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15 Jul

eCURV: Minimizing energy demand bills

Demand charges are tariffs that electricity companies bill customers that pay for the need to keep up with demand and be ready for peak demands. The company eCURV has created a product that will control what equipment is drawing from...
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15 Jul

Trail Titans: Climb the world’s highest mountains with 360° views every step of the trail

Trail Titans is the Google Street View for mountain climbing. The developers capture 360° trail views of the world’s highest mountains and create an interactive climbing experience for desktop and mobile users. They give hikers, climbers, and even couch potatoes the...
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15 Jul

Stantec: Design with community in mind

Stantec is a consulting firm that “sees[s] potential ways to overcome design challenges with creative problem solving. We see a chance to better our community.” They collaborate across disciplines and industries to create the best solution to urban challenges. They...
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15 Jul

Landmark: Visual Directions, Without the Maps

Landmark is a mobile app that provides users with pedestrian perspective pictures during navigation directions to help them find locations more easily and quickly. Most directions maps are focused on maps and driving, and don’t offer real information on landmarks and...
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14 Jul

Get to know Dr. Fritz Nelson: A cryospheric scientist

American Geographical Society Council member Dr. Frederick (‘Fritz’) Nelson is a cryospheric scientist specializing in permafrost and the landforms of cold environments. His research can be grouped into several themes: (1) evolution of cold, nonglacial landscapes; (2) the impacts of...
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14 Jul

LocalData: Better data makes better cities

LocalData is a cloud-based mapping platform for the public sector and non-profit professionals. The application has simple data collection to save time and funds. The focus of LocalData is to collect and analyze information about urban infrastructure. The application is...
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14 Jul

SmartSea: A Mobile Platform for Boaters

SmartSea Technologies is a new company that focuses on maritime navigation and mapping the oceans, with the most up to date nautical and technological tools. The company came together from the SmartPort app team, who built the first app for...
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14 Jul

sMap: The Social Mapping Application

sMap is a company that gives users the tools to do public outreach through mapping. They focus on making their product a fun and engaging on-line tool that allows individuals to create maps of the issues and opportunities facing their...
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13 Jul

Map of the Week: Bastille Day and the Spread of Democracy

Tomorrow, July 14th, is Bastille Day, which commemorates the storming of the Bastille during the French Revolution, the fall of the monarchy and the formation of the French Democratic state in 1789. The ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity became...
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13 Jul

Wherefire: Tools to find the news near you

Wherefire is a company that helps users never miss a news story in their neighborhood. The mobile app lets users create news alerts by selecting zip codes or drawing shapes on the map. When a web site they’ve followed posts...
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