On August 5, Azavea, a geospatial analysis (GIS) software development company announced the launch of FixPhillyDistricts.com (http://fixphillydistricts.com/), the first online public redistricting com… continue reading
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23 articles in archive. Page 2 of 3.
September 7, 2011
Winners Announced for First Web-based Public Redistricting Contest Held in Philadelphia
August 8, 2011
First Web-based Redistricting Contest Launched in Philadelphia for the Public to Create City Council District Plans
Philadelphia, PA, August 8, 2011 – Azavea, a geospatial analysis (GIS) software development company announces the launch of FixPhillyDistricts.com (https://www.fixphillydistricts.com/), th… continue reading
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April 21, 2011
Philadelphia Jewish Voice Welcomes DistrictBuilder as "[bringing] elections back into the hands of the people"
March 21, 2011
USA Today Speaks with Azavea Partner Michael McDonald and PublicMapping.org on Capabilities of Redistricting Software
February 3, 2011
Azavea, George Mason University Present District Builder, an Open Source Web-based Redistricting Application
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As part of their Public Mapping Project, Dr. Michael P. McDonald, Associate Professor at George Mason University and Dr. Micah Altman, Senior Rese… continue reading
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July 9, 2010
Washington Post Publishes Opinion Column on Redistricting, Penned by Azavea's Academic Partners
Michael McDonald of George Mason and Micah Altman of Harvard, who are partnering with Azavea to create redistricting software, write in WaPo about the need for public participation and transparency in… continue reading
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February 26, 2010
CNN Talks to Robert Cheetham about Redistricting
CNN's Jessica Yellin interviewed Robert Cheetham about the U.S. redistricting process. Air date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010.
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February 16, 2010
Philadelphia Daily News Publishes Avencia's Re-Imagined City Council Districts
Catherine Lucey of the Philadelphia Daily News wrote about redistricting and the fight for a fair city council map. Included in the article are two alternative maps for the city council districts, cre… continue reading
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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
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23 articles in archive. Page 2 of 3.