Navigation by vibration: Army lab tests haptic tech
The haptic belt uses tactile feedback to help soldiers navigate in the field and automatically collect data, such as time to each waypoint and accuracy to each waypoint.
Collaboration in the Corridor: State Department site helps staff connect
With features of Facebook, Twitter and Linked In, the open source site lets State Department employees network, collaborate.
Trimble announces field data collection and collaboration system
Trimble announced the availability of MyTopo Terrain Navigator Pro Enterprise (TNPe), a GIS application designed to facilitate collaboration and position sharing in the field.
Brother workgroup printers offer enterprise-level security
Brother International introduced two workgroup printers with enterprise-level security and built-in workflow management tools.
GPS, geofencing drive highway department efficiency
The highway department in Cheektowaga, N.Y., uses cloud-based mobile management tools created by Xora for GPS tracking and vehicle trip auditing, mileage management and more.
4 technologies that changed software development
Understanding the impact of four revolutionary technologies will help IT managers and developers consider new ways to attack their own problems and build better software faster.
Census to test Internet-enabled survey for 2020 count
Census Bureau is already exploring how new applications might help improve the cost, participation rate, energy savings and accuracy of the next decennial census.
USGS Climate Change Viewer opens window on our future
The viewer visualizes data on projected changes in snowpack, soil moisture, runoff and evaporative deficit for U.S. states and counties.
Big data in Raleigh: Opening up and reaching out
The city of Raleigh, N.C., is reaching out to partner municipalities to maximize its big data potential.
Opening up competition in federal IT
A new report finds obstacles to innovations and makes recommendations for tearing down those barriers and opening up the federal marketplace.
Chicago readies the next-generation big data network
In July Chicago will mount sensors on light poles, the first stage of a big data collection and analysis system that the city plans to open up to other jurisdictions.
The power of government big data: It's all in the use cases
A use case shows how big data can be used, what business need can be met through that use and what needs to happen in order to make that use case a reality.
Mobile smart form speeds transportation research
The Transportation Department is turning to mobile smart form technology to help move critical traffic safety information to analysts faster and more efficiently.
Air Force seeks media-simulating training tool
Peterson Air Force Base is looking for sources to provide a tool to simulate the flow of email, social media, blogs and other communications under crisis conditions.
NASCIO: Open data efforts maturing
A new report from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers finds that open data initiatives are advancing, enabling state and local governments to create innovative ways of delivering data to individual, business and government consumers.
Multi-device BYOD management from a single console
Latest release of Absolute Manage will offer full BYOD support for Mac and Windows computers as well as tablets and smartphones from a single console.
Boeing launches MicroTAC tactical data analytic platform
Field deployment allows data-management capability even when disconnected from networks.
Survey measures agencies' social media efforts
A new study finds that about 14 percent of Americans use social media as their main source of information about a federal agency.
Data transparency takes center stage
In the last few weeks, talk of data transparency is working its way into the national (dinner) conversation.
Call centers lag carriers in launching text-to-911 services
AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon now support 911 emergency text messages, but most local public safety answering points are still not equipped to handle texting.
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