'Smart Racquets' are helping tennis players understand what is going wrong with their shots and what is going right. These 'connected' racquets are designed to capture data (such as shot power and ball impact location) about the player's game so that it can be mined...
Mining Student Data
Data analytics companies are mining information about children when they are active online. Analyzing the thoughts and mental abilities of children when they are online helps them understand their behavior. The danger is that this data can be shared and sold for...
Erroneous Entry in Birth Certificate Causes Identity Issues for Surrey Resident
A recent incident shows how an error in data entry can make every day life difficult. Jack MacKay, a Surrey resident is caught up in documentation hassles because his birth certificate has a space in his surname. The problem occurred when 61-year-old Jack Mackay tried...
Missouri Progresses Digitization Courtfilings
The state of Missouri is moving ahead with creating a digitized case management system which allows attorneys to file documents electronically. The state-wide automation project is managed by the Missouri Court Automation Committee (MCA). Some of counties in the state...
Connecticut Moves Towards Digitization and Document Conversion to Ease Regulation Management
The state of Connecticut is harnessing the advantages of XML and workflow tools to ease regulation management. Connecticut had made government regulations publicly available in PDF format. However, this posed difficulties when it came to updating information. Updates...
Indiana State Library Digitizing Historic Newspapers
Digitization efforts over the last decade have been ambitious and far-reaching. Today, many institutions are striving towards digitization, for greater accessibility and preservation of their valuable documents. The Indiana State Library, the largest public library in...
Data Analytics Discloses Factors Impacting Bitcoin Prices
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer payment system (digital currency) that has attained wide popularity in the last couple of years. Two years back, the value of a bitcoin was around $5. But today, its value has increased to around $600. An economist, Ladislav Kristoufek at the...
Texas School District Student Information System to Eliminate Duplicate Data Entry
Entering student details into the database can be a cumbersome process, when a large volume of data has to be entered. Moreover, a small error in data entry can lead to unintended results. The Taylor Independent School District (ISD) in Texas has adopted a new student...
Erroneous Data Entry Creating Issues for Voters
Data entry, the process of entering textual information from print or audio sources into documents, spreadsheets and databases, would seem like a simple affair. However, even the slightest error can have disastrous consequences and can even rob you of your identity....
Data Mining to Study Social Behavior
Data mining is widely used in areas such as healthcare, finance, retail, and education. Recent studies indicate that it is also proving a useful tool to study social behaviors. Let's look at some interesting examples of this. Data Mining to Analyze Behavior on Online...