2009 Archive

December 18, 2009

Azavea Journal: Vol 4, Issue 5 - November/December 2009

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2009 has been a tough year for many of us. But in the midst of a stormy economy, we've held our own and have continued to work on terrific projects.  This year, more than ever we want to give t… continue reading
December 15, 2009

Avencia Releases Walkshed New York for NYC BigApps Contest: Web-based Tool Enables Citizens to Generate Walkability Maps of New York City Based on Individual Preferences

Avencia, an award-winning, Philadelphia-based geographic analysis and software development firm announces the release of Walkshed New York (NY) – a web application that uses advanced technology… continue reading
December 7, 2009

Mike Romankiewicz and Sarah Pierro, GIS Analysts, Join Azavea

Mike Romankiewicz joins Azavea as a GIS Analyst and will be working at the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) editing parcel data for a web-based stormwater billing system the Azavea Land Records te… continue reading
October 29, 2009

Avencia Launches Redistricting the Nation.com, a Ground-Breaking Public Engagement Web Application To Measure Compactness and Gerrymandering of U.S. Election Districts

Following the upcoming 2010 census reports, states and municipalities will engage in a nationwide legislative redistricting process. But in some parts of the country, the redrawing of distr… continue reading
October 14, 2009

Avencia and the Committee of Seventy Launch Ground-Breaking Redistricting Initiative

Avencia, an award-winning software design and development company, and the Committee of Seventy, the region's premier non-partisan government watchdog group, today launched a website dedic… continue reading
October 9, 2009

Walkshed.org Featured in Inqy Green Living Column

Sandy Bauers writes: "Yes, you could simply go outside and walk around and see what's there and make your own assessment. But you might miss stuff. And [Walkshed.org] seems kind of neat anyway." continue reading
October 9, 2009

Avencia Incorporated Makes the PHILADELPHIA 100® to Win its 3rd Major Award in 2009

Philadelphia, PA, October 9, 2009 –  Philadelphia-based, Avencia Incorporated, a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software design and development firm, ranks 96 on the 21st  annu… continue reading
October 7, 2009

Avencia Launches Walkshed.org to Calculate and Map Walkability Based on Individual Preferences

In conjunction with Walk21, the 10th International Conference on Walking and Livable Communities (New York, Oct. 7-9), Avencia is launching Walkshed Philadelphia, an online application that enables… continue reading
September 28, 2009

Avencia Journal: Vol. 4, Issue 4 - August/September 2009

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Next time you drop by our Philadelphia offices to say hi, don’t be surprised to find us wearing mustaches, trench coats,  and conversing with our good friend Dr. Watson.  For the pa… continue reading
September 24, 2009

Philadelphia Business Journal Covers the Public Release of Kaleidocade-Powered LandStat Application

Natalie Kostelni writes in the Philadelphia Business Journal about the public release of LandStat, web-based software that aggregates and analyzes millions of Philadelphia real estate transactions. La… continue reading