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Premise Data Selected by the City of Waco, Texas to Gather Real-Time Resident Sentiment for Data-Driven City ManagementSAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Premise, the global leader in providing real-time, real-world data, announced an agreement with the City of Waco, Texas to deploy its unique 'ground truth' data collection capabilities in the rapidly growing central Texas city. The City is interested in gauging public sentiment to inform its operations, including the Prosper Waco initiatives aimed at measurably improving health, education, and financial security for all members of the community. Data collected will be used to identify and quantify community challenges, establish measurable goals, and monitor progress against those goals. Already, hundreds of network contributors have installed the Premise app (available on Android and Apple smartphone devices) and in just the first month have collectively produced over 2,000 submissions in the form of survey questions, completion of tasks throughout the City, and by taking pictures to report issues such as potholes, park conditions, and littering. Geolocation technology allows Premise to assign tasks to collect information at precise locations or to follow predetermined paths as they complete assignments. "We want to hear directly from our community about the issues and concerns that affect their daily lives. What better way to engage people than on the mobile devices they carry from home, to work and school, and to recreational activities throughout the City?" commented John Kinnaird, Councilmember of the City of Waco. "Local Governments are finding novel ways to use mobile technology to interact with and engage their residents nd visitors. Leaders like Waco, are at the forefront of a civic data revolution that promises to speed up the pace of innovation and responsiveness of cities in this new era," said Maury Blackman, President and CEO of Premise Data. "Our direct-observation approach to data collection, which we call 'ground truth,' is well suited to delivering on the evolving information needs of growing cities." About Premise: About the City of Waco: Contact: View original content to download multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/premise-data-selected-by-the-city-of-waco-texas-to-gather-real-time-resident-sentiment-for-data-driven-city-management-300717889.html SOURCE Premise Data |