San Francisco focuses IoT platform on energy data streams
San Francisco is acting as anchor to a group of firms mapping real-time building energy usage data as well streaming information from traffic monitors and mobile devices.
Chicago, Argonne Lab deploy Internet of super sensors
The city of Chicago is partnering with the Argonne National Lab to develop a network of large, remote sensing platforms capable of gathering data on traffic congestion, air quality, buildings' energy consumption and the direction of gunshots on city streets.
Using smartphones for ID authentication
The technology built into most smartphones can provide more sophisticated authentication than a paper drivers’ license or passport.
Indiana ramps up mobile apps for government
Since Indiana launched mobile device management software to push internally developed applications, access to public information has been streamlined and downloads to its app store have boomed.
Map merge: How USGS integrates geospatial systems
While geographic information systems have become well established in the federal government, the current challenge for agencies is to integrate their data with that from their counterparts in other jurisdictions.
Pushing cell service to remote areas, disaster zones
Endaga's CCN1 low-power, open source cellular network provides voice and data service to standard mobile phones.
Sowing the Internet of Things into agriculture
The National Agricultural Statistics Service wants to use the Internet of Things to glean data from sensors on farm machinery in an effort to boost precision agriculture.
2015 mobility mantra: manage data, not devices
Government mobility managers are racing to stay ahead of the proliferation of mobile devices with strategies that focus on data and applications rather than devices themselves.
A network for the Internet of (moving) Things
Veniam’s networking service not only collects data from sensors – whether stationary or deployed on fleets of vehicles – but also delivers Wi-Fi connectivity to those within range of the vehicles.
Apps, not malware, should be your biggest mobile concern
A two-pronged approach to mobile security focuses on enforcing security from the center while showing users the security risks at the endpoints of their mobile devices.
Can BlackBerry Classic power a comeback?
BlackBerry Classic returns to the old form factor and includes BlackBerry Balance, the technology that allows personal and work data to reside in separate partitions on the device.
Are agency researchers being misled by Twitter data?
The use of social media as a public outreach and data collection tool is now actively promoted by government agencies. But do the data samples paint an accurate representation of public sentiment?
3D modeling, printing help preserve Pearl Harbor relics
A team from Autodesk is integrating 3D technologies, including photogrammetry, LiDAR and SONAR, to create digital models of Pearl Harbor icon USS Arizona that will be used for 3D printing a model of the ship.
Picture this: AcademyScope visualizes research library
The National Academies Press’s AcademyScope makes it easy to browse related research and to download reports in PDF format.
NGA on campaign to expand Map of the World
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded 10 contracts this year in a $1.1 billion drive to expand its geospatial resources and build a one-stop shop for data and apps for the military and intelligence communities.
Battlespace awareness through big data
The Navy and Esri are combining the massive amounts of data available from satellite and other remote-sensing platforms with the analytic tools of geospatial information systems.
Geospatial tool tests for energy cost sweet spots
The FEMP Screening Map, developed by Energy Department researchers, combines big data and geospatial technology to determine whether renewable energy projects are cost-effective.
GIS portal keeps responders ahead of the fireline
The fusion of 40 data sets from federal, state and local agencies gives the Forest Service's fire managers a central source of spatial data for mapping, decision support, business intelligence and situational awareness.
Video game trains soldiers to work with dogs
Using the Virtual Battlespace platform and a Kinect controller, a computer scientist at the Naval Research Lab built ROVER, a simulator that allows human handlers to practice emergency response with canine partners.
Giving robots a (better than) human touch
Researchers have just demonstrated a device with an optical sensor that can grab an unattached USB cable and insert it into a USB port.
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