The unrealized promise in COVID apps
Digital vaccine credentials and exposure notification apps could dramatically streamline public health processes, but their effectiveness in practice so far remains limited.
GAO: Justice needs better use-of-force data
The Department of Justice has work to do on collecting and reporting use-of-force data from the nation’s law enforcement agencies.
Data science proved what Pittsburgh’s Black leaders Knew: Racial disparities compound covid risk
Covid lessons taught that health authorities must adopt software practices to ensure that race and other demographic data is entered into electronic records and then shared among counties, states, research institutions and the public.
County limits workers' comp claims with motion capture tech
Biomechanical data from motion capture cameras combined with a movement algorithm helps Monmouth County, N.J., detect falsified or exaggerated injury claims.
EV station map shows charging gaps
The data-driven map will help city planners determine the most strategic placement of charging stations to support the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.
Idaho State Police upgrade crime dashboard
Users can explore maps and charts of crime data from 2005 to 2020, sorting by district, offense and year.
Miami to deploy air-quality monitoring on Algorand blockchain
The city is set to introduce a decentralized indoor and outdoor air-quality monitoring network built on the Algorand blockchain.
Charging ahead: Data drives EV adoption for state and local fleets
With data captured by telematics solutions from electric vehicles, fleet managers can compare the performance of EVs with their gas-powered counterparts to validate projected savings and ramp up future electrification efforts.
Escondido police enlist app for collecting racial identity data
The California police department is using Veritone’s Contact app to streamline the collection of perceived demographic data on individuals stopped by officers.
Pandemic lessons: Building partnerships, managing networks and steering outcomes
Lessons learned from the nation’s response to the pandemic can shape the way governments at all levels handle future crises, a new report finds.
NC town builds IoT center of excellence
In partnership with SAS Institute and Sematech, Cary will build a Center of Excellence dedicated to facilitating the development and deployment of edge-to-cloud internet-of-things solutions to local challenges that other municipalities can replicate.
Army seeks to leverage native analytics for supply chain resilience
The Army wants to be able to use the data analytics already in its logistics systems to be better prepared for supply chain vulnerabilities.
Can cities monetize their data?
The North Texas Innovation Alliance is researching how member cities and counties can monetize data to boost revenue.
$1.2T infrastructure plan offers lucrative target for fraud
Whistleblowing, auditing, increased regulatory requirements and machine-learning tools for data mining and forensic analysis can help deter fraud, but lawmakers would be wise to include more anti-fraud language in large spending bills.
Telehealth app helps medical staff find specialists
With the National Emergency Tele-Critical Care Network app, users can set up virtual critical care wards and help medical staff find available remote experts by searching for an on-duty provider by specialty.
Census rebuilds construction data collection, analysis processes
By automating the classification of construction activities shown in satellite images, the Census Bureau has eliminated the need to manually collect and process data from thousands of survey responses.
California faces challenges tracking COVID testing, vaccination data
The state’s Department of Human Resources said 66% of the state’s employees have provided proof they are vaccinated, but only half of 59,000 unvaccinated state employees were being tested as required.
USPTO’s path from open data to AI
A foundation in open data laid the groundwork for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s artificial intelligence journey.
Some states are cloaking prison COVID data
While most corrections systems have never provided much information about the spread of the virus in their institutions, lately it has gotten worse. Even less transparency is available from city and county jails and in juvenile detention facilities.
Sharpening the focus for smartphone-based evidence
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a system that provides a faster way for people to share selected phone data with law enforcement, potentially speeding investigations.
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