2008 Archive

December 20, 2008

Avencia Journal: Vol. 3, Issue 6 - November/December 2008

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With the election over and the excitement reduced to a dull roar, our thoughts turn to the holidays and the new year. It's also time to face judgement on who's been naughty and nice. We're going to … continue reading
December 19, 2008

City of Asheville, NC, Chooses DecisionTree®, Avencia’s Planning and Prioritization Software Platform and Wins 2008 IEDC’s “Excellence in Economic Development” Award

The City of Asheville, North Carolina, won the prestigious 'Excellence in Economic Development' award in the 'New Media Initiative' category from the International Economic Development Council (IED… continue reading
December 17, 2008

Avencia's Elections Work with Committee of 70 Featured in GeoWorld Magazine

Click here to read a PDF version of the article.On April 22, 2008, Philadelphians left their homes and workplaces to head to the polls and cast their votes in the primary elections. For the vast ma… continue reading
December 15, 2008

Azavea Welcomes Brian Jacobs, Hatef Yamini and Kenneth Shepard

Brian Jacobs joins Azavea as Graphic Designer with over 8 years experience designing for the web and print amidst exposure to GIS and a neuroscience education. He was recently employed by the West … continue reading
November 6, 2008

PhillyHistory, Sajara Featured in ESRI's ArcNews Fall 2008 Online Edition

PhillyHistory.org "combines the city's impressive and ever-changing urban landscape with images of its colorful past, revealing what life was like years ago..." Click here to read the article. continue reading
November 3, 2008

Avencia Creates Maps and Performs Geographic Analysis for MAPLight.org Report Showing House Members Raise 79% of Funds from Outside their Voters’ Districts

Click here to read MAPLight.org's press release. Avencia Incorporated, a Philadelphia-based geospatial software design and development company, has partnered with MAPLight.org, a nonpartisan, nonp… continue reading
November 1, 2008

Avencia Announces Collection of Elections Tools and Services

Cicero is a legislative district boundary and elected official web API that matches citizens with their local, state, and national representatives by tapping into a massive database of voting dist… continue reading
October 27, 2008

Avencia Journal: Vol. 3, Issue 5 - September/October 2008

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With only a couple of weeks before an important national election, we are all glued to the news, grinding our teeth at night and waking up at 3:00 a.m. in a cold sweat to check the polls. The coffee… continue reading
October 1, 2008

Avencia Launches New Website for Cicero, The Elected Official Lookup API

The Cicero website has a new look. Over the past several months the Cicero database has been expanding, adding new geographies (welcome Oceania) and new district types (ever wonder which police distri… continue reading
September 23, 2008

Avencia Adds Geographic Information for Australia and New Zealand to Cicero™ Political Data Service

Avencia Incorporated, a Philadelphia-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software development firm, announces the release of Australia and New Zealand political data through Cicero™, it… continue reading