AT&T, IBM to help cities build out Internet of Things
AT&T, IBM join forces to help cities, utilities and commercial firms develop and capitalize on the Internet of intelligent devices.
Cities turn the corner on 'smart city' investment
Market research firm IDC Government Insights says cities will start putting in place the IT building blocks for smart city systems and applications in 2014.
5 steps to jumpstart your city's cloud
Financial pressures and the drive to provide better citizen services have cities looking, and slowly moving, to the cloud. Here’s how to start the process.
Cloud-based analytics keeps Montreal's buses full and ridership growing
A combination of cloud computing and business analytics has helped the city of Montreal track the habits of individual public transit riders — and reward their loyalty.
Rutgers' RTM Dx makes crime prediction affordable
RTM Dx is a free tool developed by researchers at Rutgers University's School of Criminal Justice to help police predict where crimes are going to occur.
Government IT in 2014: More connections, more exposure, more risk
Agencies should expect to see more authentication, increased use of private clouds and the spread of smart city technologies in 2014.
Small town gets big results with data warehouse, analytics
Using SAS Analytics, city officials from Cary, N.C., monitor budgets across departments, improve police efficiency and track customer service goals.
Fort Lauderdale fights crime with data analytics
IBM researchers are working with the Florida city to develop an application that detects patterns and activities from a variety of data sources.
How analytics is making NYC's streets and buildings safer
The "Mayor's Geek Squad" builds a DataBridge to integrate data from 40 agencies and find previously unknown patterns and relationships for the city to follow up on.
Analytics will help cities manage water supplies, repair aging infrastructure
IBM Smarter Cities software offers advanced cloud-based analytics to help cities run more efficiently and offer better citizen services.
If you want a smarter city, start with parking. Yes, parking.
With a new generation of municipal Wi-Fi coming online to support smart city infrastructure, parking management turns out to give a good bang for the buck.
Muni Wi-Fi: This time it's more than public Internet access
Cisco is betting that a new generation of municipal Wi-Fi, incorporating the Internet of Things, will enable smarter management of city infrastructure and better delivery of city services.
New York redirects E-ZPass data for traffic analysis
The city's Department of Transportation has been reusing RFID data from E-ZPass readers to manage city’s traffic nightmares.
Visual analytics help Florida tell the story of juvenile justice reform
The state's Department of Juvenile Justice uses Tableau Software for an interactive view of juvenile programs that can be filtered from the statewide to county level.
City uses a 'Google for machine data' to improve water use
Denver Water's IT Division spots trouble before it happens using Splunk's data collection and analysis capabilities.
Cities of big data: Dubuque creating a model for city water, power programs
The city gets the public on board with programs using smart meters and analytics to improve water and power use.
Cities of big data: Seattle gets more from less power
With sensors and advanced analytics tied together within a cloud infrastructure, the city is looking to cut downtown power use by 10 to 25 percent.
How FDNY uses analytics to find potential fire traps
The Risk Based Inspection System mines data from city agencies to help firefighters prioritize inspections.
Microsoft gets into the smarter city game
CityNext will help cities choose a combination of cloud technology, mobile devices, data analytics, and social networks to tackle the challenges of urbanization.
City sees a lot more than potholes in mobile reporting apps
Cloud-based services let residents and city employees report problems; North Miami Beach wants to use that data to anticipate problems and allocate resources.
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