2008 Archive

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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