Clik here to view.
Photo of the Week - London Gigapixel Panorama
At full resolution, this 360-degree panoramic photo of London taken shortly after the 2012 Olympic Games boasts a size of 320 gigapixels. According to Gizmag, the shot, made up of 48,640 individual...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Palm Scanners Quicken Meal Purchases in Georgia High Schools
Purchasing lunch in a Muscogee County, Ga., high school cafeteria no longer requires showing a physical card with an identification number. All nine high schools in the county’s district now offer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
School Internet Access Plan Circumvents Congress
A multibillion-dollar White House plan for a major expansion of high-speed Internet access in schools came out earlier this summer. The improved connectivity from the ConnectEd program would enable...
View ArticleClik here to view.
6 Questions States Need to Ask About Self-Driving Cars
A growing number of states are taking up legislation that addresses self-driving vehicles in an effort to make it easier for researchers to explore the technology. But most of the legislation deals...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Social Media and Emergency Management to Collide
Social media creates new opportunities for emergency management every day. That’s the message that will be delivered during a new portion of the upcoming annual conference for the National Association...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pavement Analysis Tool to Keep Longmont, Colo., on Top of Road Maintenance
The deterioration of public roads is inevitable, but public works staff in Longmont, Colo., plan to utilize a new system to better plan for future road maintenance needs. The city’s Department of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jacksonville’s Gigabyte Network Yields $200,000 in Savings
Many people may not know that Jacksonville, Fla., is the 12th largest city in the U.S. in terms of population and the single largest city in the U.S. by area. One thing the city of Jacksonville’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Video Conferencing Helps Cherokee Band Stay Connected
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina has improved their ability to handle the day-to-day operations of running the tribe by installing state-of-the-art video conferencing technology....
View ArticleClik here to view.
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Goes High-Tech
A new military-used, software-based dispatch system has improved communications and efficiency in the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office in California. Launched in May, the system gives local...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Decision-Support Tool Aims to Enhance Information Sharing
The California Earthquake Clearinghouse, a voluntary group designed to share knowledge among the scientific and engineering communities after an earthquake, is testing a new middleware that would...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fi$Cal ERP Overhaul Hits First Critical Milestone
California’s extensive ERP overhaul is on schedule and under budget, officials report. The 11-year program, called the Next Generation Financial Information System for California or Fi$Cal, will...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dayton Police Bait Criminals with Mobile Technology
Call it what you will — sting tactic or bait operation — tracking technology is helping law enforcement catch thieves and reduce crime. Less than one year ago, the Dayton, Ohio Police Department...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New York State Ready for Quick Move into Cloud Email
New York State government is poised to move quickly to a single cloud-based system for email and office tools, with the target date for the completed migration less than five months away. Officials...
View ArticleClik here to view.
App Helps Victims Report Sexual Assault Anonymously in D.C.
A new app launched last week in Washington, D.C., assists victims of sexual assault, domestic and dating violence. Users can report incidents anonymously and find other helpful resources. The free...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Photo of the Week - Giant Mirrors Light Norwegian Valley
The Norwegian town of Rjukan is located in a valley between steep hills -- so steep, in fact, that the town is impenetrable by sunlight for five months of the year. But three sets of giant mirrors,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
3 Tips for Posting Emergency Information Online
During Hurricane Sandy’s landfall in the U.S. and the time immediately after it, about 15 million search queries were made through Google about the storm. In contrast, the Hurricane Sandy pages on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Promising New Technologies Could Boost Communications in Emergencies
A catastrophic earthquake or hurricane can easily wreak havoc on communications systems. But while redundancies are typically built-in to avoid downtime, governments could use a more comprehensive...
View ArticleClik here to view.
3 Steps for Tackling Big Data
The concept of big data is a major trend in the IT world, and public-sector IT is no exception. In fact, data exists at the core of many emerging concepts in IT, including cloud computing and social...
View ArticleClik here to view.
GTC West Tackles Top IT Issues
Government Technology’s GTC West conference kicked off Tuesday, August 20 in Sacramento, Calif. The event, which continues on August 21, features nearly 20 sessions, covering topics on the minds of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mobile Fire App to Shave Seconds Off Operations
A new iPad app developed for firefighters in the field delivers critical information quickly. Developed by three Princeton University students with a common interest in the fire service, the app...
View Article