Philly's Azavea has been acquired by Alexandria-based Element 84
The combined 100-person company will use Azavea's Callowhill HQ as its home.
Source: technical.ly
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8 email management tips from Philly tech leaders
Inbox Zero vs. Inbox Infinity. Auto-responders. Management apps. How do we measure a clean inbox — and how do we get there?
Source: technical.ly
At Azavea's Callowhill HQ, art offers a reprieve
An in-house art committee is trying to bring artistic inspiration into the mapping firm's physical space.
Source: technical.ly
Startup Roundup: RJMetrics moves to the city, Ascentive settles deceptive marketing suit
Technically Philly's Startup Roundup parses out the small pieces that make our greater Startup ecosystem thrive. We want to keep you in touch with the
Source: technical.ly
OpenAccessPhilly forum brings civic technology leaders together
How technology and civic participation intersect in Philadelphia was the central focus of a forum hosted Friday by the OpenAccessPhilly public/private stakeholders group.
Source: technical.ly
How to get your data visualization featured on OpenDataPhilly
Timed to a forthcoming Knight Foundation-backed upgrade to the region's open data portal, the mapping firm Azavea is running a contest.
Source: technical.ly
Crime Prediction Software Promised to Be Free of Biases. New Data Shows It Perpetuates Them
Millions of crime predictions left on an unsecured server show PredPol mostly avoided Whiter neighborhoods, targeted Black and Latino neighborhoods.
Source: governing.com
Crime prediction software promised to be free of biases. New data shows it perpetuates them
More than one in 33 U.S. residents were potentially subject to police patrol decisions directed by crime prediction software called PredPol.
Source: thenextweb.com