Our R&D work is advancing the state-of-the-art in geospatial data processing. We both apply for R&D grants on our own and partner with our clients to push the boundaries of what’s possible.
We are particularly interested in R&D focused on:
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Distributed computing and parallel processing
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Spatial statistics
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Space-time data processing
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Innovative visualization and user interfaces
Government
Our Government Clients
- City of Philadelphia, Department of Records— GPS Feasibility Study City of Philadelphia, Department of Records
- City of Philadelphia, Department of Records— Historic Street Index Web-based index for the search of street name changes over time. This is an ongoing research project aimed at creating a temporal geocoding system.
- National Science Foundation— HunchLab - SBIR Grant Phase I and Phase II HunchLab - SBIR Phase I and Phase II development
- National Science Foundation, SBIR Grant Program— GPU Research Phase I SBIR grant to test use of GPUs for raster-based GIS software operations
- US Department of Agriculture— OpenTreeMap Web application to enable the public to map trees and information about them
- US Department of Education SBIR Phase I development
Non-Profit
Our Non-Profit Clients
- Azavea R&D— Redistricting the Nation » Redistricting the Nation.com aims to inform the public about redistricting practices, issues, and available collaborative tools
- Philadelphia Corporation for the Aging— Walkability Study Walkability spatial analysis study
- Stroud Water Research Center— Watershed Modeling Web application for watershed modeling