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Our next era: Azavea joins Element 84
The geospatial and Earth Observation communities are tight knit. As purpose-driven organizations in this ecosystem, Element 84 and Azavea share many of the same priorities and values in an industry that is often focused on positive societal impact. As of February 16, 2023, this shared focus will manifest through the organizations coming together under the […]
Selecting a Geospatial Mastodon Server for Individuals and Businesses
At Azavea, interacting with and contributing to the geospatial community is a perpetual highlight of our work. For many years, Twitter has represented a hub of activity within the professional geospatial sphere, and we’ve enjoyed interacting with community members and sharing our work through the platform. In light of the uncertain future of Twitter, both […]
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Our 10% Time Program: How We Encourage Innovation Internally
We outline our 10% time program in detail, highlight some notable examples and themes, and describe the impact of the program.
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1% For Open Source: Financial Support for Tools We Use
We donate a portion of our profits each year to support open source projects nominated by our team.
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Introducing Our Climate Change Learning Group
What is the Climate Change Learning Group? At Azavea, we’ve woven climate initiatives into the identity of our business. As one of the greatest threats to our planet’s future, climate change is something that unites and motivates our team. Recent hires at Azavea overwhelmingly cite climate work as a key motivator for joining the organization. […]
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How the Census counts people living in group quarters and what it means for redistricting
The US Census counts most people in their residence using the household survey, but the group quarters count is particularly relevant to drawing district boundaries and impacts the redistricting process.
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Why We Haven’t Taken on Investment
20 years on, Azavea has never taken on investor capital. Our CEO, Robert Cheetham, explains why this is the case.
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Highlighting NumFocus Projects: How Open Source Projects Empower Our Work
NumFocus is a nonprofit that supports many open source tools used in Azavea’s projects. Here, we highlight how they have supported our work.
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Dan Pilone on the Minds Behind Maps Podcast
Earlier this month, Dan Pilone, our Co-founder and CEO spent a few hours with Maxime Lenormand at the Minds Behind Maps Podcast. The conversation spans a variety of topics from Dask and Xarray, game theory and open source software, through people-focused growth and Element 84’s hiring process. Dan Pilone is the CEO and co-founder of […]
2022 Trends in Geospatial
Azavea’s CEO Robert Cheetham provides 6 trends he foresees in geospatial this year. These predictions are grounded in Robert’s personal experience and perspective as Azavea CEO.
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