App URL: http://demos3.jackbe.com/mashlets/apps/crimeType.html
This widget lest you view crimes by the desired offense type (ADW,ROBBERY,BURGLARY,THEFT,STOLEN AUTO,THEFT F/AUTO). The mashlet will then show all crimes of that type from the current crime reports.
App by: William McVay
App category: Indie
App URL: http://demos3.jackbe.com/mashlets/crimeByDistrict/index.html
The DC Crime By District mashup lets you select specific specific crimes and populates them on a Google Map in a sharable widget form.
App by: William McVay
App category: Indie
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 [...]
App URL: http://www.outsideindc.com/stumblesafely
Stumble Safely helps you find the best bars and a safe path to stumble home on.You can see some of our favorite spots on these maps like The Raven, Solly’s, and Local 16. It doesn’t matter when or where you start drinking for Stumble Safely to help you. You can see on these [...]
App URL: http://dc.everyblock.com/
EveryBlock filters an assortment of local news by location so you can keep track of what’s happening on your block, in your neighborhood and all over your city. This version is specific to Washington DC.
App by: EveryBlock
App Category: Agency
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. [...]
App URL: http://www.outsideindc.com/bikes
OutsideinDC aims to make DC a more bike friendly city, and in turn a more fun, greener, and healthier place to live. OutsideinDC is built entirely on open source software. The underlying framework is Drupal v6, one of the best open source content management system in that world, which runs on PHP5 and [...]
App URL: http://tinyurl.com/5mnlcx
Code location: “view source/save” to download there code
Award type: Honorable Mention
How safe are the historic areas of Washington, DC? Modeled with free data from the District. It looks like crime avoids historic areas and structures unlike other cities.
App by: Brad Gilreath
App category: Agency
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
App URL: http://www.parkitdc.com/
Code location: http://code.google.com/p/parkitdc/
Award type: Indie Silver
What is Park It DC?
Park It DC is an application that allows you to check a specific area in The District for parking information. Don’t you hate when you want to go to Dupont or Adams Morgan and once you get there you find out that all [...]
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 [...]
Apps URL: http://alerts.PointAbout.com
Code Location: http://pointabout.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/example-of-source-used-for-apps-for-democracy-submission/
Download App “PointAbout” on Apple App store to use)
Description:
PointAbout Alerts is a realtime, location-aware DC alerting tool for the iPhone, which includes crime reports, building permits and more. This data is provided by Washington, DC and we’re making it “location aware,” meaning the crime alerts in your area, for example, show [...]
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The District of Columbia's Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) which is responsible for DC technology infrastructure and provides a Data Catalog, which provides real-time data from multiple agencies to citizens - a catalyst ensuring agencies operate as more responsive, better performing organizations. Apps for Democracy participants will compete to visualize this data in a manner that is most useful for all.
iStrategyLabs is a digital agency focused on providing clients with interactive strategy, experiential marketing and content creation services. We've created Apps for Democracy to fulfill the DC Government's Office of the Chief Technology Officer's need for visualizing their Data Catalog for the benefit of citizens, visitors and businesses of DC. We hope this model for technology innovation can be adopted by other municipalities in order to strengthen their own technology communities by developing open source solutions for the good of all. Please contact Peter Corbett, CEO, iStrategyLabs with any questions regarding this contest, or to run one in your city.
