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How the City of Canton worked with Wi-Fiber to build a safer and more connected community

AWS Public Sector Blog

Wi-Fiber custom builds hardware, software, and networks, outfitting them with optical and internet of things (IoT) sensors that allow municipal entities to capture and visualize data to improve operational efficiency, deliver real-time outcomes, and promote enhanced community safety. Today, the city is nearly there. Learn more about Wi-Fiber.

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Harnessing data for safer communities

American City & Country

The ability to gather, store and analyze almost unlimited amounts of data has transformed almost every aspect of society, including law enforcement. While the possibilities of using data to improve safety and ensure justice are seemingly endless, harnessing this power does not come without its challenges.

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AWS transforms DC police department’s data processing system by utilizing Spark on Lambda

AWS Public Sector Blog

The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington DC (DC-MPD) is one of the ten largest police agencies in the United States, serving as the primary law enforcement entity for the District of Columbia. Lock Management: DynamoDB is also used to implement a locking mechanism, ensuring only one transaction can process at a time per table.

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Unlock the power of fine-grained access control with Amazon Verified Permissions

AWS Public Sector Blog

Consequently, these organizations must implement systems with fine-grained access controls to make sure that only authorized individuals can view the data they are permitted to access. Each application implements its own authorization approach, leading to inconsistency and redundant effort.

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Forrester study commissioned by AWS estimates an ROI of 33% from data integration

AWS Public Sector Blog

Forrester applied its Total Economic Impact (TEI) methodology to the public sector for this analysis and interviewed representatives from organizations that invested in, helped implement, or helped manage data integration initiatives. In Virginia, data integration helped battle opioid addiction.

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Nebraska Judicial Branch modernizes its Electronic Exhibits System using AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Introduction The Nebraska Judicial Branch is a vital component of the state’s government for interpreting and applying the law to resolve disputes and uphold justice. If you’re interested in learning more, check out our Justice and Public Safety cloud resources.

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Advancements in police technology have fundamentally changed how departments operate

American City & Country

This is technology that today’s law enforcement officers can take for granted, but it wasn’t always that way. From body-worn cameras and license plate recognition to artificial intelligence (AI)-based analytics and real-time crime centers, the tools and resources available to law enforcement are advancing at an incredible rate.