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Archive for December, 2009
Virtual Cemeteries
December 27th, 2009 
Pam Broviak An exploration of using augmented reality, QR codes, and virtual worlds to enhance delivery of cemetery services.
Open Government: A New Type of Reality Show?
December 22nd, 2009 Pam Broviak There’s been a lot of talk lately about open and transparent government, public data collection and distribution, and freedom of information. People are excited about online tools that allow for sharing of data. And politicians are eagerly answering the cries for open government by passing new FOIA laws and demanding data sets be released online. [...]
Posted in Gov 2.0, Government in the Metaverse, Social Media 
Tags: FOIA, General Government, gov2.0, local government, open government, transparency 
Comments OffA GPS Twist on Overweight/Oversize Permits
December 4th, 2009 Pam Broviak Each city seems to have set up some form or policy for issuing overweight/oversize permits. But other than filling out the form and securing necessary certificates of insurance, what else should be done to perform a proper review? And how can GPS eventually help improve this process? My thoughts on the overweight loads are that [...]
Posted in GIS, Public Works Tags: GPS, oversize loads, oversize permits, overweight loads, overweight permits, permits Comments Off
