Justice & Public Safety
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In the two years since the state released guidance for localities interested in speed or red-light cameras, fewer than 10 percent of its municipalities have submitted and won approval of plans. -
Responder MAX will focus on marketing, communications, recruitment and other areas. First Arriving, which has worked with some 1,300 agencies, will keep involved with its "real-time information platform."
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San Jose is the latest city whose use of the cameras to snag criminal suspects, critics say, also threatens privacy and potentially runs afoul of laws barring access by out-of-state and federal agencies.
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Keeping the lights on or getting power back may be easier now, thanks to smart devices and “eyes in the sky.”
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The University of Iowa will embed researchers into the city's police department to help with crime trends using data analysis and evidence-based research.
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Although the FAA and airports are examining the use of emerging technologies to detect or take down drones, there’s not much they can do right now except educate drone pilots to fly safely or send law enforcement officers to try to find the offender.
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The communications giant has proposed a network solution it believes will achieve the mission of FirstNet, as well as maintain the competitive nature of the communications marketplace.
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While social-media companies have been grappling for years with how to rid their sites of hateful speech and images, the events of the last several days served as a stark reminder of just how real, present and local the threat posed by white supremacists can be.
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Two local governments -- the city of Moore and Cleveland County -- could save $1 million if they share the purchase of public safety software.
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State and local agencies in Oregon, where the solar eclipse will first reach the United States, have partnered for the past year to identify best uses for geospatial and mapping technology.
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Emergency workers will be able to preempt other users’ traffic on the network, and will be able to send and receive as much data as they need to during their emergency work.
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If it’s not in your car now, it will probably be in your next one.
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The drone probably weighed 2 to 4 pounds — big enough and, at only 100 feet away, close enough to cause a devastating crash.
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Unauthorized drone use could result in criminal prosecution, forfeiture of recordings and loss of installation access privileges.
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The emergence of FirstNet in Kansas under AT&T’s plan is expected to improve broadband coverage and service in rural areas and on tribal lands.
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As FirstNet and NG 911 mature, public safety will benefit and need to address challenges.
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The state plans to take down a data portal at some point to upgrade it, but city officials didn't want access to Rockford data to be disrupted.
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The USGS has signed new cooperative agreements with six universities and purchased nearly $1 million in new equipment.
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After years of investment, leaders say jobs are starting to come.
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The service would capture comments before they could be deleted, and send alerts for potential threats or distressed language, among other features.
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The camera technology had problems that limited its effectiveness, while revenue earnings felt short of expectations.
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