Loading Spatial Data into PostGIS with QGIS
By Tyler Dahlberg on June 19th, 2015
I recently had the opportunity to work with Azavea’s OpenTreeMap team to analyze tree planting data for Edmonton, Alberta. You...
The Struggle for Power in Civic Tech: Highlights from #PDF15
By Stephanie Thome on June 12th, 2015
Among the numerous talks at this year’s Personal Democracy Forum, one word that stood out was “Power” (not the kind...
Unicorns, Ducks, and Things that are Big: A recap of Visualized Political Data
By Stephanie Thome on May 28th, 2015
Last week I attended the Visualized: Political Data conference in Washington, D.C. This was an offshoot of the popular Visualized...
Balloon Mapping: A Citizen Science Exercise
By Sarah Cordivano on May 7th, 2015
Philly Tech Week, now in its fourth year, brought numerous creative and inspirational events to Philadelphia. GeoPhilly, Philadelphia’s meetup for...
Azavea at the Do Good Data Conference
By Daniel McGlone on May 6th, 2015
Last week, Tyler Dahlberg and I attended the Do Good Data Conference in Chicago, IL. The conference was a two-day extravaganza...
Announcing our 2015 Summer of Maps Fellows and Projects
By Sarah Cordivano on May 4th, 2015
Summer of Maps offers fellowships to student analysts to perform geographic data analysis for non-profit organizations. The program matches non-profit...