Government Technology Geospatial News

Rhode Island Governor Vetoes RFID Privacy Bill

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:52:00 +0100

Restricted use of RFID capabilities to track children and motorists without a warrant.

New York City Ferry Passengers get GPS Bus Schedule Data

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:04:00 +0100

A cellular-based GPS system.

San Diego Upgrades Towing System

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:30:00 +0100

"Will shorten tow response times and reduce the administrative burden on our Police Department."

State Broadband Mapping Grants Announced

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:04:00 +0100

Grant Program to fund activities in California, Indiana, North Carolina and Vermont.

Virginia County to Premier In-House Reassessment Tool

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:30:00 +0100

Gloucester County brings its property reassessment process in-house after dumping vendor.

ESRI and Trimble Team Up to Offer Grant Money to Government

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:45:00 +0100

$90,000 to be available to state and local agencies.

Rome Was Built in a Day, with Hundreds of Thousands of Digital Photos

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:30:00 +0100

A new computer algorithm developed at the University of Washington uses hundreds of thousands of tourist photos to automatically reconstruct an entire city in about a day.

Gov 2.0 Summit: GIS the Big Winner in Push for Open Government (analysis)

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:40:00 +0100

Geospatial applications and services dominate at Gov 2.0 Summit.

Washington State GIS Transportation Repository Takes Long Road

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:29:00 +0100

Six years in the making, the state and counties teamed to create the Washington Statewide Transportation Framework -- a massive project that required data integration and conversion, software integration and application development.

Web Site Upgrades

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:00:00 +0100

$300 billion a year to state and local governments depends on census data.