Summer of Maps is a fellowship program run by Azavea that matches nonprofit organizations that have spatial analysis needs with talented students pursuing careers in geospatial data analysis to complete projects over a three-month period during the summer.


Check out this video to learn more about the program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_cqzoOzHWs



What does a nonprofit organization get?

Azavea is committed to improving impact and operations in the nonprofit sector - Summer of Maps provides data analysis services grants for nonprofit organizations - this means Azavea funds a summer fellowship for an advanced student to work with nonprofit organizations at no cost. Talented GIS students will work with our mentors to implement a geospatial data analysis and visualization project for selected organizations during the summer of 2017.


What do we mean by "geospatial data analysis and visualization"?

Here are a few examples:

Arts & Culture: analyze geographic location of ticket sales and donations to both identify existing clusters and untapped markets

Elections & Civil Rights: identify the sources of campaign contributions and measure the influence they have on the national political landscape

Environment, Sustainability and Ecosystems: analyze the urban tree canopy and existing development to make a recommendation for future preservation

Public Safety: analyze the impact of neighborhood indicators or other environmental factors on crime risk

Public Health & Food: develop three potential sites for a new soup kitchen and perform a market analysis to determine how each will affect existing sites

Community & Economic Development: analyze housing needs to determine the best site for a new low income housing development

Transportation: identify the next 10 streets for the addition of bike lanes by scoring all street segments based on a variety of geographic criteria

How does an organization apply?

If an organization is interested in participating in Summer of Maps, they should submit a project proposal by filling out the application. Applications are due Sunday, February 5, 2017.


Learn more

To learn more about the Summer of Maps program, please visit www.summerofmaps.com. Nonprofits can explore the finalist projects from 2016 that proposed complex and interesting geospatial projects. They can also read blogs written by our 2016 fellows and explore the projects Summer of Maps fellows completed.


Applications for nonprofits are due Sunday, February 5, 2017.

https://azavea.forms.fm/2017-summer-of-maps-nonprofit-application