* Feb 28 – Mar 16 – Non-profit organizations can submit brief proposals for spatial analysis projects to Azavea
* Mar 17 – 20, – Azavea will review organizations
* Mar 21 – April 2 – Students submit proposals and applications
* April 2 – 13 – Top candidates are interviewed in Philadelphia
* April 16 – Azavea announces successful Summer of Maps fellows
* May 14 – August 31 – Summer of Maps fellows work on spatial analysis projects
Azavea is looking for:
Non-Profit Organizations
* Combine your data with other demographic and geographic data
* Get high quality maps that can be used to make a case to funders or support new initiatives
* We want good analytical projects that ask challenging spatial data analysis questions - we're trying to avoid projects where we're just putting dots on a map. Some examples might be:
-> Arts - analyze geographic location of ticket sales and donations to both identify existing clusters and untapped markets
-> Environment - develop fund-raising plan based on geographic prioritization
-> Food - identify three potential sites for a new soup kitchen and perform a market analysis to determine how each will affect existing sites
-> Housing - analyze housing needs to determine the best site for a new low income housing development
-> News - Combine several data sets to show patterns in a city government's expenditures
-> Land and water - develop green infrastructure plan that maximizes impact of stormwater interception
-> Transportation - identify the next 10 streets for the addition of bike lanes by scoring all street segments based on a variety of geographic criteria
* Those who are interested or know an org that is can apply via a
Google Doc by March 16.
Students
* We want people who are either living or can live locally in Philadelphia for the summer
* Work on a spatial analysis project that supports the social mission of a non-profit organization
* Work with Azavea staff to improve your GIS skills
* Receive a monthly stipend
* Gain work experience implementing a GIS project
* Applications will be made available in mid-March
On a personal note, I met the Azavea folks at a business GIS event years ago where they showcased their pro-bono work for a local non-profit arts organization. They've impressed me with their commitment to education and service ever since.
