Abhijeet Chavan

Abhijeet Chavan is the co-founder and former co-editor-in-chief of Planetizen.

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Abhijeet Chavan is the co-founder and former co-editor-in-chief of Planetizen and the executive producer of Planetizen Courses. He was also the chief technology officer of Urban Insight, Inc., the technology consulting firm that operates Planetizen. Abhijeet Chavan has over 20 years of technology consulting experience working with government, higher education, legal services, and non-profit clients. Abhijeet is the founder of OpenAdvocate and the creator of DLAW web platform, WriteClearly plain-language authoring tool and ReadClearly legal web glossaries. Abhijeet was named to the Fastcase 50 list of global legal innovators in 2017.

Abhijeet previously coordinated geographic information (GIS), software development, and data projects for the Imaging Systems Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also served as the information technology coordinator for the East St. Louis Action Research Project, a cross-disciplinary initiative of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign working with residents and community groups in severely distressed urban areas.Abhijeet received his Master of Architecture (M. Arch) and Master of Landscape Architecture (M.L.A) degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Hurricane Katrina's Real Name

Ross Gelbspan believes the U.S. media is not telling the Americans the complete story of Hurricane Katrina.

Hackers Use Google To Map Hurricane's Impact

The tech-savvy are using mapping and satellite images from Google to map the devastaton caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Collaborative Mapping Of Hurricane Damage With Google Maps

Mapping enthusiasts are using Google Maps and Google Earth and other data to compile maps of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. <blockquote>One Web site, <a href="http://www.scipionus.com">www.scipionus.com</a>, is combating the confusion by encouraging users to annotate a Google Map of New Orleans with information about specific locations. Collectively, the community is creating a collaborative map Wikipedia. Anyone with something to add can enter a street address and leave a marker on the map at that location, providing a few lines of text about conditions at that spot.

Bush Cut New Orleans Flood Control Funding

Former Clinton advisor Sidney Blumenthal criticizes Bush administration's environmental and emergency planning policies.

URISA GISCorps Volunteer Positions Filled

URISA <a href="http://www.giscorps.org/">GISCorps</a> got a good response to their <a href="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/archives/2005/09/01/316/">call for GIS volunteers</a>. All volunteer positions are now filled. Volunteers will be going to Jackson, Mississippi. <blockquote> "Seven of the volunteers are map production experts. There is a lab in Jackson where they can start their work with hardware and software ready to use. They have some data and more is coming. The second group of volunteers will be in the field with GPS equipment. The group in Jackson will be mapping the field data as soon as they can and hand it over to the emergency personnel."</blockquote>