Reviewing the financial transactions of your state government requires just a few clicks on your computer in some states. As tax payers, we spend a lot of money each year, and some of us may want to know what that money is going towards. While the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) has helped open the [...]
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Government Spending Records; Which States Provide Easy Access?
March 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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Mapping Gunshots
November 1st, 2007 · No Comments
The Minneapolis, MN police department has posted maps of gunshot locations on it’s website. What makes this so unusual is that the maps are created from a real-time audio surveillance system produced by ShotSpotter, Inc. of Mountain View, CA.
A series of highly sensitive directional audio sensors are connected to computer software that [...]