Analytics

Funded by the National Science Foundation, researchers from several institutions are using deep learning to comb through satellite images for insights into climate change’s impact on permafrost.

The Pittsburgh Task Force on Public Algorithms has released recommendations for county and municipal governments that are interested in using automated systems for better decision-making.

Baltimore Police Department will use a new crime reporting system, joining law enforcement agencies across the country that have taken the same step, all of it as part of a change required by the federal government.

Frederick County planners would have more control over where companies could build data centers and what the facilities would look like under a bill the County Council is scheduled to vote on this week.

Mayor Randall Woodfin spearheaded work in Birmingham, Ala., that analyzed data around local skills and training gaps to help identify where the city could better focus efforts to drive economic mobility.

Work ground to a halt at Spokane's Veterans Affairs hospital Thursday after an update to a troubled computer system left patient data corrupted and unusable, according to patients and internal emails.

Broadband mapping is recognized as a complex, time-intensive process, as demonstrated by the experiences of the Federal Communications Commission and Georgia. But Montana was able to get a map fast. Here’s how.

The Tennessee Governor’s Office of Diversity Business Enterprise has announced internal and external dashboards to monitor government contracting with underrepresented groups across state agencies.

Savvy journalists flagging unreliable content, trusted local practitioners spreading truthful information, and AI tools charting the spread of manipulated narratives are being levied in the fight against misinformation.

In October, North Carolina tapped Carol Burroughs to be its interim chief data officer after the retirement of John Correllus. CIO James Weaver today upgraded Burroughs' status to that of permanent CDO.

A proposal to award many millions of dollars in state sales tax breaks to Amazon, Facebook, Google and other big tech giants over the next 30 years is now advancing through the Kentucky House.

As part of a legal settlement, the Baltimore Police Department and Persistent Surveillance Systems, the company that supported the department's spy plane program, will delete all spy data unless it involves an open case.

Consumers would gain greater control over their personal information and be able to demand that data controllers and processors not sell their data under a Republican proposal with bipartisan support.

An effective data-sharing platform can unite seemingly disparate information across state government organizations to help social services agencies identify, prosecute and reduce human trafficking.

According to a report, millions of gallons of sewage were dumped into the Santa Monica Bay in summer 2021 due to preventable issues, such as unheeded warnings and outdated equipment.

The city of Asheville, N.C.’s Point in Time count data — an annual data collection that focuses on homelessness — is now available to the public with the launch of a new dashboard on the city’s website.

Today, Buddy Dyer, mayor of Orlando, Fla., indicated that he promoted former city CIO Rosa Akhtarkhavari to the position of deputy chief financial officer back in October. The city now searches for a new CIO.

Now that a collaborative 200-page report outlining recommendations to address gun violence in Philadelphia has been published, officials must act on the report and not allow the data they've gathered go to waste.