Analytics
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Martha Norrick left her job earlier this year and has since joined the incoming mayor’s transition team on technology. She was an advocate of open data and data literacy. -
The state is in procurement on a new GoHawaii app, intended to integrate agricultural declarations and tourism questions. Hawaii recently marked the 75th anniversary of its in-flight visitor survey.
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Even with diminished federal funding, organizers of the Baltimore-Social Environmental Collaborative plan to empower community members to keep collecting data and putting it to use.
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Vexcel, which has recently started selling high-resolution aerial imagery to governments on demand, has now scooped up part of another company in an effort to improve the data it provides to customers.
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From technology to methodology, the way volunteers go about counting homeless populations in different areas of Washington state varies widely. Here's an inside look at the process in three counties.
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The first state CDO, Andrew Laing, left his station for the private sector in September. Kristin McClure, a data scientist with about 20 years of experience, recently filled this increasingly critical position.
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The city of Venice, Fla., is now opening its Geographic Information System data hub, which is still in the process of being built, up to the public, making it accessible through links on the city website.
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Plus, San Jose, Calif., reports strong results from text messaging app aimed at finding nontraditional housing residents for Census; Tennessee grant seeks to reward local gov Census projects; and more.
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State officials this week showed off some of the new high-tech wizardry that’s making it easier to drive in metro Atlanta traffic — and they announced that more of that technology is on the way.
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A task force convened by Pitt's Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security will examine algorithms used by Allegheny County in human service and criminal justice settings for potential bias.
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Together with Fairfax County, Va., Health and Human Services, the Mason DataLab at George Mason University is building an analytics model to increase the likelihood of physically, mentally and socially healthier youth.
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The new presidential primary system, run and paid for by the state, is expected to be logistically smoother. The new system also records party preference and provides that data to the chairs of each major political party.
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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has formed a partnership with Aclima to use roving air sensors that will gather detailed pollution data from across the San Francisco metro area.
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Plus, Code for America unveils the development process for a text message system for social service reminders in Louisiana; Bloomberg Philanthropies picks 21 European cities for innovation program; and more.
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The so-called Automated Vehicle Locator System will be hardwired into 2,900 state police vehicles. The move will allow supervisors to know if state troopers are where they're supposed to be while on patrol.
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The "acqui-hire" will bring Datmo's founders in to lead One Concern's solutions and data sciences teams. One Concern uses AI to help governments simulate disasters so they can better prepare for them.
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As officials in Ohio continue to promote the idea of creating a centralized criminal-sentencing database for the state, stakeholders are now suggesting that new blockchain technology could be the answer.
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Plus, San Francisco creates a master housing data set; Code for America’s marijuana conviction expungement work expands to a new county within California; and a new map visualizes Census hiring needs.
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The 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas features a host of new exhibits and conversations about how smart city design, transportation, security and equity will evolve in the years to come.
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Closed-circuit TVs are everywhere, but limited in what they can do. However, machine-learning software can convert them into proactive tools for a range of public uses, including traffic management and public safety.
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For the past month, users have not had online access to critical inspection reports on Georgia assisted living communities, personal care homes, nursing homes, and hospitals because the state’s website has been offline.
