atop their current [...]

Comment on TechSoup Partnership: Free Cicero API Credits for Nonprofits by Cicero and TechSoup Partnership: Providing Nonprofits With Free API Access | Azavea Atlas

Thu, 12 May 2011 17:44:36 +0000

[...] and TechSoup Partnership: Providing Nonprofits With Free API Access By Abby FretzRecently in our company newsletter we announced a new partnership with TechSoup Global – a nonprofit organization dedicated to [...]

Comment on What the Heck is…Map Algebra? by Designing Spatial Gameplay, or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love Map Algebra | Normative - Design for Devices and the Web

Tue, 03 May 2011 14:25:11 +0000

[...] http://www.azavea.com/blogs/newsletter/v3i1/what-the-heck-ismap-algebra/ [...]

Comment on OpenDataPhilly.org to Launch on April 25 by OpenDataPhilly.org unveiling, what it means, how it happened « Christopher Wink

Mon, 02 May 2011 22:10:22 +0000

[...] Azavea launches OpenDataPhilly.org, a Philadelphia-centric open data catalog — Azavea blog and a preview here [...]

Comment on Mapping Philadelphia’s Trees at PhillyTreeMap.org by Philly Tech Week and Us | Azavea Atlas

Philly Tech Week and Us | Azavea Atlas — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 04:58:05 +0000

[...] Regional Planning Commission and Azavea. For more information about PhillyTreeMap, read our newsletter article.PhillyTreeMap will be available as of Friday, April 29 at http://www.phillytreemap.org/BarCamp News [...]

Comment on OpenDataPhilly.org to Launch on April 25 by Philly Tech Week and Us | Azavea Atlas

Philly Tech Week and Us | Azavea Atlas — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 04:57:38 +0000

[...] — at noon on Monday, April 25 at WHYY. For more information about the project, read our newsletter article.To attend the launch event, visit http://opendataphilly.org/ . You can also follow us on Twitter [...]

Comment on PhillyHistory.org Augmented Reality App Now Available for Android by Philly Tech Week and Us | Azavea Atlas

Philly Tech Week and Us | Azavea Atlas — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:55:53 +0000

[...] science and the use of augmented reality. We will discuss the development process of our NEH-funded Augmented Reality by PhillyHistory application. This event is organized by Breadboard, in conjunction with the Philadelphia Science Festival, [...]

Comment on Conference Schedule by Philly Tech Week and Us | Azavea Atlas

Philly Tech Week and Us | Azavea Atlas — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:55:33 +0000

[...] Tech Week and Us By Claire Connelly and Rachel Cheetham-RichardIn the midst of a busy spring conference schedule, we’re participating in an exciting series of events here in Philadelphia, all part of [...]

Comment on OpenDataPhilly.org to Launch on April 25 by Don

Don — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:12:46 +0000

It’s thrilling to see how OpenDataPhilly has evolved, as Robert describes it here. Best wishes to all of you for the unveiling. I look forward to stopping in soon.

Comment on Augmented Reality: PhillyHistory.org Meets the 21st Century by AR: 5 indicatoren voor succes « Erfgoed 2.0

AR: 5 indicatoren voor succes « Erfgoed 2.0 — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:29:17 +0000

[...] door Azavea). Gister werd deze app – in het kader van Museums and the Web 2011- tijdens een AR-tour door Philadelphia gedemonstreerd aan geïnteresseerden. Ik deed (na een lange dag met 3 intensieve museumbezoeken) [...]

Comment on What the Heck Is … PostGIS? by PhillyHistory Augmented Reality Journal 2: Building Data Services | Azavea Labs

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:26:02 +0000

[...] database to find the assets that are within a specific distance from the viewer. Check out this newsletter article from Robert about PostGIS to learn more. It is possible to add a stored procedure to a non-spatial database to make the [...]

Comment on What’s in the Works? Web-based Modeling So Fast, You’d Think You’re Playing a Video Game by Quick Fingers Lead to Perfect Predictions & Geographic Models | Azavea Atlas

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 06:10:29 +0000

[...] and forecasts that we can produce. Whether we are forecasting crime levels across a city or modeling watersheds, the millisecond delays of waiting on human button pushing reduces the potential of our software.By [...]

Comment on Augmented Reality: PhillyHistory.org Meets the 21st Century by Deb Boyer

Deb Boyer — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:26:39 +0000

My apologies for the delayed response! We’ll be posting notices about the AR launch on the Azavea blogs and in this newsletter. You can also sign up to receive a free copy of the whitepaper we’re writing at http://www.azavea.com/augmented-reality

Comment on Augmented Reality: PhillyHistory.org Meets the 21st Century by AndroidUser Don

AndroidUser Don — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:23:13 +0000

Way cool. Where do we sign up for notification when the app is released?

Comment on What the Heck is…an SBIR? by GPU Computing for GIS | Azavea Labs

GPU Computing for GIS | Azavea Labs — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 07:21:05 +0000

[...] web application possible. Azavea’s DecisionTree framework, developed with support from an SBIR grant from the US Department of Agriculture.With this experience developing distributing [...]

Comment on Meet David Middlecamp: Another Great Addition to the Azavea Team! by Peter

Peter — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:17:23 +0000

David invented the computer. Well, no, just the um, thing under the thingy, the one with two buttons. Well, he jas some with his pictures on them. Yes, that’s it. Mouse things.

Comment on Where Should We Go? CommonSpace Helps Philadelphians Answer the Perennial Question by Geoprocessing and WPS | Azavea Atlas

Geoprocessing and WPS | Azavea Atlas — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:46:30 +0000

[...] 22, 2010Geoprocessing and WPS By Robert CheethamAs you may have gathered from our recent newsletter article and other announcements about the CommonSpace project we’ve been developing in Philadelphia, we [...]

Comment on What the Heck is…Map Algebra? by Dana Tomlin Inducted into GIS Hall of Fame | Azavea Atlas

Dana Tomlin Inducted into GIS Hall of Fame | Azavea Atlas — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 02:57:03 +0000

[...] we work with raster data in particular, we are often leveraging what has become known as “Map Algebra,” a mechanism for combining and transforming map layers in a logical and organized manner. [...]

Comment on Avencia Has A New Name: Meet….Azavea by What’s In a New Website? Beyond a New Look, Content that Defines a Whole Brand. | Azavea Atlas

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:31:17 +0000

[...] CEO), press releases, announcements about our new name and our newly acquired B Corporation status, articles in our e-newsletter, and Google ad campaigns. Each communication piece attempted to reinforce what the survey had [...]

Comment on What the Heck is…Map Algebra? by What the heck is … GPGPU? | Azavea Labs

What the heck is … GPGPU? | Azavea Labs — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:14:02 +0000

[...] sampling the wide array of Map Algebra operations that are in standard GIS toolkits, focusing on a couple examples of each of the [...]

Comment on ‘Locating Memory’ by Wil Lindsay: An Art Exhibit that’s Worth Being Put on the Map by Technology and design @ V&A Museum in London « BREADBOARD

Technology and design @ V&A Museum in London « BREADBOARD — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:56:19 +0000

[...] FabShow and Locating Memory are two recent EKG exhibits that with themes explored in the V&A’s Decode: Share/Bookmark [...]