Datamob: interfaces

FlightCaster

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:56:33 -0400

FlightCaster is a mobile application that predicts flight delays, using an advanced algorithm that scours data on every U.S. domestic flight for the past 10 years and matches it to real-time conditions.

By FlightCaster, Inc.

url: http://flightcaster.com/

Exit Strategy NYC

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:37:25 -0400

Exit Strategy NYC is a mobile application that shows you where to stand on a given New York City subway platform, so you can board the train at the right position to arrive directly in front of the exit at your destination station. No phone service or wifi is needed.

By Jonathan and Ashley Wegener.

url: http://www.exitstrategynyc.com/

London Underground Live

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:05:07 -0400

Map showing all trains on the London Underground in approximately real time.

By Matthew Somerville, Frances Berriman and James Aylett.

url: http://traintimes.org.uk:81/map/tube/

Ride the City

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:16:48 -0400

Ride the City helps bicyclists find safe bike routes in major cities, including New York City, Chicago, Austin, San Diego, Seattle and Louisville.

Uses LION centerline data from NYC Data Mine.

By Vaidila Kungys and Jordan Anderson.

url: http://www.ridethecity.com/

Big Apple Ed

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:15:55 -0500

Big Apple Ed helps students, parents and teachers find out about New York City schools in one place by pulling together information from disparate sources, including view testing data, contact information, suspension rates and student/teacher ratios.

Third Place Overall Winner of the NYC Big Apps competition. Uses the School Search (NYC DOE) dataset from NYC Data Mine.

By Jonathan Soma, Adda Birnir and Kate Reyes.

url: http://www.bigappleed.com

Playaround NYC

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:28:40 -0500

PlayaroundNYC was created to help New Yorkers see how well their neighborhoods are supported by playgrounds. It uses walking distance to playgrounds and pollution caused by nearby truck routes to generate an overview of how well different areas of New York City are supported by playgrounds. An interactive map allows users to determine the proximity and quality of nearby playgrounds in all five boroughs.

Uses the following NYC Data Mine datasets: Directory of Playgrounds, Borough & Community Districts; and GIS: Boroughs.

By Noel Billig.

url: http://www.playaroundnyc.com/

Trees Near You

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:55:41 -0500

Trees Near You is an iPhone application that helps you learn about the more than 500,000 trees that live on New York City sidewalks. For any area of the city, from block to borough, you can see the different species that live there, and measure the environmental (and monetary!) benefits that these trees provide.

Winner of the Best Application Honorable Mention in the NYC Big Apps competition. Uses the following NYC Data Mine datasets: "Street Tree Census" files for all five boroughs, and "Neighborhood Names GIS" for neighborhood names centroids.

By Brett Camper.

url: http://www.treesnearyou.com/

Census 2010 "Hard to Count" Interactive Maps

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:19:32 -0500

Maps the "hard to count" population nationwide to help organizations who are planning their outreach efforts for the 2010 Census.

The site provides interactive maps at the state, metropolitan area, county and tract level, along with detailed statistics for each area. You can search in various ways, and also add overlays showing Congressional districts, ZIP codes, tract-level maps of 2000 Census mail return rates, and recent foreclosure risk. An FAQ is available.

submitted by: Steven Romalewski

url: http://www.censushardtocountmaps.org/

The Full Wiki Maps

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:15:56 -0500

View all the locations mentioned in any Wikipedia article on a map.

submitted by: Luke Metcalfe

url: http://www.thefullwiki.org

NYC Way

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:17:05 -0500

NYC Way is an iPhone application that bundles a variety of local resources useful for residents and tourists alike. It happens to be one of the first mobile apps to combine a wide variety of datasets from NYC.gov (along with various third-party datasets), location awareness and social media. Experience the power of 30+ NYC-related iPhone apps packaged into one.

Based around the theme of making our government more transparent, NYC Way is a first step to help NYC.gov share their rich datasets with the rest of us. It uses various datasets from NYC Data Mine, and many others available via NYC.gov.

NYC Way is location-aware and provides you with information sorted by proximity. The app allows you to update your Facebook status or send out a tweet about any place you discovered or visited.

In an upcoming release, we plan to implement real-time location v/s interest analysis, and hook the app up to a sophisticated Complex Event Processing backend that will correlate user interests and actions with current situation and location to make valuable local recommendations.

NYC Way includes all of the following and more:

Nearest wifi hotspot locations
NYC restaurant inspection results
Major NYC tourist attractions
NYC street eats (NYC street vendors)
NYC coffee shops
NYC gadget stores
NYC events
NYC live traffic cams and traffic updates
NYC subway station locations and alerts
NYC police stations, wanted criminals, average emergency response times, ERs and more
Nearest waste disposal sites and waste collection schedules
Nearest post offices, 24-hour pharmacies, Zipcar locations
Swine flu vaccination locator, parking ticket search, can I park here
Volunteer opportunities
NYC local news including the New York Times, New York Post and WNBC
NYC recreation information including ice-skating rinks, zoos, aquariums and museums

submitted by: Shariq

url: http://www.nycway.com