Show Us a Better Way

Latest Datasets

• 2010 New Year update
  
• Put your money where your 'map' is...
  A visual map depicting a community's youth facilities and spending per head juxtaposed against youth crime in the area.
• PSIKEY
  Web-based marketplace where PSI holders and PSI re-users can make contracts to re-use any and all PSI.
• General Academic Database
  A public database, including academic writings, essays, thesis' online.
• Mapping overlays
  A personalised mapping overlay and mobile 'spirit' guide to provide customised information on a locality.
• Shore to shore
  Compare information on government spending and associated outcomes (wealth, crime, health, education...) with other regions all over the world.
• What is Working Worth to Me?
  Online tool to enable people moving back into work to see the effect this would have on their net income.
• The Government Channel
  Search for and view related videos and multimedia content made by the government, councils and citizens to educate and inform
• Metadata service
  A metadata repository for describing, discovering, and using the data in the available datasets.
• Public Health Research Data Source
  Link public records of environmental factors to public health.
• Sharing Land Ownership Data
  Shouldn't publicly funded bodies share information on who owns particular parcels of land?
• iPhone journey planner
  An iPhone application which allows the user to determine how to get to somewhere from their current location.
• My Itinerary
  A place on the web where you can keep the journey plans you will want to use when travelling.
• Local To Me
  Web site allowing you to enter your postcode and all local information relating to that postcode is displayed.
• Nanny Goat could move into a new virtual field
  Utilising access to Tote data will stimulate innovation and increase transparency, and hence integrity, in the UK betting market.
• Effectis - What happens if...?
  You change a few variable factors within a set condition(s) to see the implications it has upon you
• MeshPotato
  Visually browse datasets relating to your postcode and view videos, maps, images, stats and articles connecting to it.
• Open up TfL with an API
  Empower developers, both professionals and hobbyists with live transport data used by the TfL route planner.
• Feed Me
  UK government RSS feeds plus an RSS feed of feed changes (ie new feeds or feeds being shut down).
• Do You Live Lucky ?
  Type in a postcode and select six variables from a total of forty nine to display how valuable it is
• Community Activities Mapping
  A Google Map based Social Network which maps the community in an area by people, statutory and voluntary sector
• Choose your own path
  Our flash comic strips allow people to view a case study and choose the option which would best suit them.
• My Carbon House
  An online map to show my house and its CO2 emissions.
• CCTV Watch
  A nationwide evaluation of the mass use of CCTV surveillance.
• Directory of Services independent of Council Provider
  Council services are provided by town, borough, district and parish councils. Lets have one list grouped for your address.
• Building Information Modeling of UK's urban area uildings
  XML based semantics describe a city's buildings. All maintained by architects, invaluable as a central repository for Building Information.
• Neighbourhood Watch Online
  Online system to report vandalism, noise problems, suspicious or unusual behaviour in your neighbourhood.
• Healthmap UK
  Information on what treatment is available at what hospitals, including out patient departments.
• CharityBoost
  A tool to match up charity/voluntary projects with public and private funding.
• The Free Legal Web
  Join up the law and legal commentary and analysis and provide a killer service to lawyers and the wider community.
• SchoolGuru
  You choose a state school -- and we'll tell you whether you're likely to get a place.
• Memory Lane : Where does your's live ?
  Upload, view, share and comment on your experiences of an area with others - social history in the making.
• Use The Land
  social mapping site identifying areas of under used land. Enter social, community, artistic or educational suggestions
• Deposited Plans Ordering System
  Deposited surveyor plans are offered up in a web based map to allow historical viewing and maybe purchasing of plans.
• Project Nirvana
  A one-stop portal for assisting people's relocation searches, including transportation, education, healthcare, social and accommodation requirements.
• Freesource - Free Done
  Access local free resources that you can use - archives, libraries, services, tools, people, information, days out, legal advice etc
• SkillShare - The Charity Sharing Site
  SkillShare is a website which brings together individuals and organisations with a skills shortage.
• RecycleMap
  An online mapping information tool highlighting 'recycling in your area'.
• iFool
  Draw together public datasets to create a balanced scorecard showing how well the state has served UK citizens.
• Hospital Waiting Lists
  A searchable database of Waiting List times for surgical procedures and outpatient clinics, by geographical parameters.
• Targeted Partner Prospecting
  In these busy times maximise your opportunity to find a suitable partner by 'Targeted Partner Prospecting' using public domain data.
• OpenParliament
  Know the latest news from parliament that concerns you and your area - recent bills, leglislation, votes, motions etc
• We Need You NOW !
  Volunteer your services, talents, skills, knowledge, time or experience to your local area by mobile phone or text
• Greentogo
  Greentogo will enable passengers to seamlessly plan and cost a total journey route in addition to lessening our carbon footprint.
• Direction Roadsign Database
  Create an online database of direction roadsigns for web based and satnav routing software.
• Self made Interactive Guides
  Create your own interactive guide (s) to the UK with maps, routes, photos and audio based upon personal experience
• Travel to and from school
  Students who live further from school are often the most punctual: travel planning for all students
• NAME AND SHAME
  People can post the numberplates (and pictures) of cars parking in disabled parking spaces without displaying blue badges.
• Learning doesn't stop ( LearningBook.com )
  Gaining the experiences of many lifetimes of learning from the adult community then sharing that information back in to community.
• On time, every time
  Know when the next train, tube or bus is arriving so you know if you have to rush or not
• Bill Bank
  An online library of legislation and proposed bills with reasoning from those responsible. Online voting can gauge popularity.
• Day at the beach
  A mash-up to provide safety and access information for Britain's coastal areas
• Rate My Region
  A website comparing local information eg. schools, crime and healthcare; aimed at people moving house to rate areas by postcode.
• my.gov
  social networking and mini mash-up site giving citizens a platform to build their own interaction with government and local services
• MySocialPIM
  Online social organiser for the nation to plan, prioritise, share and synthesize important information with one another
• YouGet
  An online calculator enabling users to predict net earnings taking into account possible loss of benefits
• Planning environmental improvements for homes and businesses
  The development of a website that allows better planning of home environmental improvements, such as solar panels and wind turbines.
• How much can I save by harnessing renewable enery in my neighbourhood?
  A mapping means of showing UK citizens how much potential savings are available from renewable energies in their neighbourhood.
• Helping charities find membership near event venue
  A web service for organisations/charities to map the postcodes of member addresses to grid references.
• Where I want to live
  House buying help with geographical representation of all useful local features and amenities.
• Local To Me
  Web site allowing you to enter your postcode and all local information relating to that postcode is displayed.
• Broadband everywhere
  Many rural areas still do not have true 2Mbps broadband coverage. How about piggybacking community networks/access on public sector infrastructure?
• Central Data Store
  Centrally collect and hold data collected by local authorities, highways agency, etc
• Online UK Awareness
  A website where you can create/publish/email presentations related to public data.
• Government Data Warehouse
  A data-warehouse, which stores data from all available government datasets and makes that data available through a common programmable interface.
• Eureka Moments
  'Eureka Moments' overlays datasets on one another to try to produce unexpected alignments, obvious anomalies, anything exceptional.
• The Red Pagers
  Red Pagers would be a Government Resource book containing a A to Z listings of all relevant Government Data
• "Stats Unspun" or "Data in Debate"
  NGO's, Lobbyists and Government use statistics to promote policy. Offer a forum and tools to contradict or support the interpretations.
• Mapping Correlated Information
  Map sets of available information geographically, so one can determine levels of correlation (ex: how education is correlated to crime)
• Wikify "Second Earth"
  The rules governing data, particularly visual, must be re-written for access and collaboration.
• National GPS
  A nationally based dataset verified by Local Authorities for GPS users
• Project Omninity
  To have a user-univeral and Crystal transparency access interface to all the different metadata from different sources
• Directgov in the wild
  The editorial library of Directgov, opened up for anyone to use
• Mapping Local Service
  Local councils in England and Wales carry out surveys regularly - the results should be presented on maps.
• Average Joe
  a dynamic page which allows you to retrieve data on the average man, woman and child in the UK
• Equal Britain
  An interactive tool that attaches to Google Earth showing comparisons for many important issues with user discussion boards
• G: P: X i
  Compare the UK with cities across the world to see which standards rate higher or lower
• Graph Me
  Provide an on-line site to graph all this information allowing the visitor to choose the data relationships to plot.
• UK Gov Mashup
  Provide a website that allows the people submitting ideas here to create their mashups rather than just describe them.
• Geographic / Temporal Dataset Correlation
  Ranking of Correlations between Geographically distributed Temporal datasets.
• UK Data Point
  A single point that people can use to collate the various information sources for the purposes of research or analysis.
• UK Information Portal
  Bring together all the different UK GIS datasets, with descriptions, restrictions, and geographic extents for people to download and use
• Perception versus reality
  My idea is to compare subjective views with objective data to understand the real issues and influence effective public investment
• UK Information Mapped
  Using an online Map location by postcode with a Key that access's and displays the various data available.