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AWS selects 13 startups to innovate public safety solutions through the GovTech Accelerator

AWS Public Sector Blog

the Accelerator supports government technology (GovTech) startups as they develop innovative solutions enabling justice and public safety agencies to better serve their communities. The AWS GovTech Accelerator was created to support the development of technologies that can address these challenges.

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How to detect wildfire smoke using Amazon Rekognition

AWS Public Sector Blog

In addition to the risk to life and biodiversity, wildfires can destroy and disrupt property, essential infrastructure, communications, air quality, and more. As a result, I developed the new purpose-trained model using Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels to better assist in creating a more wildfire smoke-focused object detection model.

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Hurricane season 2023: Supporting hurricane response efforts with the cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

While the 2023 hurricane season kicks off June 1, the reality is that Amazon Web Services (AWS) is working to help organizations and communities respond to hurricanes long before a storm forms. Pictured: A customized AWS Disaster Response Jeep in a field test exercise.

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USAID uses Amazon Transcribe to publish speeches in minutes

AWS Public Sector Blog

The United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ) is a federal government agency responsible for extending civilian foreign aid and development assistance, such as for countries that need disaster response and recovery resources, are trying to escape poverty, and are engaging in democratic reforms.

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Community trust is a firefighter’s greatest asset

American City & Country

But disaster response is a coordinated effort, which means it requires buy-in from everyone who might be affected. This is why it’s imperative for fire services professionals to be accessible members of the community.

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What we learned at Amazon re:MARS 2022 for the public sector

AWS Public Sector Blog

Today, scientists and visionaries around the world are working hard to develop the next-generation technologies that will shape our future. At re:MARS 2022, AWS announced that the combined Axiom Space and AWS team successfully communicated remotely with the Snowcone on the ISS, and the team performed edge processing on space-based datasets.

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Creating real-time flood alerts with the cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

“Recently, we have seen an unprecedented level of rainfall and extreme weather events,” said Reyes Jiménez, director of comprehensive community risk management of Panama’s National Civil Protection System ( SINAPROC ). Working together, SINAPROC, Grupo TX, and AWS have developed a proof-of-concept for an early warning system for flooding.