As announced yesterday, Google Maps has added real-time transit updates for six systems. Here’s a round-up of local stories: The Boston Globe on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority “The announcement is a clear sign of the T’s dramatic shift in its approach to the tech community since 2008, when the MBTA guarded data so carefullyRead… Read more »
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (CA) invites developers to create a mobile application that enhances the VTA travel experience. “Whether they help you find the best donut shop in town or get you to the latest flash mob on time, these mobile apps are sure to be a big hit with our riders,” saidRead… Read more »
Yesterday, I did a bit of social reporting at my good friends Claremont‘s ‘Data is Power’ event, hearing about the impact data visualisation has been having on PR and journalism. We heard from the Alzheimers Society about how they raised awareness of the postcode lottery in dementia diagnosis through smart data visualisation. It’s a reallyRead… Read more »
I had a really productive day yesterday in my role as a project manager and senior systems engineer for my two teams. And yet, I only moved one item forward between both team kanban boards. How Can That Be? There are other days where I knock out 4-5 items I had planned. Schedule updates, documentation,Read… Read more »
NJ TRANSIT announced Text Against Terror, a new security initiative that asks passengers to send a text message to transit police if they see something suspicious on the system. “This new initiative enables us to harness the prevalence of text-messaging among our customers to enhance the security of our transit system,” said police chief ChristopherRead… Read more »
I was speaking today to the founders at Click and Pledge, a company that develops online fundraising solutions. We are talking about the perils of nurturing an IT start-up in a community other than the big-brand IT hubs like Silicon Valley, etc. Then I read something one of them wrote a while back. I hopeRead… Read more »
Looking for the Apps for the Environment contest? The correct URL is http://www.epa.gov/appsfortheenvironment . Sorry for the mistake! We’re having a great discussion about how to help employers pick you out of a stack of resumes on a blog post I wrote a few days ago. One of the suggestions from Andrew Krzmarzick was toRead… Read more »
Earlier this month, Cisco released their Visual Networking Index Forecast for 2015, and they predict some incredible growth in cyberspace. Together with a few dozen top consulting, analysis, and strategy firms, Cisco projected broadband connections, video subscribers, mobile connections, and Internet application adoption for the year 2015 using data from service providers, current technology trends,Read… Read more »
I’ve already shared information with you about LexisNexis at SLA and the outstanding programming coming up in Philly from the Division of Government Information in this post: SLA DGI PROGRAMMING AT SLA 2011. I’ll be at SLA and if you are attending, I hope to see you there. I’ll be blogging the conference and liveRead… Read more »
The GOP has made it official. According to Ed O’Keefe at the Washington Post, House Republicans have announced a plan to allow federal agencies to make just one new hire for every three employees who leave. The goal is to downsize the federal workforce by 10 percent in the next four years. If passed, theRead… Read more »