Drive-by property appraisals streamline data collection
A Kansas county is using vehicles outfitted with rooftop cameras and LiDAR units to quickly and inexpensively capture property images that are then integrated into its cloud-based appraisal system.
Need help finding broadband grants? Tool helps sift through opportunities
A new tool from US Ignite helps communities search and filter federal grant opportunities to support broadband expansion and smart city deployments.
Wastewater monitoring took off during the COVID-19 pandemic – and here’s how it could help head off future outbreaks
Widespread and routine use of wastewater monitoring would give public health officials access to information about the levels of a range of potential infections in U.S. communities.
New Jersey Combating Vehicle Theft With License Plate Readers
The state will expand its network of high-speed automated cameras to crack down on record numbers of stolen cars.
Smart Pavement Powering EV Charging, In-road Traffic Sensors
With the installation of smart pavement at five downtown intersections, a Kansas town is driving smart infrastructure adoption.
Open-source intelligence: The new frontier of digital investigations
End-to-end open source intelligence solutions that can automatically collect, analyze and structure information in a user-friendly way can help investigators get actionable insights from mountains of online data.
Ransomware Attacks on Governments More Frequent, Damaging and Costly
Attackers targeting states and localities demanded the lowest ransom payments of any sector surveyed, but victims were more likely to pay, according to a recent report.
Cybersecurity Agency Points to Water Sector in Seeking $80M More for FEMA Grants
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and FEMA are rolling out the first of $1 billion the Homeland Security agencies got to help state and local entities improve cybersecurity.
A City Government Begins Mining for Bitcoin
Fort Worth, Texas, has installed three bitcoin mining machines in its data center as part of a six-month pilot to assess the implications and opportunities of minting cryptocurrency.
A City Turns to an Algorithm to Prioritize Streetlight Repairs
Rather than repairing thousands of streetlights in the order outages are reported, San Diego weighs data on residential density, the presence of schools or parks, traffic collisions and other factors in deciding which ones to fix first.
How Data-driven Policies Can Help States and Localities
Officials say that following the numbers and looking at evidence has proven useful in tackling a range of equity issues and with steering clear of partisan fights.
The data states need to improve digital equity
A new playbook can help states improve the collection, analysis and presentation of digital literacy and skills data as they prepare to apply for digital equity grants.
Data-driven approach boosts efficiency of streetlight repairs
Rather than repairing streetlights in the order outages are reported, San Diego weighs data on location, residential density, the presence of schools or parks and traffic collision information to prioritize repairs and increase efficiency.
Practice Makes Perfect When It Comes To Recovering From a Cyberattack
And it’s not if an agency gets attacked, it’s when, according to one state official.
Labor Dept. Pilot Taps State Data for a New Look at Who is Getting Unemployment Benefits
Data on access to unemployment insurance broken down by demographics can help program administrators make sure that they help everyone entitled to the benefit access it, the Labor Department says.
How One State Measures Post-pandemic Recovery
Economic leaders in New Jersey can see indicators and contextualize metrics with a solution that combines government, geographic and third-party economic data into an interactive dashboard.
White House Looks to Focus Service Delivery Around ‘Life Events'
The Biden administration is fleshing out a plan to organize government services around the needs of Americans and not around agency org charts.
How one state measures post-pandemic recovery
Economic leaders in New Jersey can see indicators and contextualize metrics with a solution that combines government, geographic and third-party economic data into an interactive dashboard.
NYC launches climate dashboard
The metrics track climate-related risks to New York City’s physical, social and financial future.
Mobile Driver's Licenses, Digital Credentials Can Protect Against Identity Theft
Standards for mobile licenses and credentials top the wish list of trade groups looking to steer the Biden administration’s action on combating identity theft and fraud.
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