Predictive Analytics

January 11, 2018 Civic Data Title: “Composite Ethical Frameworks for IoT and other Emerging Technologies” Authors: Max Senges (Google, Stanford Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law), Patrick S Ryan (Google, University of Colorado at...

October 24, 2017 Civic Analytics Network “Considering their impact, you might expect mosquitoes to get more attention than they do. Sharks kill fewer than a dozen people every year and in the U.S., they get a week dedicated to them on TV every year...

October 10, 2017 Public Safety How many traffic fatalities is too many? If you’re a Vision Zero city, the answer is one. Started in Sweden in 1997 with the goal of eliminating fatalities and severe injuries from traffic collisions, the Vision Zero...

October 3, 2017 Disaster Management Nothing exposes a city’s limited resources quite like an emergency. The reality is that during many natural disasters, municipalities face more 911 calls than they could possibly field, more ravaged buildings than they...

September 12, 2017 Civic Analytics Network Ask someone about their last trip to a beach, and you’ll likely hear pleasant stories of relaxation and fun in the sun. Most of the time, those toes in the sand are being splashed with clear and safe water. Yet...

August 28, 2017 Public Health About a year ago, Cincinnati, OH, felt the first major shock in its opioid epidemic. While the surrounding county was already one of Ohio’s hardest hit, Cincinnati’s late-summer 2016 surge was “ unprecedented.” It started...

AUGUST 7, 2017 Infrastructure ​​​​​​ What does a city do when faced with deteriorating infrastructure and a limited budget, but strong mayoral and public interest in building a more resilient urban landscape? For Syracuse, NY, the answer was not obvious...

July 6, 2017 Predictive Analytics Governments cannot afford to treat fraud as an inevitable cost. Tax evasion alone costs the United States Federal Government more than $400 billion each year, to say nothing of the numerous other types of fraud that...

April 24, 2017 Public Safety Ensuring public safety for residents is one of the critical responsibilities of municipal governments. Cities have begun leveraging the capabilities of data and analytics to improve policing, fire safety, emergency response...

April 13, 2017 Civic Analytics Network The City of New Orleans’ Office of Performance and Accountability (OPA), the city’s home for data-driven improvements, has had notable successes in using analytics to reduce fire risk and address blight. These...