MyGovApp: KML Cruncher

The KML Cruncher is a web service/web page that converts and generalises ESRI polygon shape files into KML format ready for the web. It’s useful for those people who quickly want to move from the ESRI shape file format into KML for web mashups, without the fuss of obtaining heavy weight GIS systems.

KML Cruncher was developed after extensive searching on the Web failed to find a tool like it. It doesn’t look fancy but can save hours of a developers time generalizing polygons

MyGovApp: How Safe Is Your Suburb?

How Safe Is Your Suburb is an easy-to-use interactive web application that allows the public to gain greater awareness and insight into crime statistics in Local Government Areas (suburbs) in New South Wales. The tool can be used by residents, local governments, state and federal government, researchers, non-government agencies and crime and policy makers to better understand the meaning of the statistics produced by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, and how the statistics can be applied to their lives

MyGovApp: Direct Democracy (3.0)

You2Gov has compiled the ultimate tool kit to find information, share it and use it to impact government reform. It does not matter if you are in business for profit or work for a non-profit or for a Government Agency. A totally customizable private label social network that can be deployed in a rapid time frame complete with advocacy, crm, cms and full social functions

MyGovApp: CDTA iRide

CDTA iRide on your iPhone makes getting around on CDTA buses a breeze. This trip planner covers bus service in Albany, Schenectady, Troy and Saratoga Counties in New York.

CDTA iRide features include a bus system trip planner, scheduled arrival data, system advisories, system and area maps, location of nearest bus stops, search for bus stops, browsing stops by route, CDTA phone numbers and links

MyGovApp: DisastersMap

DisastersMap is a tool using information on earthquakes and storms sourced from data.gov (in expectation of more sources). This map also displays in real time tweets on natural disasters due to the Twitter API and shows location of the members of the U.S. Congress interested in natural disaster-related problems (using the Capitol Words API)

MyGovApp: Data.gov Time Machine

Dynamic government data visualization on a state level. See how figures (unemployment rates for example) change over time and compare state to US total. Includes scroll time slider yourself or press the “play” button, BLS, Census & IRS data and various mashups, automatic data updates and extensibility

MyGovApp: Socrata Social Data Platform

The Socrata Social Data Platform allows organizations to make data available to citizens by transforming the way audiences consume and share public datasets, enabling government agencies to boost participation and fulfill transparency mandates.

With the Social Data Platform technical and non-technical audiences can interact with data online. Scientists and analysts can download data while everyday citizens can access data through an easy to use interface, much like media players are used for audio and video content

New GovFresh feature: ‘MyGovApp’

In an effort to bring more attention to the great Gov 2.0 apps out there, we’re starting a new feature on GovFresh called “MyGovApp.”