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How to Convert Geodatabase Spatial Data and Related Tables to Vector Tiles
Use this open source data processing pipeline to convert geodatabase files to vector tiles for use in a web application.
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Exploring Protected Wildlife Habitat for Every Property in New Jersey
This Azavea 10% Time project defines a process for converting big data files to vector tiles and allows a user to identify habitat areas in need of protection.
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Trajectory of Geospatial Open Source Innovation Discussed at FOSS4G NA
Earlier this month, we presented, exhibited, and attended talks at FOSS4G NA in St. Louis. Read our recap of events and view the slides from our presentations.
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Open Civic Data Standards: Book of Adopted and Proposed Standards
The Open Civic Data Standards ebook outlines the status of open data standards in several civic domains and lists domains where there is strong potential for developing or defining new open data standards.
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Find the Nearest Cheesesteak on National Cheesesteak Day
This web app built for National Cheesesteak Day provides walking directions to the nearest top ranked restaurant that serves cheesesteaks.
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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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#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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The Evolution of Our Redistricting and Gerrymandering Work
In part 1 of our series on Azavea’s redistricting and gerrymandering work, we look at the history of our involvement in this space and what we’re currently working on. Gerrymandering, compactness, contiguity, the efficiency gap. These are the kinds of words that make a lot of redistricting nerds excited these days. Rarely does the application […]
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Philadelphia Plans to Prioritize Data Nominated by Nonprofits During OpenDataVote
OpenDataVote – a cooperative effort between Azavea, Tech Impact, Technical.ly Media, Code for Philly, the City of Philadelphia and others – gives social service and advocacy groups a platform to nominate data sets that are not currently openly available but which they need in order to support their mission, and the public an opportunity to […]
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