5 Practical Tips for Using Data

Data offers agencies so many possibilities for better-informed decision-making. Here are five opportunities.

Defining Data Equity

Data equity accounts for social factors and includes the experience of the underserved in the community. Here are three agencies that bring equity to their use of data.

Maps Fuel Funding for Equitable Traffic Safety in Louisville

Maps and GIS analysis helped transportation planners and engineers in Louisville prioritize roadway safety improvement projects by identifying high-risk corridors and vulnerabilities in communities.

Massachusetts Citizens Take Their Local Temperatures

Massachusetts volunteers gathered data to map urban heat islands. Here’s how government and NGOs organized the project.

How Governments Site New EV Charging Stations to Speed Adoption and Assure Equity

Using location intelligence, policymakers can see where current electric vehicle (EV) owners live, where charging stations currently exist and where to locate more chargers to promote EV growth.

How to Stop Worrying about IT and Focus on the Data

By simplifying the IT environment and reducing technical debt, an agency can focus on getting value from the data rather than managing the hardware on top of which it runs. Flash storage can help.

Using AI to Reinforce Our Highest Values and Rebuild Trust in Government

The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) offers new opportunities and increased efficiencies. But as AI takes an ever-more important role in our daily lives, we must ensure that it’s used ethically and without bias.

How to Accelerate Speed to Insight

One of the best measures of productivity when it comes to data is speed to insight — that is, how quickly employees can begin turning data into meaningful analysis. Here are some tips to speed the process.

Defining Open Data

Agencies are using open data to advance health equity and reduce opioid overdoses. Here are some tips for using open data in your community.

How Texas Is Cultivating a Data-Savvy Workforce

Texas needed a more data-savvy workforce. Here’s what they did to enhance data literacy in the workforce they already have.

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