Anatomy of an IoT public safety application
How a technology team at a SmartAmerica Challenge built an Internet of Things prototype to create a sensor network for automating public housing safety alerts.
SEC office to shepherd risk analysis tool development
The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to open an office to develop data-driven tools and models to help monitor financial risk and fraud.
Open Garden connects IoT devices on the fly
The biggest challenge in building an Internet of Things is delivering network connectivity everywhere for every thing.
Enterprise analytics: What IBM learned
In a new book, three IBM analytics experts examine how IBM has used analytics in enterprises around the world.
DOE, Google back quantum computing research
The Department of Energy has funded a startup’s research into quantum security for the grid, and Google announces it will build its own quantum computer.
NSF seeks feedback on big data innovation hubs
The National Science Foundation seeks input on the formation of Big Data Regional Innovation Hubs that would stimulate, track and help sustain grassroots partnerships around big data.
How satellites track ground moisture from space
The soil moisture data from NASA's SMAP mission will benefit farmers and ranchers as well as those who do flood modeling and drought monitoring.
Data Logistics Toolkit delivers big data for analysis
Developed university researchers, the toolkit simplifies ways users can sort and organize big data sets to provide faster access to the data most pertinent to their research.
Indiana data hub powers efficiency, data-driven solutions
The state of Indiana is developing a data hub to improve data efficiency across government, track the state's progress against key performance indicators and develop policy solutions.
Health networks show options for national data sharing
Four public sector health data networks model the components of a future national health data sharing network, according to the policy journal Health Affairs.
Library of Congress plans geospatial search engine
LOC said it needs the ability to locate, inventory, audit, index and search for geospatial information.
NIST kicks off round 2 of SmartAmerica Challenge
The Global City Teams Challenge is a contest to develop advanced networking technologies to address critical community interests, including air quality, traffic management and emergency services coordination.
Improved image analysis tools speed exploited children cases
New image analysis law enforcement tools supported by the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children speed the review of evidence and help agencies focus on victims of child abuse.
NASA to develop metroplex air traffic management tools
NASA awarded a $1.5 million small business contract to develop tools to optimize air traffic control systems given the complexities of growing aircraft and air traffic volumes.
Benchmark compares Hadoop systems
The Transaction Processing Performance Council's TPCx-HS benchmark was developed to provide performance, availability and energy consumption metrics of big data systems.
Dousing wildfires with big data
Researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center are using sensor data and satellite information for situational wildfire surveillance.
DARPA challenges teams to predict virus spread
Teams will build models that predict the spread of the Chikungunya virus in the Americas; the tools could be applied to other diseases and inform responses to emergencies.
10 public sector projects win GCN Awards for IT excellence
The 2014 GCN Award winning projects range from a system that streamlined a process for victims of physical abuse to obtain protective orders to a cost-saving mobile app by a self-taught Air Force dev team.
Tech takes on water resource challenges
The new National Water Center, the first U.S. center for water forecast operations, research and collaboration across federal agencies, is opening for business on the campus of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
Data lakes: Don’t dive in just yet
While some claim data lakes are essential to capitalizing on big data analytics, there is no common view about what a data lake is or how it can provide value, said Gartner researchers.
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