Apps for Democracy

And the People’s Choice Awards go to…

2008 November 14th
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The people have spoken and the following two applications were most beloved by those who visited the application directory:
With 744 votes as of 7pm EST on 11/14/2008 representing 22.4% of the popular vote:
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/carpool-mashup-matchmaker/

and with 435 votes as of 7pm EST on 11/14/2008 representing 13.1% of the popular vote:
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/dc-bikes-your-guide-to-biking-in-dc/
Both Car Pool Mashup Matchmaker and DC Bikes [...]

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Apps for Democracy Medal Winners

2008 November 13th
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After 30 days and 47 application submissions DC’s OCTO and iStrategyLabs is proud to announce the following Apps for Democracy Medal Winners. Voting for the two people’s choice awards is open until 7pm Friday 11/14.
Indie Gold:
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/iliveat/
Agency Gold:
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/dc-historic-tours/
Indie Silver:
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/park-it-dc/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/wheres-my-money-dc/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/dc-crime-finder/
Agency Silver:
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/stumble-safely/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/dc-location-aware-realtime-alerts/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/we-the-people-wiki/
Indie Bronze:
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/dc-pedestrian/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/citystat/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/dcra-building-permit-dashboard/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/achieve-dc/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/hansen-daily-quick-browse/
Agency Bronze (only 4 of 5 awarded):
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/dc-bikes-your-guide-to-biking-in-dc/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/carpool-mashup-matchmaker/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/dc-community-gardens/
http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/mpd-incidents-mobile-phone-access/ (Aggregate prize for 5 total mobile apps)
Honorable Mentions:
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DC Community Gardens

2008 November 13th
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App URL: http://gardens.intridea.com
Code location: http://github.com/cselmer/gardens/tree/master
Award type: Bronze Agency 
Intridea’s DC Community Gardens is a place for DC residents to find their local community gardens.  In addition to finding information on the managers of each garden, users can upload photos they’ve taken at the gardens and also provide feedback about the garden.

App by: Intridea
App category: Agency

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Hansen Daily Quick Browse

2008 November 13th
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App URL: http://gregelin.com/demo/hansenqb/
Code location: http://gregelin.com/demo/hansenqb/howitworks.html#sourcecode
App award: Indie Bronze
Hansen Daily Quick Browse gives you an easy look into the different kinds of Hansen requests in the district, and provides a handy Google Maps mashup.

App by: Gren Elin (Sunlight Foundation)
App category: Indie

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DCPS Juvenile Mobile Phone Lookup System

2008 November 13th
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App URL: http://www.sddmapps.com/MobileSchoolCJIS/default.aspx
Code location: http://www.codeplex.com/SDDMMobileApps
Awards type: Bronze Agency (aggregate prize for 5 apps that were submitted)
(This application is designed to by used on a mobile phone: blackberry, treo, etc… it is a web application so the phone must have browser/internet capability)
This application is an extension of the current data feed. Using School Id, SSN, and other [...]

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Achieve D.C.

2008 November 13th
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App URL: http://achievedc.mapkist.com
Code location: http://achieve-dc.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/
Award type: Indie Bronze
Achieve D.C. is a visualization tool that shows both elementary/middle/high school test score levels and the poverty rate in those areas.

App by: Kumiko Yamazaki
App category: Indie

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iLive.at

2008 November 13th
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App URL: http://www.iLive.at
Code location: http://code.google.com/p/iliveat/
Award type: Indie Gold

Live or plan to live in DC?  Then iLive.at is for you!  Enter a DC address and iLive.at will present you with information tailored to that exact location, cleanly organized into categories.  The “Errands” category indicates how far the nearest shopping center, post office and convenience store are, [...]

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Citystat

2008 November 13th
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App URL: http://citystat.org
Code location: http://code.google.com/p/citystat/
Award type: Indie Bronze
Citystat is a web application that focuses on DC Government procurement data. According to the app: $9,756,652,666.50 as been spent by DC spent since 2004 by 94 agencies on 73,946 purchases from 10,208 suppliers across 51 state (including District of Columbia).
App by: Dmitry Kachaev
App category: Indie

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DDOT Mobile Phone Lookup System

2008 November 12th
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App URL: http://www.sddmapps.com/MobilePermitsDDOT/default.aspx
Code location: http://www.codeplex.com/SDDMMobileApps
Awards type: Bronze Agency (aggregate prize for 5 apps that were submitted)
(This application is designed to by used on a mobile phone: blackberry, treo, etc… it is a web application so the phone must have browser/internet capability)
This is the Mobile Version of the DDOT’s Permits Issuance System developed by SDDM Technology.
App by: [...]

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Hansen Service Request Mobile Phone Lookup System

2008 November 12th
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App URL: http://www.sddmapps.com/MobileMPD/default.aspx
Code location: http://www.codeplex.com/SDDMMobileApps
Awards type: Bronze Agency (aggregate prize for 5 apps that were submitted)
(This application is designed to by used on a mobile phone: blackberry, treo, etc… it is a web application so the phone must have browser/internet capability)
This is the Mobile Version of the Hansen Service Request System. View a service request using [...]

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Rapids Mobile Phone Lookup System

2008 November 12th
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App URL: http://www.sddmapps.com/MobileRapids/default.aspx
Code location: http://www.codeplex.com/SDDMMobileApps
Awards type: Bronze Agency (aggregate prize for 5 apps that were submitted)
(This application is designed to by used on a mobile phone: blackberry, treo, etc… it is a web application so the phone must have browser/internet capability)
This is the Mobile Version of the Rapids Housing Code Enforcement Lookup System, you can view [...]

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MPD Incidents - Mobile Phone Access

2008 November 12th
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App URL: http://www.sddmapps.com/MobileMPD/default.aspx
Code location: http://www.codeplex.com/SDDMMobileApps
Awards type: Bronze Agency (aggregate prize for 5 apps that were submitted)
(This application is designed to by used on a mobile phone: blackberry, treo, etc… it is a web application so the phone must have browser/internet capability)
This is the Mobile Version of the MPD Incidents Lookup System, you can view Incident information [...]

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OCP PO Mobile Phone Access

2008 November 12th
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App URL: http://www.sddmapps.com/MobileOcp/default.aspx
Code location: http://www.codeplex.com/SDDMMobileApps
Awards type: Bronze Agency (aggregate prize for 5 apps that were submitted)
(This application is designed to by used on a mobile phone: blackberry, treo, etc… it is a web application so the phone must have browser/internet capability)
This is the Mobile Version of the OCP PO Lookup System. You can view your PO [...]

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DCRA Building Permit Dashboard

2008 November 12th
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App URL: http://a4d.appspot.com/
Code location: http://code.google.com/p/dcrabpd/
Award type: Indie Bronze
The DCRA building permit dashboard is an easy way to sort data by clicking column names and address fields and provides Google Street Views of building permit info in The District.

App by: Marc Irlandez
App category: Indie

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Webocratize.US

2008 November 12th
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App URL: http://webocratize.us
Code location: http://code.google.com/p/webocratize/
Award type: Honorable Mention
Webocratize.US was created to better visualize DC’s public data. You can see watersheds, voting precincts and other valuable information on a google map.

App by: Scott Tuddenham
App Category: Indie

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We The People Wiki

2008 November 12th
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App URL: http://www.wethepeoplewiki.com
Code location: see below
Award type: Silver Agency

We the People Wiki is a peer-led community reference website that you can edit based on Washington, D.C. public data. We the People empowers all of us to make D.C. a more responsive community where all voices are heard and each of us can make a difference. [...]

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Where’s My Money, DC?

2008 November 11th
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App URL: http://apps.facebook.com/wheresmymoneydc/
Code location: http://www.iaminternet.com/wheresmymoney/index.php.txt
Award type: Indie Silver
“Where’s My Money, DC?” Is a forum based Facebook application that encourages users to discuss procurements made by the DC government. Don’t you want to know what the city is doing with your money? Well now you can. Listed in the app are orders made by the city that [...]

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Stay Safe, DC!

2008 November 11th
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App URL: http://staysafedc.com/
Code location: http://www.staysafedc.com/source.tgz
Award type: Honorable Mention
Stay Safe, DC! is a thoughtful Google Maps mashup that shows you crime within a set radius of your address. You can also sign up for crime alerts in the radius via email.
App by: Michael Guo
App category: Indie

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DC Historic Tours

2008 November 9th
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App Url: http://www.dchistorictours.com
Code location: http://code.google.com/p/dchistorictours/
Award type: Agency Gold

DC Historic Tours is a slick Google Maps mashup that combines custom walking tour creation with Flickr photo feeds and Wikipedia entries. You can click through now and checkout the preview which will let you create a custom map, save it and reference it later when you’re ready to [...]

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DC Crime Finder

2008 October 30th
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App URL: http://voiceingov.org/dc/
Code location: http://code.google.com/p/dc-crime-locater
Award type: Indie Silver
Application can be called at: (202) 684-7894
This nifty little app is pretty straight forward - start by either calling the phone number above and follow the prompts, or click th URL and input your phone number. The app will then determine your location and will return specific instances [...]

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