Open Data Archives - Azavea - Beyond Dots on a Map

Using ArcMap, R, and Adobe Illustrator to Create Data Driven Infographics

By Dan Ford on October 16th, 2018

Learn to create a series of data-driven infographics in the context of a project that evaluates bus performance in each Philadelphia City Council District.

Philadelphia Building Footprint tiles with an aerial basemap

Software Engineering

Creating Leaflet Tiles from Open Data using PostGIS and QGIS

By Kelly Innes on October 11th, 2018

A guide to transforming open geospatial data into slippy map tiles to display in Leaflet or OpenLayers using PostGIS, QGIS, and QTiles.

Software Engineering

How to Convert Geodatabase Spatial Data and Related Tables to Vector Tiles

By Dan Ford on August 28th, 2018

Use this open source data processing pipeline to convert geodatabase files to vector tiles for use in a web application.

Tool for Conservation: Discovering Protected Habitat for Every Property in New Jersey

Software Engineering

Exploring Protected Wildlife Habitat for Every Property in New Jersey

By Dan Ford on August 27th, 2018

This Azavea 10% Time project defines a process for converting big data files to vector tiles and allows a user to identify habitat areas in need of protection.

Events

Trajectory of Geospatial Open Source Innovation Discussed at FOSS4G NA

By Dan Ford on May 25th, 2018

Earlier this month, we presented, exhibited, and attended talks at FOSS4G NA in St. Louis. Read our recap of events and view the slides from our presentations.

Company

Open Civic Data Standards: Book of Adopted and Proposed Standards

By Dan Ford on March 27th, 2018

The Open Civic Data Standards ebook outlines the status of open data standards in several civic domains and lists domains where there is strong potential for developing or defining new open data standards.