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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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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, weโve woven climate initiatives into the identity of our business. As one of the greatest threats to our planetโs 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…
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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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How a Small Tech Company Has Adjusted to the Hybrid Work Environment: Insights from 2021
2021 brought a lot of challenges to tech companies and many have concerns leading into 2022. Considering how much we learned from 2021, as the year came to a close we gathered learnings from our colleagues to help us work effectively in 2022. We wanted to share some of these tips and plans for this…
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Improving City Transit Networks through Data and Public Policy
Using open source data and easily customizable software, Azavea worked with PeopleForBikes to improve city transit networks.
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Labeling SAR Imagery for Machine Learning: A Beginners Guide
SAR imagery is having a moment. In this blog we explore what exactly it is, why it is so special, and tips for labeling it.
