Virginia Tech’s DASH Application Wins 2025 Commonwealth Technology Award

The Virginia Tech Center for Geospatial Information Technology (CGIT) received statewide recognition at the 2025 Commonwealth of Virginia Innovative Technology Symposium (COVITS), where its DASH application was named a winner in the Innovative Use of Data, Analytics & AI – State category.

The DASH platform (Data Analytics System for Highway safety) exemplifies Virginia Tech’s leadership in transforming data into actionable insight. Designed by CGIT researchers and developers, DASH integrates diverse public datasets into a unified, interactive dashboard, empowering policymakers, agencies, and community leaders to make data-informed decisions across sectors such as broadband access, workforce development, healthcare, and education.

The COVITS awards, hosted by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA), recognize exceptional innovation in public-sector technology. Virginia Tech’s win underscores CGIT’s ongoing mission to develop powerful, intuitive tools that enhance transparency, accessibility, and data-driven governance across the Commonwealth.

Learn more about COVITS and the full list of 2025 award recipients on VITA’s official site