Posts tagged: interns

Analyzing historical transit service & GTFS publishing practices in Transitland

This summer we added 3,000 historical GTFS feed versions to Transitland, stretching back to 2008. Interesting patterns are emerging!

TransitFlow — using Python and Processing to visualize regional transit frequency

Transitflow is an experimental set of tools that generate spatial-temporal transit frequency datasets and visualizations from the command line.

Searching the Summer

I opened that box on a map with a magnifying glass icon, and uncovered five importers, three microservices, and hundreds of Node modules. I was in awe.

New and improved bike routing, with low stress options

This summer, we have enhanced bicycle costing. Not only is overall routing improved, but `use_roads'` and `use_hills` are now much more versatile.

Increasing Name Translations in Who's On First

Outlining and visualizing the work we've done to increase name translations in the Who's On First gazetteer.

Redesigning and Rebuilding the Who's On First website

How can we most effectively allow for understanding, visualizing, and interacting with Who's On First?

Ladders for Leaders, Summer 2016

Everything is even better than what I imagined when I first got an email for a phone interview with Mapzen through the NYC Ladders to Leaders summer internship program

Intern Report—Ladders for Leaders

Mapzen interns making maps happen via NYC's Summer Youth Employment Program