Tech & Data: Page 92

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    7 steps to becoming a smart city

    Everyone wants to be smarter, but where do you start?

    By Robert Szyngiel • March 1, 2017
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    Steal these ideas: 9 innovative approaches to reducing youth unemployment

    Liz Enbysk, editor of Compassionate Cities for the Smart Cities Council, explains strategies that cities across the world have undertaken to reduce youth unemployment.

    March 1, 2017
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    Smart Cities Technology and Data

    Cities are increasingly looking to technology and data to address real-world issues from traffic safety to law enforcement.

    By Smart Cities Dive staff
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    New Georgia city has a 19-year-old councilwoman candidate

    If 19-year-old Mary-Pat Hector is elected to the newly-incorporated Stonecrest, Ga.'s city council, she could become one of the youngest elected officials in the U.S.

    By Jason Axelrod • Feb. 13, 2017
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    Clean energy project: Solar installation at Brooklyn Navy Yard

    The Brooklyn, N.Y., Navy Yard has completed work on a 3,152-panel rooftop solar array. The site will generate 1.1 million kilowatt hours of energy per year.

    By Michael Keating • Feb. 8, 2017
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    What local governments need to know about operating drones

    Matt Sloane, CEO of Skyfire Consulting, offers advice to local governments about their future drone operations.

    By Michael Keating • Feb. 7, 2017
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    New York City’s better way to pay traffic tickets

    New York City utilizes PayNearMe to help people pay for traffic fines with cash during non-business hours, while also relieving processing work for the city's Traffic Violations Bureau.

    By Jason Axelrod • Feb. 6, 2017
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    Mobile treatment system quickly restores drinking water in Texas

    Following heavy flooding this past June, the water treatment plant in Cisco, Texas, was unable to operate. Cisco city officials chose Pall Water's Aria FAST containerized mobile membrane system to quickly provide drinking water to residents.

    Jan. 27, 2017
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    LED streetlights help Massachusetts city reach sustainability goals

    Cambridge Mass., has partnered with Echelon Corp. for an energy-saving lighting control system that was integrated with the city's new streetlight infrastructure.

    By Michael Keating • Jan. 24, 2017
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    Cooperative contracts awarded to 4 copier and digital imaging vendors

    National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) has awarded cooperative contracts to four vendors that offer copiers and digital imaging equipment and services.

    By Michael Keating • Jan. 3, 2017
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    City flags: What is good design?

    What is key in city flag design? Here are some resources.

    Nov. 27, 2016
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    Old parking enforcement technology gets the boot (with related video)

    Motorists who haven’t paid their parking tickets may find their cars virtually undriveable when the Barnacle is attached to the windshield.

    Oct. 20, 2016
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    Use this compact flail for in-woods chipping

    Morbark has added a smaller flail option to its product line, the 223 Stand-alone Flail. The machine is affordable, easy to transport, and efficiently handles in-woods chipping applications.

    Sept. 1, 2016
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    Georgia county police use drones to investigate serious traffic wrecks (with related video)

    The Gwinnett County, Ga., police department has expanded its accident investigation technology with the addition of a drone. The device will also be used for other law enforcement tasks.

    By Michael Keating • Aug. 30, 2016
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    Pennsylvania automates IT processes and modernizes human services systems

    Clark Public Utilities (CPU) in Clark County, Wash., has automated its meter-reading processes by outfitting approximately 155,000 electric meters with

    By Michael Keating, Jason Axelrod • Aug. 9, 2016
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    Opinion

    Why public housing authorities need technology for costs and customer service

    Knoxville's Community Development Corporation IT & Procurement Director Terry McKee explains the areas in which public housing authorities can most benefit from employing technology in their operations.

    By Terry McKee • Aug. 3, 2016
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    Regaining and maintaining ridership

    Public transportation agencies both large and small have stabilized after being on collision courses with disaster.

    By Derek Prall • Aug. 3, 2016
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    Anti-graffiti coating shields public infrastructure

    Cortec’s MCI Wall Defense is a clear, silicone elastomer-based anti-graffiti coating. It can be applied to exterior concrete, masonry, or metal surfaces. Use it to protect roadways, bridges, railcars, and other publicly and privately owned spaces.

    July 29, 2016
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    GIS mapping system increases San Jose fruit trees’ yield

    GPS provider Trimble is using technology to channel excess food to people in need in California.

    By Michael Keating, Jason Axelrod • July 29, 2016
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    Precast concrete speeds California bridge replacement

    Oldcastle Precast products helped speed the rebuilding of Interstate 10’s Tex Wash Bridge in California.

    July 26, 2016
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    Clean biodiesel fuels NYC garbage trucks

    New York City's municipal refuse fleet relies on biodiesel to fuel a growing number of its 4,000-plus diesel vehicles.

    By Michael Keating • July 18, 2016
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    Single-operator, off-road trucks expedite trash collection

    Broyhill Load-And-Pack refuse collection vehicle helps expedite trash collection.

    June 21, 2016
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    Online degree program is developing public service leaders (with related video)

    Christopher Schultz, assistant dean and director in the Watson School of Public Service and Continuing Studies, offers his views on the Master of Public Service Leadership degree program at Thomas Edison State University.

    By Michael Keating • April 27, 2016
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    Austin Police Department tracks crime using video cameras, real-time monitoring

    Police in Austin, Texas, are using video cameras and real-time tracking of the video to effectively fight crime. The department relies on Hitachi Data Systems’ Hitachi Visualization Platform (HVP) in its efforts.

    By Derek Prall • April 13, 2016
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    Some tips on properly storing road salt (with related video)

    What is a good way to store road salt? For bulk salt supplies, one popular option is to store the material in a maintenance-free, relocatable fabric structure.

    Feb. 26, 2016
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    Fabric structure efficiently stores road salt in Illinois

    ClearSpan provided large fabric structures to the Illinois Department of Transportation to help store large quantities of salt.

    By Jason Axelrod • Feb. 25, 2016