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CivicMapper @CivicMapper

We develop #geospatial solutions for decision makers on the front lines of #Climate, #Infrastructure, and #SocialEquity. info@civicmapper.com

Joined November 2014
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What better way to celebrate #GISday than with a new and improved website! Please visit, leave a comment, and join our mailing list! We will not spam you! civicmapper.com/

CivicMapper | Modern geospatial technology solutions for solving problems in the natural and built...

We are an agile team of geospatial technology experts who develop geospatial data, build web-based analysis tools, and create spatially enabled software for decision makers on the front lines of...

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The @IJ Institute for Justice wrote a great letter to the @PaSenate opposing #HB609. They describe how creating #maps and #data about land is speech, and how laws like these threaten to violate the #FirstAmendment. You can read the full letter here: bit.ly/IJletterHB609
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Sam Learner@sam_learner
13 May 2021
Just finished up the river flow project that I tweeted a video of a couple of days ago. It uses @USGS data to trace the path of a raindrop from anywhere in the contiguous US. You can give it a try here: river-runner.samlearner.com/

River Runner

Watch the path of a raindrop from anywhere in the contiguous United States

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Check it out!
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Read more about why PA House Bill 609 is bad for innovation and business. Thanks @RoadBoticsNA @Kaarta3D @GEO_Henosis for opposing this legislation with us and many others! #HB609 #geospatial #GIS #Pennsylvania bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/n…

Here's what House Bill 609 could mean for Pittsburgh's geospatial tech companies

If passed, House Bill 609 could tighten licensure requirements for mapping, and several Pittsburgh-based geospatial technology companies said the bill poses a threat to their operations.

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Our secret sauce is our feline helpers
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The vote on #HB609 might be happening very soon. Don’t wait- take action now to save #GIS and #geospatial innovation in #Pennsylvania. Contact the @PaLegis and #PAsenate now!
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Read about and take action on #pahb609 #hb609 here! oppose-hb609-civicmapper.hub…

Oppose HB609

Legislation in PA threatens to limit innovation, raise costs and devalue the work of Geospatial professionals. Thank you for visiting to learn more about HB609 and how you can take action.

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If you missed it, you can find our #PAGIS21 presentation here! #GIS #pennsylvania #hydrography #EDH #3DEP #NHD #urban #watershed #lidar drive.google.com/file/d/1WR3…

Extending Allegheny County Hydrology Data for the Nine Mile Run Watershed PAGIS 2021 V2.pdf

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New logo, who dis?
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Our very own @eldfjallakoku and @Geologistatlarg will be presenting this afternoon during the @PAGISConf, at 1:30 and 3:00, respectively. Be sure to log on and tune in! #GIS #Pennsylvania
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Here’s a template letter to your PA Senator to oppose #HB609 ! Save #GIS in #Pennsylvania
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If you are a #GIS or #mapping practitioner in #Pennsylvania, you need to be paying attention to this legislation. #HB609 is bad for our industry and will affect jobs and innovation. Contact your representatives!
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Sarah Williams@datasew
24 Sep 2020
so excited pre-order for my new book from MIT PRESS Data Action: Using Data for a Public Good (How to Use Data as a Tool for Empowerment not Oppression) now available..mitpress.mit.edu/books/data-…

Data Action

Big data can be used for good, from tracking disease to exposing human rights violations, and for bad, implementing surveillance and control. Data inevitably...

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#Pittsburgh artist Katy Dement created a set of these beautiful handmade paper maps for us of #Pennsylvania, our major #rivers, and #Appalachian valleys and ridges using paper from wasps' nests. #waterislife #geology #pennsylvania #geospatial #art #science #environment
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We thank all of our colleagues and clients who served our country to protect our freedoms. May we never take their work and sacrifice for granted. Here’s some maps from the VA that help visualize interesting Veteran stats. #VeteransDay2020 va.gov/vetdata/maps.asp

VA.gov | Veterans Affairs

Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.

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CivicMapper representing at the @esri #Infrastructure Management & GIS Conference today!
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Please vote NO today on HB2101 @Senatorcosta, @SenWilliamsPA, @PaLegis, @PaLegislature This is a solution without a problem and affects small #geospatial businesses at the worst possible time, when so many businesses are struggling. Read more here: pamagic.org/hb-2101-position
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