USGS digs deep for national geologic website upgrade
The redesigned National Geologic Map Database has significantly improved technology and makes more information available to the public.
Swimming with Piranha: Testing Oak Ridge's text analysis tool
Oak Ridge lab's scalable software shows why it could be of value to investigators, researchers and analysts, especially once it adds Raptor, a metadata tool.
Wanted: Portable simulators for in-theater training
Staying competitive on the modern battlefield calls for continuous training delivered by inexpensive, portable simulators, says a Marine Corps leader.
Video surveillance: Keep it simple
The Boca Raton Police Department decided the expense of operating a physical security information management system in-house was worth it.
IceWarp messaging system warms to Windows 8
The newest version of the suite, which handles communications between every type of mobile device, also is compatible with Windows Server 2012.
Fugitive McAfee exposed by basic geotagging feature
The IT pioneer, wanted for questioning in a shooting in Belize, has eluded police for weeks. Then an online magazine posted a photo of him.
NNSA's mobile app helps keep track of nuclear materials
The project management app, which runs on iOS and Android, gives mobile users access to the Global Threat Reduction Initiative’s system.
ICYMI: SMS turns 20
The first SMS message was sent in December 1992 and forever changed the way people communicate.
A smart-phone touch screen in a 65-inch monitor
As touch-screen functionality moves to the desktop, even huge monitors are getting into the act. And NEC's 65-inch panel gets it mostly right.
NEC's big screen is ready for its close-up
The 65-inch V651-TM is notable for its touch-screen interface, but it also stands out strictly as a monitor.
Volunteer vets enlist battlefield tech to aid storm relief
Team Rubicon is using software normally used to manage soldiers to coordinate volunteers helping to clean up the Rockaways.
Army puts lightweight battery chargers into the field
A team at the Aberdeen Proving Ground is developing lightweight, multiport chargers for smart phones and tablets.
Will Microsoft's Surface Pro be worth the price?
The company plans and early-2013 release for the full-Windows version, which could appeal to agencies considering tablets. But $899 is a high price.
Piranha: Decoding the genomic tree in millions of documents
ORNL's text analytics software sees documents as mathematical vectors, clustering them according to their similarities.
Should agencies dump e-mail for social networks?
The emerging trend toward internal social networks, which offer a lot of advantages, raises questions about the future of e-mail.
Energy lab's Piranha puts teeth into text analysis
Nearly nine years in the making, the agent-based software, available to other agencies, clusters huge volumes of text documents into groups that are easily processed.
Pentagon mobile intell center to the rescue
DOD's geospatial command center combines data feeds to help emergency crews coordinate response.
Wireless recharging just got better
Texas Instrument's single-chip receiver expands the range for keeping smart phones and other mobile devices powered up.
GAO finds duplication of geospatial projects
Report says agencies aren't following procedures for coordinating projects.
How to make SQL Server smoking fast
As big data practices grow in the public sector, in-memory computing could become increasingly important. Microsoft's Heckaton could be one answer.
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