KML Cruncher

Founder(s)

Space-Time Research Pty Ltd

Description

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.

For more info, check out this blog.

Features include:

• Simple interface
• Generalises polygons in four quick and easy steps
• Uses advanced polygon simplification routines
• Is a simple HTML post form that can be used as a service
• Developed entirely using open source software

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How Safe Is Your Suburb?

Founders

Space-Time Research Pty Ltd.

Description

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.

Features include:

• NSW crime map
• Crime breakdown by year
• Crime in my suburb
• Most dangerous suburbs
• Interactive thematic maps
• Modify reports by type of offences, number of offences and year
• Comment on visualizations
• Uses RESTful and Web 2.0 technologies
• Developed entirely using open source software
• Utilizes Space-Time Research’s SuperVIEW product

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Direct Democracy (3.0)

Founders

You2Gov, LLC founded by Alan W. Silberberg and Ralph J. Shapira.

Description

What do these things have in common?

• Social Media
• Government Reform
• Scalable + Flexible Modules
• Supports Multi-media Content with full Content Management System
• Mobile Optimization
• Social Networking CRM (SNCRM)
• Social Media Platform Integration
• Customizable Social Networking Engine

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.

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• Facebook

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CDTA iRide (iTunes)

Founders

CDTA (Rich Fantozzi and Pandav Inc.)

Description

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:

• 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

CDTA iRide plans your trip, calculates fares, finds nearby stops, and shows scheduled arrivals. Never worry about what bus to take when you need to get around!

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• ITunes

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DisastersMap

Founders

Mapize Team

Description

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).

The map enables you to tweet a disaster using your Twitter account.

All data on earthquakes is sourced from the USGS (United States Geographical Survey) and the NWS (National Weather Service).

Basic features:

• Display of the earthquakes all over the world based on data.gov
• Display of different quake magnitudes
• Sorting out earthquakes by intensity
• Display of the storms in the USA based on data.gov
• Real time tweets on earthquakes and storms
• Browsing by date with a timeline
• Display of the last 10 most powerful earthquakes in the world
• Localization of the members of the U.S. Congress interested in natural disaster-related problems (using the Capitol Words API)

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Data.gov Time Machine

Founder

Eugene Polyakov

Description

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
• extensibility: any time series data can be added

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Socrata Social Data Platform

Founder

Kevin Merritt

Description

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.

The Social Data Platform includes Socrata’s Data Delivery Network, a shared services platform allowing organizations to share tremendous cost savings with other organizations of all shapes and sizes.”

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What?

“MyGovApp” is a new GovFresh feature showcasing Gov 2.0 applications, including Web, mobile, social networks, etc.

This will be a post by the app founder or creator.

Who?

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How?

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1. App logo (at least 200px wide)
2. App name
3. Founder(s)
4. Description (250 words or less, including short description, bulleted list of features)
5. Ways to connect with app (URL, Twitter, Facebook – not personal links)
6. Gravatar email (this will be a post from you)
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