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GeoTrellis 1.2 Release: New Features & Optimizations
LocationTech GeoTrellis, library that enables distributed processing of geospatial raster data, reached a new milestone in the development timeline.
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GeoTrellis 1.2 Release: New Features & Optimizations
LocationTech GeoTrellis, library that enables distributed processing of geospatial raster data, reached a new milestone in the development timeline.
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A Terraform Module for Amazon Elastic MapReduce
We encapsulated all resources required to launch an Amazon EMR cluster into a reusable Terraform module to leverage for batch GeoTrellis workflows with Apache Spark.
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Climate Change Projections for Excessive Heat Days at Arizona Airports
We used GeoPySpark, Python binding for GeoTrellis, to analyze climate change data and determine Arizona airports at risk for excessive heat days.
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Serving Tiles with GeoTrellis, Lambda, and API Gateway
Have this open source serverless tile server built with the Serverless framework, AWS Lambda, AWS API Gateway, and GeoTrellis up and running in minutes.
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#HOTLunch: Volunteer Your Lunch Break to Support Disaster Relief Efforts
Volunteer your lunch break for #HOTLunch to map features that NGOs use to plan aid efforts in response to natural disasters and humanitarian crises.
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How to Run GeoPySpark in a GeoNotebook with Docker
Walk through the easiest path to enable the use of GeoPySpark, a Python library for geoprocessing big data, interactively in a GeoNotebook with Docker.
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Comparison of 4 Point Data Aggregation Methods for Geospatial Analysis
This post is part of a series of articles written by 2017 Summer of Maps Fellows. Azavea’s Summer of Maps Fellowship Program is run by the Data Analytics team and provides impactful Data Analysis Services Grants for nonprofits and mentoring expertise to fellows. To see more blog posts about Summer of Maps, click here … One…
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Predicting Building Code Compliance with Machine Learning Models
Which buildings should inspectors prioritize? We used machine learning models to predict building code compliance and address resource allocation questions.
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Introducing GeoPySpark, a Python Binding of GeoTrellis
GeoTrellis is a Scala library for working with geospatial data in a distributed environment. While powerful, it has a limited user base due to the geospatial community’s preference for other languages such as Python and R. Bringing GeoTrellis to another language has thus been a requested feature of the community. Well, after nine months of…
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Interpolating Lead Levels from Tap Water Samples Following the Flint Water Crisis
This post is part of a series of articles written by 2017 Summer of Maps Fellows. Azavea’s Summer of Maps Fellowship Program is run by the Data Analytics team and provides impactful Data Analysis Services Grants for nonprofits and mentoring expertise to fellows. To see more blog posts about Summer of Maps, click here … The…
