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300 results for "Predictive Analytics"

300 results for "Predictive Analytics"

3 Ways to Optimize Urban Infrastructure

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February 28, 2014 Infrastructure This post originally appeared in Government Technology. Decades of underinvestment in critical urban infrastructure have forced U.S. cities into a tight corner. Bridges, roads, aqueducts, sewer pipes — the infrastructure...

The Case for Government Investment in Analytics

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Government stands to gain $1 trillion globally from using data analytics. Few government data teams have the resources to document their value, but those that do can show as much as eight-to-one return on their cost. There is significant non-financial...

Chicago's SmartData Vision

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April 11, 2013 Predictive Analytics Last year, Bloomberg Philanthropies issued a challenge to America’s cities: to develop bold, visionary ideas for solving the toughest municipal problems. Chicago, long a hotbed for innovative ideas, immediately jumped...

To Catch A Sniper

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May 8, 2013 Crime Prevention One late night in June 2011, police patrolling Arlington Cemetery in Northern Virginia stopped a suspicious individual making his way among the lines of veterans’ white gravestones. The man was no mere trespasser, but a much...

Delivering Faster Results with Food Inspection Forecasting

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May 19, 2015 Public Health Consider this: Chicago, a city with nearly three million people and more than 15,000 food establishments, has fewer than three dozen inspectors who are in charge of annually checking the city’s entire lot. When inspectors check...

Social Media's Place in Data-Smart Governance

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May 19, 2016 Social Media This post originally appeared on Stephen Goldsmith's Better Faster Cheaper blog on Governing.com. Cities can produce great value from social media, but only if they start talking a little bit less about themselves and start...

#DataSmart Resources: Public Safety

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August 2, 2016 Public Safety Our #DataSmart Resources series curates links and examples for those looking for an introduction to a particular civic data topic. If you are a city official looking to improve public safety through better use of data and...

Big Data, Analytics and a New Era of Efficiency in Government

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May 23, 2013 Civic Data This post originally appeared on Governing.com. Buy something from Amazon and you will soon find the online retailer telling you what other products you might like. Linger too long on your preferred cell provider's website for new...

Five Issues to Watch in Data and Technology

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December 12, 2013 Civic Data This article originally appeared in Government Technology magazine. Next year, public officials will much more aggressively begin weaving their technology threads into a larger tapestry as the cute and helpful become vital and...

Map Monday: Predicting Risk of Opioid Overdoses in Providence

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May 21, 2018 Data Visualization Map: Predicting Risk of Opioid Overdoses in Providence Geographic Area: Providence, RI Goal: To understand which neighborhoods are receiving suitable services for opioid abuse, and which require additional interventions...

Finding the Rat: How to Optimize Your Inspections

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June 7, 2018 Predictive Analytics Ever heard of a “rat ride-along?” Neither had Peter Casey, Senior Data Scientist in The Lab @ DC and member of the Office of the Chief Technology Officer. But carpooling with D.C.’s rodent control team was all in a day’s...