The Road Ahead for DistrictBuilder and Public Redistricting
By Robert Cheetham on July 31st, 2017
Seven years ago Azavea began working with the Public Mapping Project to create DistrictBuilder, an open source, web software tool...
Leveraging Node.js, D3.js, and HTML Canvas for Scalable Infographics
By Aaron Dennis on July 20th, 2017
In Part 3 of our 3-part series on Azavea’s redistricting and gerrymandering work, we look at the technical process behind...
The Evolution of Azavea’s Redistricting and Gerrymandering Work
By Daniel McGlone on July 18th, 2017
In part 1 of our series on Azavea’s redistricting and gerrymandering work, we look at the history of our involvement...
Deep Learning for Semantic Segmentation of Aerial and Satellite Imagery
By Lewis Fishgold and Rob Emanuele on May 30th, 2017
This post describes how to use deep learning to do semantic segmentation on aerial and satellite imagery, experiments on the ISPRS Potsdam dataset, and how to visualize model predictions on a map.
Raster Foundry: Geospatial Analysis at Any Scale
By Joe Morrison on April 21st, 2017
Azavea has a rich history of productizing our research: from forecasting crime to managing green infrastructure in cities to aggregating...
This Philly Tech Week Event Provides Volunteers Opportunity to Help Millions
By Dan Ford on April 20th, 2017
According to the Missing Maps program, nearly 100,000 people are killed as a result of disasters each year, and about...