CivMetrics Data, Documents and News
CivMetrics believes in measuring and presenting critical data, information and documents regarding local development, construction and governance. Our data covers selected critical types of community development, construction and programs. CivMetrics also seeks to provide macro context along with the micro details. See our actionable data and information regarding local economics, demographics, and market conditions. This includes data, RFPs, financing documents and other information on housing, labor, business conditions and demographics. Select any of the CivMetrics targeted topics for updated data, developments and directories.
CivMetrics Data, Documents and News
CivMetrics collects critical data, information and documents regarding local development, construction and governance. See our actional data and documents, including RFPs, financing documents and the latest stats on local metrics such as housing, labor, demographics and business conditions. Select a CivMetrics topic below for target data and documents.
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Development & Housing
Local development, housing and construction projects, including large public construction projects.
Economics
Data on employment, inflation, labor markets, local GDP, housing, and other critical measures of local economic and business conditions.
Infrastructure
Large infrastructure, such as airports, transit, ports, stadiums and other large scale projects.
Incentives
Credits and incentives in connection with new local development, expansion or company relocations.
Civic Services
Non-profit and government services, including large private service organizations, cultural institutions, and units of local government.
People & Livability
Demographics and livability information, such as crime, weather, pollution, health, and other quality-of-life measures.
Latest News
Beyond A Buzzword? The GSA’s Blockchain Procurement Experiment Is Paying Dividends
"Blockchain" has become a mind-numbing buzzoword over the last 12 months, but the technology may also make federal procurement processes faster, more transparent, and more secure. A Federal Times report relates: About six months ago, the U.S. General Services...
Data Analytics Can Help Trim Procurement Errors
The application of technologies like data analytics for procurement could reap benefits now even without data consolidation. CIO.com reports that artificial intelligence-based techniques could help employees exploit opportunities now rather spending time trying to...
Alarms Raised as Amazon Invades Government Procurement
As the U.S. government turns to Amazon for procurement, many observers are raising red flags about the competitiveness of the contracts and the lack of accountability for local governments using Amazon Business to procure goods and services. The Institute for Local...
Confluent Pushes Data Streaming with Platform 5.0
Confluent Platform 5.0 can now link data streaming and analytics together with a simpler interface that does not need Java developer support. SearchDataManagement reports on the platform update that was released July 31: “Confluent Platform 5.0's support for disaster...
New Data Viz Tools Available in Alteryx 2018.3
The latest quarterly update to the Alteryx Analytics Platform has provided data scientists more options in data visualization. Released on August 28, Alteryx 2018.3 features added functionalities like a Python tool that allows developers to write in Jupyter Notebook...
There’s A Shortage of Data Scientists Everywhere (Except Cleveland), Says LinkedIn
Employers in the U.S. need more data scientists than exist. At least, that's true for most major U.S. cities. Cleveland and Minneapolis are among the few cities with surplus data scientists -- although it may not remain that way for long. An excerpt from the LinkedIn...
GSA Seeks Better Spending Metrics to Reform Procurement
The General Services Administration (GSA) wants to help federal executives perform better by investing in the adoption of Technology Business Management (TBM) and the heightened use of relevant spending metrics in procurement activities. Chase Gunter of FCW.com...
A Black and White Issue: Transparency and Predictive Policing Algorithms
The attraction of predictive policing is that it incorporates a quantitative element into the field of law enforcement. Doing so supposedly introduces mathematical rigor and a scientific basis into decisions about further detention, investigation, sentencing, or...
Could Epidemiological Models Help Predict Vulnerability of Communities to Wildfires?
Models of forest fire behavior have long helped emergency managers prepare for the annual wildfire season in western US states. But the complexity of the wildland-urban transition zone (where wildfires cross into human-occupied areas) that has so far defied attempts...
Face of Persuasion: Using AI to Encourage Buy-In to Government Programs?
Chances are that in a few years the faces shown to you in advertisements would have been tailored so you could identify with them and be more receptive to their messages. This form of cost-effective mass customization is now made possible with the development of new...
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