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November 2018

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30 Nov

[INSIGHTS] Mapping Your Road to Success – Building and Analyzing Map Marker Screens with KMZ

by Tara Crothers
in [TIPS]
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This is one of the most common questions we get from our MetroQuest subscribers as they start building their first MetroQuest survey using the Map Screen: "how can we use maps and map markers to make our data actionable and gain new insights?" In this blog post, we dive into the details to help guide you along this process. MetroQuest uses decimal degrees for latitude and...

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Calgary Central Library
22 Nov

[SUCCESS] New Calgary Library Opens to Critical Acclaim

by Mike Walsh
in [SUCCESS], Consulting, Public Engagement, Urban Planning
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On November 1st the City of Calgary opened the new, much anticipated Central Library. According to the Calgary Herald, the new library is nothing short of spectacular! “Decades in the making, Calgary’s long-awaited $245-million downtown library opened its doors to the public Thursday, boasting 240,000 square feet of spectacular architecture, four floors of learning spaces and 450,000 new books and collections” (Source: Calgary Herald). Six years ago,...

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Alaska
12 Nov

[WEBINAR] Beyond Facebook: How DOTs Go Online for Real Input

by Dave Biggs
in [WEBINAR], Consulting, Public Engagement, Transportation
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With attendance at public meeting on the decline, State Departments of Transportation are increasingly looking online to boost public participation in their planning projects. While social media seems to be the first place most agencies go for online engagement, they quickly conclude that social media isn’t enough. While Facebook is great for sharing planning projects with the public, it isn’t designed to collect meaningful input for...

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