NPR: GIS Helps Activist Locate Grocery Stores in Philly
Day to Day highlights the work of Duane Perry, who founded an organization in Philadelphia called the Food Trust, dedicated to helping city residents gain access to nutritious, affordable, food and Amy Hillier, professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design, but back back in the day a GIS grad student. Their work plotting the nature of Philadelphia’s residents and the stores avaialble helped pave the way for state grants to put stores where there were none. Audio will be available at 4 pm EST.
by Adena Schutzberg on 01/31 at 12:38 PM |
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