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Latest Ideas

• 2010 New Year update
  
• Polluter Finder
  Find out about and act on pollution in your area - search by pollutant, name and location.
• WhoKnowsWho
  A service where anyone can find the immediate connections of MPs and MEPs.
• Free Car Checks
  Help consumers to avoid buying fraudulent or stolen cars
• Responcity
  A service to allow ordinary people to find out who is responsible for anything from roads to dental regulation.
• Public Transport Nodes and Timetables
  Where's my nearest railway station? Where's my nearest bus top? Have I missed the last tube home?
• UK(2.5d)
  UK(2.5d) shows an integrated collection of real-time, locality based and community information in a 2.5D game-like interface
• Curry: Online legislation tracking and communications with elected officials.
  Curry: A delicious blend of civic engagement, governmental transparency, & effective dialog, mixing existing American web services & parliamentary data.
• Better Management of Parking Suspensions
  Rather than have me walk past my car to check - allow me to subscribe to a feed of suspensions.
• LAA landmarks
  Provides accurate and comparable data on your local area's policy priorities and progress, for better public engagement.
• A national directory of PSI
  A searchable database listing all the PSI held in the public sector in the UK.
• A directory of PSI.
  An easy way for PSI holders to find and catalogue the information they have on file.
• Secure Information Collaboration
  Enabling agencies, organisations and the public to share information aiding the smooth running of events and the resolution of crises.
• aidinfo
  Improved information on aid to help ensure resources aimed at reducing global poverty get to those who need it most
• citivisons
  Citivisions allows people to place plans onto a map of the city, immediately revealing it's social, environmental and economic impacts.
• Medi-Eyes
  Idea is make a programme of the medical report of peoples for medical purpose especially and social purpose generally
• SeeCCTV
  Collating information about our surveillance culture and generating solid data about the awareness and utility of CCTV in public space.
• Integrated Travel Manager
  Find and manage a complete door-to-door journey from anywhere in the UK to any UK postcode or major European city.
• Neighbourhood Renewal Communication Map
  Tool for enquiry by investors, stakeholders and designers which develops into a system of communication endowed to the community.
• Public-Sector Jobs Database
  Details of every publicly-funded job vacancy in one place, in a common format
• Swans Fly High in the Kingdom of Vesta
  An airport builder to model greenhouse gas emissions for any UK airport and any mix of aircraft types
• VoloMed
  A professional networking site focused on the healthcare sector.
• Easy EPC
  A databank to enable easy checking of energy performance of a building
• Come and get it
  Local organisations, charities, etc. earn recycling credits as part of a recycling bank for the UK.
• Mapping Public Services
  Mapping public services in an area to help the public find out where to go to get what they need.
• Making democracy work
  A information system allowing voters to compare thier values with the views, policy and behavior of political candidates.
• Local Announcements.gov.uk
  Localised maps displaying all planning notficiations, roadworks, road closures, licence changes in your area
• School performance
  Do a survey outsite 20 schools in each area. Getting actual opinions of parents and pupils already attending the school.
• 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.
• Who Cares?
  This is a beautifully designed website and annual booklet that uses art to illustrate social statistics and related real-life stories.
• EnviCare
  My idea is how can we improve people awareness to care for their environment
• Dial-a-ride journeys (DRT) on web map
  Display the bus information on the website by using web map.
• Put your money where your 'map' is...
  A visual map depicting a community's youth facilities & 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.
• Revelution
  Revelution is a French project tending to link the governement and the citizens through delivering personalised news about the Parliament.
• Free Car Checks
  A service to collate publicly available information on vehicles from various govermental sources (DVLA/VOSA/Police)
• Real-time Travel Advisor
  Apply scalable networking technologies to turn static journey planners into real-time multi-modal travel planning services.
• 'Let Me be Involved'
  Connect citizens to their MP's by allowing the community to set the agenda on priority problems and to see responses.
• Build my property.com
  Make property building and extension straightforward by collating and mashing relevant planning, valuation and expert advice information sources.
• Life-changing events.com
  Make information personal and relevant by designing information portals around life events eg birth or death and making information real-time.
• Rogue Trader.com
  Keep the public informed about regulatory and Health and Safety compliance; publishing data on inspections or violations of trading standards.
• Best use of assets
  Make best use of community assets by advertising features and availability in real-time, matching supply and demand.
• Community Bartering
  Create a marketplace for bartering of local and voluntary services by establishing real-time information feeds linking supply and demand.
• MyGov Personal Government
  A mashup site like iGoogle where members can manage a personalised view on public data and government services
• Value for Money in my locality
  Involve the community in local issues by providing transparent information on the performance and value for money of local services
• Smart meetings
  Optimise meeting efficiency -- balance the need to meet face to face with minimising travel time, expense and environmental impact.
• Communityfaq.com
  Real-time and personalised FAQ for my current locality and time.
• Mapping overlays
  A personalised mapping overlay and mobile 'spirit' guide to provide customised information on a locality.
• Allotment Manager
  Create a portal to optimise the use of allotments by providing information on available allotments and from experienced allotment holders.
• Travel companion
  Establish an active portal as a means to contact and push relevant information to British Citizens abroad.
• Shore to shore
  Compare information on government spending and associated outcomes (wealth, crime, health, education...) with other regions all over the world.
• QUICK_GO : A Customised FROM - TO map for each citizen on their mobile
  QUICK_GO will show fastest route from place to place on the local google map.It shall also help in traffic congestion.
• Online Watch Link
  Allows watch schemes to be managed online such as Neighbourhood Watch, School Watch, etc, mutually by police & public
• OneSource
  Submitted ideas checked for existing sites that already offer suggested services avoiding duplication, compile hyerlinked index with controlled keyword search
• PlanningFinder
  PlanningFinder allows you to register a postcode and receive notifications of planning applications made close to you.
• CivicAgora
  A system for the deliberative examination of policy-related matters grounded on public information and subject to principled scrutiny.
• Urban Screens
  Community agencies and partners can upload various public information and data onto publicly placed and regularly updated LCD Screens.
• TubeTimer
  A prototype which calculates coloured maps showing Tube journey times from chosen locations in London.
• 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.
• Show me
  Data mining using mapping to provide information
• 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.
• Baby Blob
  Quantifying the total weight of all UK newborn babies as a colourful blob, show alongside relevant sized objects for scale.
• Local Scene
  Represent local business/leisure areas in a way that is informative and allows people (abled/disabled) to plan their "outings" more easily.
• Regeneration Time Warp
  The time warp will map public spending progressing over time.
• Sharing Land Ownership Data
  Shouldn't publicly funded bodies share information on who owns particular parcels of land?
• MediScan
  A machine which scans finger prints and then downloads medical history for that person.
• 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.
• RAPID RESPONSE - Know Now
  You're busy and need answers on the move - access to facts and services when and how it suits you.
• Dying: All you wanted to know about dying but didn't know who to ask.
  Dying is one of the big mysteries. This website will help to inform, give advice and offer support.
• 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
• LooFinder
  A mobile texting service and website (www.loofinder.co.uk) that helps you find the nearest public toilet when you need to go.
• The C2C Exchange
  Making communities work together by linking people, projects and ideas through educational, economic and professional exchanges.
• Your Weather
  Get a five day weather forecast for your exact location.
• Price of Working
  Quickly show job seekers the cost in time and money of traveling to a potential new job.
• 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.
• Influential Isle
  A list of British historical achievements in all fields that will amaze and inspire
• CCTV Watch
  A nationwide evaluation of the mass use of CCTV surveillance.
• The Missing List
  A crime mapping concept focussed on enhancing the reciprocal flow of information between the police and the people they serve.
• Election Memory
  An online memory, archive of the results and participants in each election.
• Live train running information in Google Maps 'show traffic'
  Google Maps on my iPhone to show live public transport info in the same way as traffic data
• The Government within 3 CLICKS
  Access ANY government service within three clicks from employment, health, tax, education to environment and public spending
• My Local Knowledge - How well do you know yours ?
  Type in a postcode and view who knows what about where.
• E-governence
  It will provide a platform which will help people of UK to share their problems and expectations with concerned authority
• 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.
• GOVision : The Power Behind Power
  Who are the people in government, what do they do and what do certain services provide ?
• 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.
• What central government spends
  See how government spends it's money
• Communiopinion - Ask.View.Decide
  Need to gauge public opinion on an aspect of your community or local area ? Now you can !