Plus, startups plan to send gun detection alerts from cameras to cops, new app crowdsources smartphone GPS data to prevent erroneous tolling, Citibot launches government website chatbots and more...
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TOP NEWS

Forensic Logic Creates Law Enforcement Social Media Platform Working with regional law enforcement in Northern California, the San Francisco Bay Area cloud software company is rolling out a new platform for police to communicate across jurisdictions in real time.

Startups' Plan: Send Gun Detection Alerts from Cameras to Cops A new partnership between ZeroEyes and RapidSOS aims to automatically identify weapons in video feeds, then alert local 911 systems in order to hasten police response to potential mass shooters.

New App Uses Smartphone GPS to Stop Erroneous Road Tolls The software company VeriToll proposes to help transportation departments find faulty equipment by automatically crowdsourcing data from the smartphones of drivers who use toll roads every day.

Citibot Announces Chatbot for Local Government Websites The South Carolina-based chatbot company has incorporated AI and machine learning into a new website assistant for city governments, with a focus on integrating with many CRMs and handling any kind of request.

Company Begins Pay-as-You-Go Program to Replace Water Meters Having announced updates to its hardware and software in June, Texas company Olea Edge Analytics has followed up with a program to install 100 units on municipal water meters at no up-front cost.

Startup Patents Tech to Allow Live-Streamed Video to 911 The company, Carbyne, describes a quick-to-deploy solution where its technology would send a text with an activation link to a caller, and upon clicking the link, it would create a live-streaming video session.

WATCHLIST

GovTech companies on our radar this week:

AudioEye: Automated accessibility and compliance monitoring for websites.

Run a GovTech company? Get on our radar here.

GovTech100

BIZ NOTES

>SeamlessDocs has achieved HIPAA and SOC 2 compliance.

>OpenGov has formally launched its permitting, licensing and code enforcement suite.

WHAT WE'RE READING

Mapping Hyperpartisan Websites Pretending to be Local News Outlets (Nieman Journalism Lab)

Virginia's Budget Shortfall Not as Scary as Predicted (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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