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Notifications over Websockets with Http4s and Skunk

By James Santucci on May 20th, 2020

In an attempt to avoid relying on polling in a front-end application or third-party services, we attempt servicing asynchronous notifications over websockets using only PostgreSQL and Scala.

Screenshot of Azavea demo displaying rough estimation of UN SDG Indicator 9.1.1: the proportion of a country’s population that is within two kilometers of an all-season road.

Company

Revisiting the Ethics of Project Selection

By Robert Cheetham on May 5th, 2020

A major part of how Azavea pursues its mission is tied to how we select our projects. As our work on Earth observation imagery has grown, we felt it was time to develop a guideline around a new industry: energy.

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Spatial Analysis

What A Delay in the U.S. Census Means for Elections and Redistricting

By Daniel McGlone on April 30th, 2020

The census has asked to delay delivery of data. What will that mean for redistricting and elections?

Company

This Month We Learned — March 2020

By James Santucci, Matt McFarland and Aaron Su on April 22nd, 2020

This month we learned about multi-stage builds with Docker, PostgreSQL triggers, and variance analysis.

Rural Temperate screenshot where a user can draw an area.

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Create Your Climate Vulnerability Assessment in 7 Steps

By Jessica Cahail on April 21st, 2020

Temperate demystifies the vulnerability assessment process. Follow this step-by-step guide to create your Global Covenant of Mayors-compliant climate vulnerability assessment.

Empty swingset overlaid with image of computer motherboard.

Software Engineering

Can AI Reduce Harm to Children?: Gabriel Fernandez and the Case for Machine Learning

By Niki LaGrone on April 9th, 2020

Could AI have saved Gabriel Fernandez’s life? Data and social scientists argue that machine learning might have kept him alive. What exactly is this potentially life-saving AI? Learn more about predictive risk modeling, how governments currently use similar AI, and the ethical questions such work raises.

Featured Posts

Building Footprint Comparison in Cambodia: Orbital Insight and OpenStreetMap

How to Find the Most Recent Satellite Imagery Anywhere on Earth

Notifications over Websockets with Http4s and Skunk

Revisiting the Ethics of Project Selection

What A Delay in the U.S. Census Means for Elections and Redistricting

This Month We Learned — March 2020

Create Your Climate Vulnerability Assessment in 7 Steps

Can AI Reduce Harm to Children?: Gabriel Fernandez and the Case for Machine Learning