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Location-based social media monitoring helps government agencies react to situations in real time
Law enforcement uses it to combat gang violence. Parks and recreation officials use it to monitor use of facilities. It’s called geospatial social media monitoring, and various government agencies are implementing the technology to keep a finger on the pulse of the community. Geospatial social media monitoring programs listen to social media interactions, like those on Facebook or Twitter, coming from specific locations. By limiting monitoring to specific areas, government officials can react to situations...
Whoever came up with this
Whoever came up with this technology is brilliant. I have to say, there are so many positive uses for it. The uses are really endless and only limited by your imagination. One additional thought is using the technology to keep up the maintenance of properties by listening in on comments and photos from patrons.