King County, WA partnered with Microsoft and Slalom Consulting to develop noxious weed reporting app
King County, WA partnered with Microsoft and Slalom
Microsoft and Slalom Consulting helped the county develop a user-friendly app for reporting noxious weeds. The app allows residents to identify, geolocate, and report weeds with a single photo. The goal is to stop invasive plants from causing damage to the local environment.
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Noxious weeds in King County, Washington - King County
King County Connect - Apps on Google Play
Governments work better when communities are involved. King County is working on creating the tools that allow residents to make requests, send the county messages and stay informed about activities in your area. The first thing we’ve done is to create a way for you to report noxious weeds. You can help control invasive plants in the county as well as find useful information on how to identify them. You can also contact King County with questions, complaints or feedback by sending messages with an option to call. Look for more reporting options and other helpful features in future releases.
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Microsoft and Slalom help King County develop new app to make it easier to report noxious weeds – GeekWire
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