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Harnessing data for safer communities

American City & Country

To gain a deeper understanding of this issue, we need to examine the multiple streams of data inundating real-time crime centers, including body and patrol vehicle cameras, traffic cameras, private commercial cameras, news reports, weather updates, 911 and 311 calls, social media feeds and law enforcement databases.

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Use of Social Media in Disasters

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Social media is a relatively new communications tool. In this podcast we will be exploring how social media is being used, or not used, by emergency managers, before, during and after a disaster. Social media is a relatively new communications tool.

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Searching for Grant Opportunities Using Google

Peak Proposals

To learn more tips about conducting a Boolean search, see this article on the topic from Scribbr : “ Boolean Operators | Quick Guide, Examples & Tips.” Follow grantmakers on social media. Many grantmakers are active on social media, where they often announce new grant opportunities.

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Emergency Management's Use of Social Media

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Eric Holdeman linked up with Hal back in 2011 when he was leading the effort to establish governance procedures for the use of social media. Eric Holdeman linked up with Hal back in 2011 when he was leading the effort to establish governance procedures for the use of social media.

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Twitter turmoil prompts agencies to plan for social media upsets

GCN

Agencies must find ways to adapt to changes in Twitter’s operations to ensure residents still receive the information they need, experts say.

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State Department Bets Big on Data-Driven Diplomacy

GovLoop

In it, State officials said the department would take a mission-driven approach to implementing the strategy, focusing on key mission areas , such as global operations, cybersecurity and multilateralism. The change came shortly after State released its enterprise data strategy, titled “ Empowering Data-Informed Policy.” sponsored U.N.

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Calming airport data turbulence with EASE

AWS Public Sector Blog

This is a guest post by Stephen Saunders, the managing director of EASE Airport Operations, LLC. CVG’s Innovation Center , a living laboratory to test technology and improve processes, designed EASE to help airports solve operational obstacles before they become problems.