Dec 08 2009
NYC BigApps Competition
NYC BigApps - SmartSymbols
This morning we have submitted our entry for the NYC BigApps Competition; you can also get to the entry directly here.
The premise of the competition is simple: use data provided by NYC DataMine (government data feeds) and use it the best way you can. Naturally, we felt that SmartSymbols would be a good fit.
We used a DataMine data sets to for 3 examples:
1. The NYC Public Library
2. Department of Transportation
3. Map demo with a Library symbol set
It was somewhat surprising how much interesting data produced by the City of NY produces which is essentially hidden from the locals and the visitors: from tree locations to exhibitions at the library to traffic reports, to low bridge information. Hopefully we will be able to bring this information out in a visible and easy-to-access way.
In addition, we combined a number of data feeds from the city with the usual set of web buzz - Twitter, blogs, etc. - the usual set of information we add to the symbol set.
There is a number of interesting apps participating in the contest, take a look when you get a chance.
