Our research keeps us current

In our nearly two decades of operation, ensuring that we leave time for experimentation and out-of-the-box thinking has kept us at the forefront of geospatial engineering. Some of our R&D projects have even gone on to become full-fledged products.

  • Computer Vision
  • Geoprocessing
  • Big Spatial Data
  • Cloud Computing

Hyperspectral satellite imagery for Earth observation

Enabling applications to utilize extraordinary detail across a large frequency range.

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Analytics at scale on OpenStreetMap

A collection of tools that enable large scale analysis on massive OpenStreetMap datasets.

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Reports & White Papers

In addition to our blogs, we've written up some of our past social impact research and the reports are here.

How to Find the Latest Satellite Imagery in 2021, Whitepaper Cover.
How to Find the Latest Satellite Imagery in 2021

At Azavea, we help our clients use machine learning and satellite imagery to map places all over the world. Every project starts with the same question: what’s the newest, cheapest, and highest-resolution imagery we can find?
Screenshot of the report’s first page, showing a map of Philadelphia.
Children’s Health and Well-being in Philadelphia

This report was created in partnership with the Scattergood Foundation in the second half of 2019. The goal was to better understand the landscape of children’s health across Philadelphia.
Trail Health Benefits Data Analysis

Azavea performed data analysis to calculate trail health benefits for the “Get Your Tail On the Trail” health incentive program.
Urban Tree Monitoring Data Management

This report explores how technology could be used to support the long-term systematic monitoring of urban trees, assist with tree planting and maintenance data processes, and enable data to be organized and shared.
Azavea's Augmented Reality White Paper cover.
Augmented Reality for Cultural Institutions

This white paper discusses the pros and cons of using mobile augmented reality technology to display a large database of historic photographs.

Gerrymandering Index 2006 Whitepaper.
Gerrymandering Index White Paper

This white paper ranks the ten most gerrymandered local and federal districts in the United States in 2006.
Citizen Science Data Factory Project

Azavea worked with partner, SciStarter, to investigate the latest developments in software, hardware and data processing capability as it applies to citizen science.

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Many of our research projects came out of 10% time

Azavea has an active research and development program through which the firm invests substantial resources toward the development of new solutions, techniques and learning opportunities for our colleagues. We’re always looking for talented folks to join our team. Think you might want to join us?

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