How hackable are first responders' quadcopters?
A researcher presenting at the RSA Security Conference said he can hack and hijack a popular drone model via two separate system vulnerabilities.
Story maps help NOAA make storm narratives come alive
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is using Esri’s ArcGIS platform to create story maps of storms and inspire student interest in weather science.
Modernization projects, human error top IT security concerns
A survey of federal IT managers shows the biggest cybersecurity challenges agencies face.
Building a better (computer) brain for spotting cyberthreats
Lewis Rhodes Labs has a neuromorphic processor that increases the speed and resolution of anomaly detection by more than 100-fold
A local fire department ups its GIS game
In Virginia, the Henrico County Fire Department has partnered with Esri to go beyond basic GIS dispatching and provide real situational awareness when emergency calls come in.
ArcGIS powers infrastructure protection mapping project
The web-based IP Gateway Map Viewer offers search, data collection, analysis, visualization and reporting tools on critical infrastructure across the country.
CompStat turns 21 -- and opens to the public
CompStat 2.0 promises greater transparency for ordinary citizens and improved access for police on the street.
DARPA looks to measure privacy protection
The research agency underwrites a project to help document a system's effectiveness at protecting user data.
Fingerprinting from a distance
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is developing ways to measure image fidelity in contactless fingerprinting.
NASA tech could trim air travel delays
The Dynamic Weather Routes system quickly updates and analyses weather information to cut airline flight times and find alternative routes.
Another great leap for GPS?
Researchers have found a way to let low-power mobile devices pinpoint their location to within a few centimeters.
California, MapLight team up for new campaign-finance search tool
The Secretary of State's office and the non-profit research firm announced a campaign-finance search tool that provides easy insight into state-level independent expenditures.
Local police wrestle with success of license plate camera system
The police in Freeport, N.Y., started the program to spot stolen vehicles -- but now find it capturing much, much more.
NASA putting humans on Mars (virtually)
The Mars 2030 virtual-reality game will let users explore the Red Planet without leaving their own homes.
MTA to host transit hackathon
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is enlisting techies to crunch ridership and route data to improve bus transit on Staten Island.
New York to build emerging tech R&D center
The Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurship Complex on the University of Albany campus will provide the state’s technology industry with more resources to drive economic growth.
77 cities respond to Smart City Challenge
The winner of the Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge will receive more than $50 million in funding and support to improve its transportation network.
Reverse-engineering the brain to improve machine learning
Researchers are working to decipher how the brain’s visual system processes information in hopes of advancing machine learning algorithms and computer vision.
Gigabit Internet comes to KC public housing
The Kansas City Housing Authority is working with Google to bring free gigabit Internet to over 1,300 families in the metro area.
GAO calls for action to improve tribal Internet access
According to the Government Accountability Office, better data collection and coordination of services would help agencies ensure high-speed Internet service in tribal communities.
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