Two-pizza teams feed innovation at DIA
The Defense Intelligence Agency has adopted Amazon’s concept of deploying small, interdisciplinary teams to find innovative solutions.
Analytics, visualizations, 3-D printing and a space plane!
NASA Space Apps Challenge produces six global winners from a pool of nearly 1,300 projects.
How Mobility-as-a-Service Will Keep the Next Generation of Workers Within City Limits
A Xerox mobility solutions senior vice president weighs in on the relatively understudied Generation Z, autonomous vehicles and how the two will intersect to fuel future urban economic development.
Inmate release map shows demographic data by county
Pennsylvania’s Corrections Department’s interactive map shows the number of released inmates by county as well as their gender, race and risk score.
Disease detection platform maps Zika fast -- with surprising accuracy
HealthMap automatically aggregates more than 200,000 data sources and uses natural language processing and proprietary algorithms to tag, filter, analyze, validate and map real-time surveillance of emerging public health threats.
D.C. Launches a New Interactive Zoning Map
The platform leverages the District of Columbia’s open data to “level the playing field” when it comes to development.
DISA pushes analytic power to the tip of the spear
Updates to the Big Data Platform will allow users to define a subset of data for analytic processing, write free-form queries and get results in user-friendly dashboards.
10 ways to avoid wasting money on software
Without people, processes and technology focusing on software asset management, agencies can’t negotiate license agreements that make economic sense.
Groundwork for a Connected Vehicle Pilot Program in Tampa Forges Ahead
“This is the next paradigm shift in transportation,” says one official helping to lead up the program.
From Idaho, a Municipal Fiber Model That Allows Developers to Innovate
Ammon’s residents can opt in and out of the city’s network and switch between independent ISPs instantly—ending cable monopolies.
In Alameda County, a big data effort to prevent frequent ER visits
PreManage ED helps area hospitals share patient health records and other data in real time among their emergency departments.
4 Ways to Make Open Data Meaningful
Helping citizens build smarter communities through GIS technology the can help spur innovation, form connections and ultimately lead to action.
Pushing for the pocket-sized data center
Pentagon requirements drive Nutanix to further shrink its server form factor.
Counties Use Smart Mapping Technology to Stay Ahead of Zika
Zika-transmitting mosquitos can breed in a teaspoon of standing water. Data-rich maps and GIS software allow counties to stay one step ahead.
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.
Chicago’s New Civic Tech Collaboration: Better E. Coli Risk Predictions
Volunteers are helping the Chicago Park District figure out whether there are better analytics models for water contamination hazards at Lake Michigan beaches.
Life After State Procurement Reform
As Texas found, agencies can be cautious of new purchasing rules.
18F pilots digital acquisition training with FBI, Treasury
The Digital Acquisition Accelerator pilot aims to give agencies their own teams of “highly trained, cross-functional digital experts.”
IRS opens data on tax-exempt organizations
The tax agency is making the financial information from Form 990 available in machine-readable format.
Tracking Detroit’s Blighted Property Demolitions Like Packages or Pizzas
A newly released online tool has an interactive map that includes information about contracts to take down individual structures.
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