Engagement, access, equity drive city’s evolution
Waterloo, Iowa, has 12 smart city projects lined up based on four pillars: e-government, sustainability, transportation and public safety.
Optimization model delivers faster emergency response
Researchers used historical traffic data to develop a model that calculates the most efficient routes for police and medical personnel traveling from dispatch locations to vehicle accident sites.
How digital twins can enrich emergency response
With their advanced simulation and predictive analytics capabilities, digital twins can give responders a common operating picture with real-time, integrated information.
In the face of extreme floods, rural Kentucky lacked forecasting and broadband
As severe weather events increase, so does danger to rural communities. Plans are in place to address the urban observation bias in national weather prediction, but the other piece—reliable broadband—could still be years away for places like Eastern Kentucky.
DOT awards $94 million for innovative transportation tech
The Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation Grants Program made 59 awards for demonstration projects leveraging automation, connected vehicles, sensors and drones as well as smart grid and intelligent traffic signal technologies.
Assistive AI can revolutionize public safety collaboration
Cloud-based collaboration supported by artificial intelligence can generate the insights that help multiple agencies operate efficiently across routine and major incidents.
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.
VR trains responders for mass casualty events
Conducting a disaster response training program can be costly and time-consuming, but a virtual reality simulation can train multiple employees at once and provide performance assessments.
New tool to help cities make the case for public safety funding
The Black-led coalition behind the online tool is also launching an effort to reduce gun homicides in 12 cities by 20% over the next five years. Its inaugural cohort includes Baltimore, Baton Rouge, Indianapolis and Newark.
Public safety data officer wants to break silos, make data more transparent
Better use of data can help the business community work with the city to reduce crime, according to the Greater Baltimore Committee’s new public safety data officer.
Machine learning maps location of lead pipes
An open-source map will help communities find and remove pipes faster.
How AI helps one city spot damaged rooftops
The Baltimore Department of Housing and Community Department is using a mix of artificial intelligence, GIS-based flyover imagery and building code enforcement data to automatically detect at-risk buildings.
Smart street pilots aim to curb parking violations
Chicago plans to use cameras to enforce parking rules, boost safety for pedestrians and cyclists and streamline operations in commercial loading zones.
Tech keeps city’s fleet vehicles within speed limits
Active intelligent speed assistance technology has kept drivers from speeding and cut hard braking by more than a third, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said.
States should follow feds in Chinese tech bans
With a recent report citing at least 1,600 state and local agencies still buying IT and communications equipment from China, one researcher advised they follow federal guidance more closely.
Flood forecasts in real-time with block-by-block data could save lives – a new machine learning method makes it possible
A sophisticated flood model can be used to train local flood hazard models that can pinpoint conditions street by street using real-time storm forecasts.
NIST cooks up modified yeast for responder biothreat training
The yeast reference material has qualities similar to harmful biological agents, enabling first responders to practice detecting biothreats.
Portable gunshot detector senses firearms’ sound and flash
The system uses the sound and flash of the fired gun to identify and validate each shot, reducing response times and false positives.
Young men have higher risk of gun death in some US cities than in war
In some U.S. ZIP codes, young men are more at risk of firearm-related injuries than military individuals deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq, a study finds.
Statistical model predicts daily high tide flooding
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a new model that can predict daily high tide flooding months in advance.
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