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Tyler Buffington, PhDinInternational Public Safety Data InstituteA simple, transparent move-up model in NFORSA simple, transparent move-up model in NFORSAug 3, 2020Aug 3, 2020
Tyler Buffington, PhDinInternational Public Safety Data InstituteExploring the impact of social distancing on emergency call volume using Google’s mobility datasetThe COVID-19 pandemic has altered our lifestyles in an unprecedented way. In the last two months, there has been a dramatic reduction in…May 8, 2020May 8, 2020
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