PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feedhttp://www.prweb.comPRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releasesenxml@emediawire.comxml@emediawire.comWed, 31 Aug 2011 17:35:52 GMT30Philadelphia Department of Records’ PhillyHistory.org Wins 2011 Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History Leadership in History Awardshttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/8/prweb8756745.htmWed, 31 Aug 2011 21:35:18 GMT AASLH to confer fifty-nine national awards this year. Winners represent the best in the field and provide leadership for the future of state and local history.

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]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/8/prweb8756745.htmFirst Web-based Redistricting Contest Launched in Philadelphia for the Public to Create City Council District Planshttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/8/prweb8697213.htmFri, 05 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT FixPhillyDistricts.com enables the public to draw their own district maps and submit them for judging, prizes, and a chance to be published in local news media.

(PRWeb August 05, 2011)

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]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/8/prweb8697213.htmAzavea Releases Source Code for PhillyTreeMap to Provide Municipalities and Citizen Groups With Collaborative Urban Forestry Inventory Toolshttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8658074.htmThu, 21 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMT The Open Source Code, Named ‘OpenTreeMap’ Is Now Available on GitHub.com and Is Designed to Be Implemented for Any City in the World

(PRWeb July 21, 2011)

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]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8658074.htmAzavea Releases Source Code for OpenDataPhilly.org To Enable Municipalities and Open Government Groups to Create Their Own Open Data Catalogshttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/6/prweb8610121.htmThu, 30 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT The Open Source Code, Named ‘Open Data Catalog’ is Now Available on GitHub.com

(PRWeb June 30, 2011)

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]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/6/prweb8610121.htmReleased: White Paper on Augmented Reality Technology Research and AR Mobile App for Historical Photos by Azavea and Philadelphia Department of Recordshttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/5/prweb8416629.htmTue, 17 May 2011 13:00:00 GMT Android and iPhone Apps Provide Access to 500 Augmented Reality Enabled Photos from Popular Geographic Photo Search Website PhillyHistory.org. White Paper Details Research on AR App Development.

(PRWeb May 17, 2011)

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]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/5/prweb8416629.htmAzavea Launches PhillyTreeMap.org, a Web Application to Inventory Philadelphia's Urban Foresthttp://www.prweb.com/releases/Azavea/PhillyTreeMap/prweb8337426.htmFri, 29 Apr 2011 13:00:00 GMT Free registration lets the public add and edit information to the current database of 175,000 trees

(PRWeb April 29, 2011)

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]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/Azavea/PhillyTreeMap/prweb8337426.htmAzavea Launches OpenDataPhilly, a First-of-a-Kind Philadelphia-Centric Catalog of Online Data, Applications and APIshttp://www.prweb.com/releases/Azavea/OpenDataPhilly/prweb8318832.htmMon, 25 Apr 2011 18:00:00 GMT Over 100 Datasets now available to drive and encourage innovative use of data

(PRWeb April 25, 2011)

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]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/Azavea/OpenDataPhilly/prweb8318832.htmAzavea Offers First Elected Official Data API Via TechSoup's Product Donation Programhttp://www.prweb.com/releases/Azavea_Cicero/TechSoup/prweb8323953.htmThu, 21 Apr 2011 13:00:00 GMT Nonprofits to Receive 5,000 Free Credits for Address-Based District Matching, Elected Official Lookup and Address Geocoding for a Growing List of Countries

(PRWeb April 21, 2011)

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]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/Azavea_Cicero/TechSoup/prweb8323953.htmAzavea Creates the PhillyStormwater.org Web-Based System to Support the Philadelphia Water Department’s New Green Stormwater Management Programhttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/10/prweb4715374.htmFri, 29 Oct 2010 07:01:00 GMT Azavea (formerly Avencia), an award-winning Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software design and development firm, announces the launch of PhillyStormwater.org, a public web Stormwater Billing application (http://PhillyStormwater.org/) for the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD). The application supports the City of Philadelphia’s new parcel-based stormwater billing program.

(PRWeb October 29, 2010)

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]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/10/prweb4715374.htmAzavea Receives SBIR Award from U.S. Department of Agriculture to Build Web-based OpenTreeMap to Support Collaborative Urban Forestryhttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/10/prweb4656824.htmFri, 15 Oct 2010 07:01:00 GMT Azavea (formerly Avencia), http://www.azavea.com, an award-winning Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software design and development firm, announces that it was awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant totaling $90,000, by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a prototype of a new data management software that will assist communities with the inventory and maintenance of urban forests.

(PRWeb October 15, 2010)

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]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/10/prweb4656824.htmAzavea and the Sustainable Business Network of Philadelphia Launch CommonSpace Web Application Making Social Fun Easier While Promoting Walking, Biking and Public Transithttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/09/prweb4455584.htmThu, 02 Sep 2010 07:01:00 GMT Today Azavea an award-winning geospatial analysis (GIS) software development company, and the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia, announced the launch of the CommonSpace web application (http://commonspace.us). Borrowing from the urban planning concept of a “walkshed,” the area that is accessible to pedestrians within a given time period, CommonSpace, in a pilot program currently exclusive to Philadelphia which will run through mid-October, enables users to calculate their personal “transit-shed” and find local activities and events within that area, while encouraging walking, biking and public transit.

(PRWeb September 02, 2010)

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]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/09/prweb4455584.htmElected Official Data and District Matching for the United Kingdom Now Available through Azavea’s Cicero™ APIhttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/08/prweb4374004.htmWed, 11 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT Azavea (formerly Avencia), an award-winning Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software design and development firm, announces the addition of United Kingdom legislative data to Cicero, Azavea’s district matching and elected official lookup API. Cicero API users are now able to match addresses in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to their corresponding legislative districts

(PRWeb August 11, 2010)

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]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/08/prweb4374004.htmAzavea Recognized as National Finalist in 2010 Top Small Company Workplaces List by Inc. Magazine and Winning Workplaceshttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/06/prweb4182794.htmThu, 24 Jun 2010 07:01:00 GMT Inc. Magazine and Winning Workplaces have announced the winners and finalists of the 2010 Top Small Company Workplaces competition – the best small and mid-sized places to work in the country – in Inc.’s June issue. Based on its strong commitment to providing a stimulating, intellectually challenging and open environment for its employees, Azavea (formerly Avencia), an award-winning geospatial analysis (GIS) software development company, secured a place in the list of 20 finalists nationwide.

(PRWeb June 24, 2010)

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]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/06/prweb4182794.htmAzavea (Formerly Avencia) Awarded NSF SBIR Grant to Explore Use of GPUs for Faster Geographic Data Processinghttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/06/prweb4117794.htmThu, 10 Jun 2010 07:00:00 GMT Azavea, an award-winning geospatial analysis (GIS) software development company was awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant of $150,000 by the National Science Foundation to test the feasibility of using graphics processing units (GPUs) to substantially increase the performance of raster-based geographic information systems (GIS) software operations.

(PRWeb June 10, 2010)

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]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/06/prweb4117794.htmAzavea Ranks 28th on 2010 Inner City 100 List of 100 Fastest-Growing Inner City Companies Nationwidehttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/05/prweb3989784.htmWed, 12 May 2010 07:01:00 GMT Philadelphia-based Geospatial Software Firm Makes the List for the Second Year in a Row

(PRWeb May 12, 2010)

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]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/05/prweb3989784.htmAzavea (formerly Avencia) Becomes a Certified B Corporationhttp://www.prweb.com/releases/GISsoftwaredevelopment/geospatialanalysis/prweb3824944.htmFri, 02 Apr 2010 07:00:00 GMT Philadelphia-based GIS software development and geospatial analysis firm announces that they have been certified as a B Corporation, reaffirming their commitment to promoting the emergence of more dynamic, vibrant, and sustainable communities while benefiting its partners and employees.

(PRWeb April 02, 2010)

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]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/GISsoftwaredevelopment/geospatialanalysis/prweb3824944.htmFree Subscription Plan Released for the Cicero Legislative District Matching and Elected Official Lookup APIhttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3732884.htmTue, 16 Mar 2010 07:01:00 GMT Azavea Inc. (formerly Avencia), an award-winning Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software design and development firm, announces the release of a new ‘Cicero Free’ plan - a free subscription plan for Cicero, Azavea’s district matching and elected official lookup web service API. The plan offers up to 1,000 credits each month which can be used toward any coordinate-based legislative district matching, elected official data lookups and/or map web service requests. Azavea created the ‘Cicero Free’ pricing plan to give organizations with limited resources the opportunity to provide their website or online application with legislative data through the Cicero API free of charge.

(PRWeb March 16, 2010)

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]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3732884.htmAvencia Incorporated Announces New Company Name – Azavea Inc. -- Leading Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Software Development Firm Changes Namehttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3684314.htmThu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT Avencia Incorporated, a leading Philadelphia-based geographic information systems (GIS) software design and development firm announced today that it has changed its name to Azavea Inc (http://www.azavea.com). Azavea (formerly Avencia) was founded in 2000 by Robert Cheetham to build innovative location-based web solutions and perform spatial analyses to enhance decision-making processes in order to promote the emergence of more dynamic, vibrant, and sustainable communities.

(PRWeb March 04, 2010)

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