Putting HoloLens to work inspecting infrastructure
Mixed reality apps will combine images and existing modeling data to help HoloLens-wearing inspectors quickly evaluate a structure’s integrity and construction progress.
Securing IoT devices from within
To ensure mutual authentication, a new solution uses a small chip that is preloaded with unique cryptographic codes to allow data to be transmitted more securely from an IoT device to the cloud.
Algorithm mimics evolution to aid disaster recovery
Researchers have created an algorithm that quickly weighs the available information about transportation infrastructure, the damage sustained and repair resources and presents the best recovery strategies.
Enhancing GPS with ‘signals of opportunity’
Wi-Fi, cellular LTE and digital television signals can -- with a lot of technical magic -- be retasked to track locations.
Predicting power outages from soil moisture data
With data on soil moisture collected from a NASA satellite, researchers were able predict power outages with 91 percent accuracy five days before Hurricane Matthew raked the East Coast in early October.
Sensor-equipped cockroaches to the rescue
Biobots can be dispatched into damaged buildings or other hazardous environments to collect data.
Self-learning software that builds itself
Researchers have developed a machine-learning system that can assemble code components into a program to meet goals set by the human developers.
How the Port of Seattle crafted a hybrid approach to GIS
Using both Esri and open-source Boundless GIS saves the port money and reduces its business risk.
Mapping the ocean with three dimensions of data
Esri’s ecological marine units open up government data on physical and chemical conditions in the oceans for ecosystem-based research and management.
‘Living Bridge’ pioneers smart infrastructure
Lights and sensors monitoring the structure and environmental conditions around New Hampshire’s Memorial Bridge are powered by underwater turbines.
Pushing the potential of piezoelectric devices
States are exploring the use of piezoelectric sensors for generating electricity, detecting stress on bridges and monitoring pavement conditions.
Sending passwords securely…through your body
Researchers at the University of Washington have come up with a way to secure passwords by sending them through the human body, beyond the reach of wireless sniffers.
Hacking your data without touching your network
Cybersecurity researchers show how data can be captured by near-field analysis of electromagnetic leakage.
Predicting traffic congestion from cell signals
Researchers at MIT are working on a tool that may help city planners and traffic managers better anticipate potential traffic problems by analyzing cellphone signals.
Rooting out hidden code in media files
In recent months steganography has gotten more sophisticated with data hidden in music and in Instagram images.
Turning the IoT side channel from liability to asset
By monitoring the electromagnetic emissions produced by sensors on the Internet of Things, researchers hope to be able to detect when those devices have been compromised.
Finally, a way to defang ransomware
Developed by University of Florida researchers, CryptoDrop can halt a process that appears to be tampering with a large amount of the user’s data.
NASA tracks climate change in its own backyard
By assembling historical imagery and data, GIS specialists will be able to run time-series analyses of changes in vegetation, land use/land cover changes and land surface temperatures.
Predicting terrorists attacks by parsing social media traffic
By monitoring the use of selected hashtags on social networks, researchers were able to track activity of ad hoc groups of extremists without having access to the individuals’ profiles.
Crowdsourced images create DIY Street View
Mapillary applies artificial intelligence to crowdsourced street-level photos to create intelligent, navigable imagery of communities around the globe.
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