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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
Using Computational Intelligence to Identify File Types in Digital Forensics
Criminals today may try to hide the digital evidence of their misdeeds by burying it in the mass of code that underpins the graphical user interface that now dominates computer use. Unless you know what you are looking for specifically, these particular bits can be...
Tools For Tackling Big Data in Digital Forensics
Big data is now intimately entwined with the world of forensic investigations. It's the new normal; with so many sensor points around us, it's estimated that by 2025 the average connected person will have over 4,800 interactions with IoT devices every day. The...
The Challenges Of Forensic Analysis of IoT Devices
The internet of things (IoT) has conquered our world. Statistics platform Statista estimates that there are over 20 billion IoT objects among us, constantly monitoring and recording us and our activities. By 2025, Statista projects that there will be more than nine...
Proactive Forensics? A Framework For Using Predictive Analytics And Digital Forensics to Stop Internet Fraud Before It Happens
Digital forensics is most often a reactive science. This isn’t Minority Report; a crime happens and a forensics team collects, preserves, analyzes, and presents the scientific version of the facts before a court of law. But with the increasing connectedness of the...
How Digital Forensics Can Leverage Data Science Methods in an IoT Environment
When your boat fills with water, you need a bucket to bail it out. But sometimes there’s just too much water. For digital forensics experts working in an IoT world, drowning in data is the new norm. It can seem like the old tools aren’t adequate The old methods of...
Uber, Forensics and Muffins: How A Forensics Firm Played A Key Role In the Waymo v. Uber Trial
The Waymo v. Uber trial ended in a $245 million settlement earlier this month, closing out days of courtroom proceedings in which a digital forensics consulting firm emerged as a key entity. Waymo (owned by Google) accused rideshare company Uber of using trade secrets...
Congress’ 2018 Budget and Trump’s Infrastructure Plan: What Do They Mean For Contractors?
At first glance, the 2018 budget deal passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump this month seems to herald boom times for contractors. The new two-year bipartisan deal boosts defense and civilian spending by $300 billion over the next two years, much...
When the Client Wants Your Source Code: What Contractors Should Do To Secure Their Software and Protect Their IP
What if a client demands your source code? Is it better to just walk away rather than hand your source code, a most precious commodity, over? For software developers who seek government contracts, this isn't a simple situation. The right answer differs under various...
Three Ways AI Is Changing Contracts
Inefficiencies in contract management can cause substantial losses. The greater the volume of contracts processed, the greater the possibility of even bigger deficits—up to 40% in one study by accounting giant KPMG. There are also countless opportunities lost as...
Going Agile: A New Mindset for Procurement Officials as Governments Adopt Agile Software Development
Let’s say you have a problem of how to get to work from your house in the suburbs to your office in the city. You look at your situation and you buy a car. The car provides the desired outcome of transportation to the office and back. You do not have to specify the...
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