2018 Summer of Maps Grant Application Process Now Open
Azavea’s Summer of Maps Geospatial Data Analysis Services Grant applications are now open for nonprofit organizations.
Summer GIS Opportunities
Summer is a great time for students to focus their efforts on learning more about GIS and developing hands on experience. Start lining up your … Read more
Mapping Emancipation Events during the Civil War
University of Richmond’s Digital Scholarship Lab, with Azavea, a geospatial analysis (GIS) software development company, has launched “Visualizing Emancipation,” the first interactive map showing the … Read more
WhatWasThere – Augmented Reality
WhatWasThere is an augmented reality application that features a growing online database of geolocated historical photos. You can search for photos nearby a location or upload … Read more
GIS News: Airports GIS package, FixPhillyDistricts
Esri has two announcements today, the first about its Airports GIS package, and the second about the keynote speaker for its upcoming Esri Health GIS … Read more
GIS News: Horn of Africa Drought, Image of the Week, OpenDataPhilly
The European Space Agency has released Horn of Africa drought imagery and its image of the week showing Patagonia. The OGC is seeking input … Read more
GIS News: Greenland Ice Thickness, OpenDataPhilly now Open Source
The latest GIS industry news roundup includes an image of Greenland’s ice sheet from ESA’s Image of the Week series, Azavea has released the code of … Read more
Seeing Philadelphia’s Past in Augmented Reality
Guest article by Deborah Boyer and Andrew Thompson. For over 140 years, the City of Philadelphia has been taking pictures of itself. Though local pride … Read more
Every Tree Counts: Using PhillyTreeMap for Collaborative Urban Forestry
Philadelphia, like many American cities, has a wealth of urban trees. Collectively known as the “urban forest,” these are the trees that line our city … Read more