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.
DC transforms social media site with citizen-service analytics
The D.C. government used analytics to transform a social media project from a one-way public relations effort into a community-based platform for listening to residents and collaborating on public-service improvements.
Breaking the wireless bottleneck with MegaMIMO
MIMO technology, which uses multiple transmitters to send more data at one, could help speed response times for military and first responders.
Integration concerns will keep domestic drones on the tarmac
According to the FAA's UAS road map, unmanned aircraft systems will very slowly take to the domestic skies.
Making smart buildings smarter
Researchers have used smartphones, laptops, wireless routers and wired networks to track building occupancy and manage lighting, environmental controls and other services.
Geotrigger puts geofencing in Esri mobile apps
Agencies can download a public beta version of Esri's cloud-based Geotrigger Service to create mobile geofencing applications.
USB tool supports vital telework operations
OPM report says telework is no longer just a convenience for workers but a required tool for agencies in era of tight budgets and continuous operations.
Colorado turns to Drupal for Web development
The state joins the growing ranks of open-source devotees that use Drupal to expand features and cut developer overhead and overall costs.
What's next for GIS: The fourth dimension
With GIS tools becoming so essential at USDA and other agencies, officials are looking to integrate data sets and perform temporal analysis.
GIS becomes indispensable for managing agriculture
USDA is combining satellite images and streams of agricultural data into interactive maps anyone can use.
USDA's high-res view of fraud
System combines Landsat imagery and weather data with crop insurance claims data and agricultural data to keep farmers honest.
Go team: College coursework takes to mobile apps
Universities are teaching students on their own terms, conducting coursework with the help of mobile applications.
Now, Android phones can help solve the mysteries of the universe
Berkeley makes room for the OS on its BOINC grid so owners can lend their idle computing time to research projects.
NREL releases free, open-source energy analysis tool
The Energy DataBus uses the Apache Cassandra database, which lets it collect and analyze massive amounts of data for optimizing energy use.
LOC crowdsources effort for international document sharing
The library is offering $5,000 to whoever comes up with the best way to convert U.S. legislation into the Akoma Ntoso XML format.
Real-time map mashup shows storm threats to energy sources
The new version of EIA's energy infrastructure map adds real-time feeds from NOAA’s National Hurricane Center.
With video mash-up app, first responders set up virtual ops center
Winner of National Science Foundation-funded tech challenge offers tools to help emergency responders filter video and Twitter feeds from bystanders at the scene.
Kansas City proposes gigabit-speed software lending library
The Kansas City Public Library is developing a high-speed Software Lending Library that will allow patrons to use software over the Internet, part of a National Science Foundation-funded project for exploring uses of the gigabit Internet.
The FAA's rules on domestic UAV flights
The agency is selecting sites for UAV tests that could eventually open up the airways, but for now there are two paths to getting authorization for unmanned flights.
The tech that will make drones safe for civilian skies
Sense-and-avoid technologies are close to ensuring safe UAV flights on a large scale. It's mostly a matter of time, standards and FAA rules.
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