Analytics
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The young New Jersey company helps counties and others better manage their parcels and combine data from them. A company executive discusses the company’s future plans. -
The addition of more public geographical data, along with an increased roster of members, comes as the need for such information continues to increase. A foundation leader talks more about his mission.
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SponsoredGIS has long been essential to local government, but its role has evolved considerably over the years.
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Fairfax County, Va., shows how maps, dashboards and a layered data ecosystem are a critical part of responding to the affordable housing crisis by building greater consensus and identifying new sites that meet community needs.
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The country’s most populous city has 1.8 million residents with limited proficiency in English. The city's new interactive data and mapping website could help craft better services for them.
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Bharti Sharma becomes executive director of New York City's Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence. Her experience includes data analysis during COVID-19 and data training for employees.
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Sexual orientation and gender identity data, when responsibly collected by government entities, can support evidence-based policymaking, resource allocation and civil rights enforcement — but there are risks.
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Government entities are using GIS technology and predictive analytics to manage an influx of fans amid the FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament, which is drawing crowds in host cities across the U.S.
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Local governments are using data to inform urban forestry initiatives and other work to mitigate the impacts of heat islands on communities. Implementing AI technology may add value.
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The county is acknowledging its past and enhancing transparency into historic property deeds which have had lasting impacts on neighborhoods. Its searchable map activates many thousands of pages of documents.
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The young company helps public agencies with land record digitization, property data and organization. The new capital will help Balcony scale and continue to expand in the public-sector space.
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A recent example from the National Association of State CIOs Midyear Conference showed how, for some use cases, government might be able to skirt some of the privacy concerns surrounding generative AI entirely.
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North Dakota officials now have access to Federal Aviation Administration radar data, which supports emergency response operations, infrastructure inspection, agricultural operations and more.
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Chief Data and Analytics Officer Josh Wagner outlines the framework the state is using to assess the quality and maturity of data across Arizona agencies.
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The city’s technology strategy is delivering measurable savings in less than a year’s time, expanding AI and modernizing services — all while emphasizing a more deliberate use of data.
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The Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University identified six archetypes of chief data officer roles, highlighting how structure and resources influence outcomes.
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping state departments of transportation, enabling them to create new processes and workflows around data governance — and make better use of information collected.
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A new type of artificial intelligence is helping city governments spot problems like potholes faster and with more accuracy than ever before, but government must maintain traditional privacy standards.
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The state is restructuring its data work, according to CIO David Edinger. Amy Bhikha, who served as Colorado’s chief data officer since 2021 and has led on data governance and AI oversight, announced she is moving on.
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The city recently launched its Kensington Dashboard, which offers a comprehensive picture of the area through data, to inform residents and stakeholders about progress toward resolving its challenges.
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Northlake, located in North Texas, turned to Envisio dashboard technology to help manage capital planning. One of the town’s officials and an Envisio executive talk about the deployment and the future of dashboards.
