Data tools

Data for safely routing carbon-capture pipelines

The National Energy Technology Laboratory is developing data tools for state and local agencies making pipeline routing decisions for carbon capture and storage projects.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson

Is the census still the only reliable population data source?

While the census is still the "gold standard" of data, state and local governments are exploring alternative sources to supplement missing or unrepresentative datasets, experts say.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson

One city’s growing opioid crisis brings data-driven solutions to the front lines

Two decades of overdose data helps the Baltimore City Health Department understand drug use trends to shape treatment programs.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson

Finding the right drone for the job

With MITRE’s Drone Selector, public safety agencies input their desired tasks and locality to see details on all drones that meet their requirements and can operate under current state and local regulations.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson

Data to help communities get ahead of water shortages

An interactive map gives water managers a glimpse into the historical factors driving water shortages so they can make data-driven decisions for a sustainable future.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson

How data insights can solve geographic inequity, build regional economies

The Commerce Department’s Regional Economic Research Initiative will provide accessible data tools, visualizations and expert services help to federal, state, local and tribal decision-makers better understand what kind of projects will promote growth.

  • By Susan Miller

How to build a trustworthy election system

Data frameworks, poll books and audit trails can help election offices maintain election security, integrity and accuracy.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson

Justice launches $8M smart policing grant program

State, local, tribal and campus law enforcement agencies can apply for funds to develop, implement and test new technologies that support community violence intervention and promote information sharing and data transparency.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson

Synthetic storms provide supplemental data for hurricane damage predictions

Emergency managers no longer have to rely on limited historical datasets to prepare for hurricane-related infrastructure damage.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson

Data to treat the rising cost of prescriptions

Minnesota policymakers have new dashboards to track prescription costs in an effort to combat unaffordable medication.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson

CDC map shows health impact of local environmental burdens

The Environmental Justice Index gives state and local leaders a holistic view of environmental, social and health issues in their communities.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson

Platform streamlines sharing, analysis of criminal justice data

The Justice Counts initiative is developing a cloud-based portal to address the long-standing lack of standardized, accessible criminal justice metrics.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson

Dashboard helps city track diversity, equity, inclusion progress

Philadelphia’s workforce diversity dashboard collects and visualizes demographic data on city employees.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson

Data index helps officials allocate opioid settlement funds

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services recently launched a county-level social vulnerability index that officials can use to make data-driven decisions on how to efficiently spend opioid settlement funds.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson
Featured eBooks

Facial recognition: Can fake data produce real results?

Diversifying training datasets with computer-generated faces may help break down bias in the technology, but one expert says using synthetic images is a step too far.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson

Real-time data on what muni bond investors think of your city

A new data tool offers a window into how investors are responding to changes affecting the financial outlook of individual governments, including trends like the rise of remote work.

  • By Liz Farmer