Looking at broadband availability data over time
Researchers at Michigan State University have by developed a methodology for integrating Form 477 broadband coverage data with decennial census counts.
AI task force may open government data to researchers
To help spur innovation, the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force is considering giving AI researchers secure access to anonymous data the government collects.
Data on short-term rentals helps county collect occupancy tax
Placer County, Calif., uses the cloud-based Rentalscape platform to identify, track and report short-term rental registrations, bookings and transient occupancy tax payments.
Postal Service turns to computer vision AI, edge computing to improve delivery
New systems deployed at 195 mail processing centers nationwide.
Baltimore takes a data-driven approach to targeting gun trafficking
The city's Gun Trafficking Intelligence Platform connects purchase data, gun recoveries and ballistics reports to better understand the ecosystem of illegal firearms.
California connects datasets to show how mental health services can reduce arrests
The program is expanding to include employment, education data to more accurately maps the impact mental health care can have.
JEDI remains key to Pentagon's JADC2 dreams
The Defense Department has an official strategy for implementing Joint All Domain Command and Control, but it still needs an enterprise cloud capability to make it real.
The case for SaaS data backup and ownership
Backing up SaaS data is extremely important. By capturing data at high frequencies in a cloud data lake they own, federal, local and state governments can better protect their data while maximizing the value they get from it.
Sheriff’s office expands data, video options with digital evidence system
A cloud-based digital evidence management system has enabled the Galveston, Texas, Sheriff’s Office to improve data collection, storage and sharing.
FDA issues food traceability challenge
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a challenge to digitize the data in the food distribution system so contaminated food can be rapidly identified, traced and removed from the marketplace.
How to use strategic asset management to optimize an infrastructure windfall
The modeling methodology can help governments create an agile view of assets, develop strategies to guide investments and analyze data to model scenarios for applying infrastructure funds in the most strategic way possible.
How a national student database could cheapen the college experience
A database that collects information on students’ race, gender, major, income, wealth and debt will help will shift the focus to ensuring that college graduates earn a certain level of income and wealth.
What the data says about phone use while driving
Researchers at Texas A&M University found that not only does the frequency of phone use correlate to the number of distracted crashes on urban roads, but there’s a direct link between road geometrics -- the presence or absence of a shoulder or extra lanes -- and more phone use while driving.
How hot is it? Communities collect heat data
About 25 cities this summer will work with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to collect data to identify neighborhoods with extreme heat.
Better data helps state, local governments map COVID pandemic’s economic impact
Data tools developed by Argonne National Laboratory provide insight into estimated losses in fees, taxes and other revenue sources that impact economic activity.
Turning pictures of buildings into better disaster preparedness
Scientists are using data from Google Maps and satellite images in artificial intelligence applications that can automatically identify characteristics of city’s buildings that would be vulnerable in a natural disaster.
NASA runs on data
Data is at core of the space agency’s digital transformation efforts, and key to advancing everything NASA does, the agency’s chief data officer says.
How to use statistics to prepare for the next pandemic
Data-driven planning based upon cultural and demographic factors can help predict how outbreaks could progress and which people may be most vulnerable.
Securing pandemic relief programs from fraud
Fraudulent and improper payments have soared during the pandemic, prompting agencies to investigate new and more sophisticated detection methods.
Data virtualization helps agencies realize Federal Data Strategy goals
A logical data fabric can help government agencies to glean immediate, actionable intelligence from their data, securely share it and leverage it to enable information flexibility and agility.
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