19 Dec

The Food Trust Spotlight

The Food Trust is a nationally recognized nonprofit founded in 1992 and based in Philadelphia. The Food Trust works with neighborhoods, schools, grocers, farmers and policymakers in the city and across the country to develop a comprehensive approach to improved...
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7 Dec

December’s Mapping Contest Winner

This month’s Mapping Contest winner is Pankaj Rawat from Delhi, India. His map “Geography of Traditional Music” illustrates all the various music genres within India separated along geographic boundaries. This map represents the musical diversity of India on a regional...
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6 Dec

Azavea Spotlight

  At a Glance: Azavea is a B Corporation which stretches the possibilities of geospatial technology to enable their clients to answer complex questions in a wide range of domains: urban ecosystems, water, infrastructure planning, economic development, public transit, elections,...
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4 Nov

Teralytics Spotlight

At a Glance: Teralytics is a Switzerland-based company that works to understand human mobility patterns in order to unlock new solutions in urban planning, transportation and travel. As cities become increasingly digitized, understanding the way humans move in and out...
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2 Nov

November’s Mapping Contest Winner

This months mapping contest winner is Patrick McGranaghan for his artistic map detailing one of Mount Etna’s geographic features. This map is made to draw attention to a unique geographic oddity: a decipoint. This is the only place in the...
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26 Oct

StreetScan Spotlight

    At a Glance: StreetScan is a Boston based startup which helps improve civil infrastructure by providing smart city mobile sensing services and asset management software. In Depth: America’s roadways are often overcrowded, in poor conditions and underfunded. One...
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19 Oct

Map of the Week: Celebration of Diwali

  Also known as the ‘festival of lights’, Diwali is a five-day festival that is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains, each of whom have their own specific traditions and customs in celebrating. But the one theme that is constant...
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