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Daytime Population Estimation and its Effect on Risk Terrain Modeling of Crime
In this blog, we discuss our experience with daytime population estimation and its effect on risk terrain modeling of crime.
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A Spatial Tale of Five Cities: the Consortium for Building Energy Innovation
In this blog we discuss our work with the Consortium for Building Energy Innovation.
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Creating a Cost Distance Surface to Measure Park Access
In this blog we discuss creating a cost distance surface to measure park access.
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Raster Versus Vector Visualization
In this blog, we compare raster and vector visualization, and describe our work with Girlstart and City Harvest, two east-coast-based non-profits.
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Lessons in Cartography
Cartography tips and tricks related to color palates, labels, data frames, and map extents.
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An ‘Atypical’ Approach to Analyzing Tree Canopy Cover
In this post, we describe our experience working with TreePeople to analyze tree canopy cover.
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Good Planning Begins with Good Data: Mapping Tools for Community Organizers
In this post, we detail the most interesting topics and questions from a course run by the City of Philadelphia’s City Planning Commission for community organizers.
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Which Candidates for Governor of Pennsylvania Support Open Data?
In this post we outline which candidates for Governor of Pennsylvania support open data principles.
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Analyzing Philadelphia Crash Data
In this blog, we share the workflow and tools used in the GIS part of our analysis of Philadelphia crash data.
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