AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In addition to the risk to life and biodiversity, wildfires can destroy and disrupt property, essential infrastructure, communications, air quality, and more. Wildfires, then, contribute to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions, destruction of ecosystems, and lost carbon storage in the destruction of forests.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

By leveraging AWS to develop the next generation of GovTech technology, the startups aim to address justice and public safety challenges, such as increasing community engagement, deterring crime, and reducing recidivism. 911 call centers are facing unprecedented challenges, with high call volumes, legacy technology, and short staffing.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

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. This requires a significant amount of training that aligns with departmental and community needs.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

Download the session guides for technical builder or business leader , federal government , nonprofit , state and local government , healthcare , education , or aerospace and satellite. Don’t miss the fully upfitted AWS Disaster Response “rolling lab”—a purpose-built Jeep 4xe Wrangler parked at the L Street Bridge.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 8, 2022

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. Using automation to enable communication for those who cannot. Read more about this accomplishment.

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Let's lay it on the line: these are disasters. In the case of coronavirus, the medical profession has taken control of the agenda, yet most of the failings--and there are many--refer to civil protection issues: communications, logistics, coordination. Let us replace major incident by 'major emergency' and 'disaster'.

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GovLoop

JUNE 19, 2023

The index was developed in collaboration with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and it ranks communities based on pollution levels, environmental hazards, poverty, quality of education, walkability and other factors. Educate agency staff, the public, stakeholders, elected officials and businesses about your data.

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