News Archive

April 13, 2012

Technically Philly talks OpenDataPhilly.org One Year Later

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Christopher Wink of Technically Philly talks about OpenDataPhilly.org, the civic-orientated directory of information, that was launched last year during Philly Tech Week. Azavea built the site an… continue reading
April 12, 2012

University of Richmond and Azavea Launch “Visualizing Emancipation” Web Application Prototype That Maps Emancipation Events during the Civil War

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Over 3,000 events from military correspondence, newspapers, wartime letters and diaries are displayed on a map and sortable table Philadelphia, PA, April 12, 2012 – University of Richmond&… continue reading
April 5, 2012

Azavea is hiring a UI/UX Designer

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We are currently accepting applications for a UI/UX Designer to join our team. For a detailed description of the position and instructions on how to apply, please visit our Current Job Openings page… continue reading
April 4, 2012

Azavea is hiring a GIS Technician

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We are currently accepting applications for a GIS Technician to join our team. For a detailed description of the position and instructions on how to apply, please visit our Current Job Openings page… continue reading
March 29, 2012

Open San Diego uses Azavea's OpenDataPhilly source code

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Yael Borofsky of Technically Philly touches on the open data catalog in San Diego that was implemented by using the OpenDataPhilly source code from Azavea. The new San Diego catalog simply direct… continue reading
March 27, 2012

The MyHeartMap Challenge ends today with more than 1,100 AEDs found

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Yael Borofsky of Technically Philly reports on the end of the MyHeartMap Challenge, the competition to crowdsource automated external defibrillators (AEDs) all over Philadelphia. Azavea designed … continue reading
March 22, 2012

Cicero's new REST API is mentioned on ProgrammableWeb

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With the launch of Cicero's new REST API a few days ago, Adam DuVander of ProgrammableWeb talks about the next wave of API's and how this approach is quickly changing organizations. Read more her… continue reading
March 20, 2012

Technically Philly highlights the winners of Hack the Change

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Yael Borofsky of Technically Philly highlights the winners of Hack the Change, two of whom are members of the Azavea team. Bennet Huber, Software Developer, and Joe Tricarico, Software Developer … continue reading
March 20, 2012

Azavea Releases REST Version of Cicero API - Accurately Match Addresses to the Latest Legislative Districts and Elected Official Data

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The Cicero REST API enables the geocoding and matching of addresses to legislative districts and elected official contact information. Also provides the latest boundaries since redistricting. Philade… continue reading
March 19, 2012

Azavea's Joe Tricarico and Bennet Huber helped design the winning hack at Hack the Change this past weekend

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Alex Zimmerman of The Daily Pennsylvanian recaps Hack the Change, a three-day hackathon dedicated to solving social issues related to international development, disaster management, atrocities pr… continue reading