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• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• Local Scene
  Represent local business/leisure areas in a way that is informative and allows people (abled/disabled) to plan their "outings" more easily.
• 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.
• RAPID RESPONSE - Know Now
  You're busy and need answers on the move - access to facts and services when and how it suits you.
• Local To Me
  Web site allowing you to enter your postcode and all local information relating to that postcode is displayed.
• 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.
• Choose your own path
  Our flash comic strips allow people to view a case study and choose the option which would best suit them.
• Living Community Map and fault-reporting: Council 2.0
  An engaging way to map citizen's experiences, both good and bad, in their communities, to prompt discussion, learning and improvements.
• 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.
• Communiopinion - Ask.View.Decide
  Need to gauge public opinion on an aspect of your community or local area ? Now you can !
• BlackFoot : Social Synergy Monster Mash
  real life version of online mashups where people use actual things in the community to build something greater
• Moving Minds
  An interactive service that brings to life cognitive therapy for people with mental illness, depression or stress
• Code RED : emergency crisis management
  Visually shows reported crises and events (fires, traffic accidents, robberies, crimes etc)in your area in real time
• WeR1 (we are one) TV
  People book a time slot to air their views via self generated content about life in their local area
• 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
• EventMap - Local Events on a National Scale!
  Log onto EventMap to find out what events are planned near you or your holiday destination.
• RecycleMap
  An online mapping information tool highlighting 'recycling in your area'.
• TakeMeHome
  Mobile internet application which gives ways to get home, based on your current location.
• Targeted Partner Prospecting
  In these busy times maximise your opportunity to find a suitable partner by 'Targeted Partner Prospecting' using public domain data.
• The Soscars - Awards for Excellence in Society
  Enabling members of the public to nominate and award social oscars to one another or for any outstanding service rendered
• what is within a walk
  find out all the destinations within walking distance from where you are and add others of your own choosing
• What is my local Council up to. (Today? Right now?)
  Workers going on-site take photos with a GPS and wi-fi enabled camera which are uploaded near real-time to a map.
• Self made Interactive Guides
  Create your own interactive guide (s) to the UK with maps, routes, photos and audio based upon personal experience
• Best of the Best Top Ten
  How the public rates the top ten of everything
• National Personal Index of Locations
  A website that allows you to rank the places that you have lived/worked in
• Care and Share
  Local Community postcode based sharing and caring for each other bringing community spirit back to the 21st century
• 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.
• Connectivity improvements
  Show how government connectivity programmes have improved the availability (and affordability) of mobile and broadband services across the UK.
• WhatWentWhere
  Interactive map showing what public money was spent on what services where.
• Hobby Buddy Network
  A social network that connects local people with similar hobbies.
• Thinking of Teenagers
  To provide information on 'Things to do' for teenagers, within their area
• City Veg
  A system to allow for usage of spare corporate, council, government and private land to produce vegetables.
• How far to Nursery / School?
  Enter your postcode and get the nearest nursery schools, (walking route), and the distances to them.
• Where You Live
  A website where the user enters their postcode and is given a page with leading stories from local authorities etc.
• School Holiday Support
  Centralised access to all playschemes, holiday clubs,sport centre open access schemes, soccer camps etc available in school holidays
• Planes,Trains & Automobiles ( or Buses, Cars & Feet )
  A Public Domain Travel Time Geodemographic Analysis Tool
• Neighbourhood Watch Widget
  Making neighbourhood watch groups more effective by improving communications between members themselves and the police service.
• Gaps in public transport
  Identify places which are close together physically but hours apart by bus
• Clean up my neighbourhood
  Interactive map allowing residents to indicate locations of vandalism, flytipping, potholes, faulty streetlights etc
• Country Activity Hot Spots
  An interactive website of outdoor/countryside pursuits which can be identified by radius from a specified location.
• MyServices
  Enter your postcode, get back phone numbers and email addresses of the services (parish to national) that affect your address.
• Access the NHS via your post code
  Enter your post code and find out which NHS GPs/Trusts/hospitals/dentists/services cover your area
• Free (and cheap) fun and interesting places to visit
  A national Directory of places to visit that are have either free entry or are good value for money.
• Skynet
  Bluetooth chips (cheap) installed in high places (safe!) for free internet access!
• Local Business Finder and rater
  You enter your postcode and a Google map displays icons for local businesses with customer ratings.
• Pharmacy Opening times
  Find the nearest pharmacy which is open now.
• National Residents' Portal
  Consolidating on a postcode related basis public notices relating to forthcoming local events
• Reusing Infrastructure
  Making the fibre and other ICT infrastructure that lies dark and unused available for community and citizen projects.
• "while you're at it......" www.whyai.org
  A site that lists publicly financed projects according to postcode and invites comments and contributions from the public.
• Location of postboxes in rural and residential areas.
  Put in your postcode on a website, and a map/description will give you your 5 nearest postboxes.
• iPhone Application: Location Aware Environment Information
  An iPhone application to provide environmental data about your immediate surroundings, such as a school, restaurant or bar.
• Birthcare
  Allow parents to become better acquainted with local childbirth and midwifery care
• Show me the money!
  Show actual government/council spending graphically on a map.
• Ideas for my Council
  Idea submissions for every UK council. Ideas created, voted, commented. Councillors, Departments receive email when ideas hit a critical mass.
• Our Say - Our Lives
  Website for young people to voice their opinions and gain information about health services, crime, child protection, leisure and education.
• The Living Green Scheme
  A website that tells you how green the area your live, or want to move into is.
• My Neighbourhoods
  A place to get to know your neighbours and find out more about your local area.
• CommutoCalc
  A tool to help people decide where to live and work.
• Street Lenses
  Street lense -- all existing data made available at street segment level (between two street junctions)
• School finder
  Enter in your postcode to find local schools on a map including relevant colour-coded information
• HowdoIcontact.gov.uk
  A one stop website that provides all the useful contact information in one easy go.
• Time4Change
  List what changes you want to see happen in your area, society, borough, services etc and set a time frame.
• Near the trains
  Information on what's available near train stations, accommodation, days out, cash machines, car hire etc.
• Built Heritage Watch
  An accessible database (DB) of both nationally and locally Statutory Listed buildings
• Where Does My Money Go?
  An interactive illustration of where taxpayers' money goes
• GreenShare: Dump, Deal, or Donate
  Website that shows people where/how/when to dump, trade or give things away rather than littering the land, causing environmental problems.
• InfoMyCouncil.gov.uk
  A site to enable the public to compare local council performance.
• Planning permission/Roadwork search
  A map overlay where you can see all local planning permissions, planned road works (and utilities service digging the road)
• Rate your GP
  Enable the public to rate and review the quality and services of their local GP.
• My Government and Services
  Enter your address/postcode to get the contact details of YOUR local representatives (MP, Councillors ..) and locally managed services.
• Swimming pools en-route
  Identify swimming pools that you will pass on your journey.
• War Graves Commission Cemetery Information and list of the Fallen
  A map showing the cemeteries maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission with information on the names of the Fallen.
• Cabsharing
  Allowing travellers to book cabs to share instead of queuing up to take individual taxis to the same location.
• Oldienet
  Pull together information for older people in local communities along the lines of netmums.
• Rural Car Parks
  Making the location of car parks, laybys and picnic sites available.
• All in one
  Compelation of all data on to a single clear and consise entity enabling "the user" to access information they need.
• Accessibility for all
  Website for disabled people to get and share experiences of accessibility
• Things to do!
  A map based website where users can place markers on places where there is entertainment
• Youth Space (or Our Space)
  An information centre for young people showing local resources for recreation, education, health, employment and generally promoting social cooperation.
• Rate My Park
  A searchable website allowing parents, children and young people to find local recreation areas & share opinions about facilities
• Non-emergency contacts on the go
  Location based contact list for public services
• Why Wait Website
  Display peak activity periods for call centres or recycling centres that enables people to chose a more appropriate time
• Mental Health Help
  A search facility to allow the carers of people with mental health problems to find appropriate services in their area.
• Digital Waiting Times
  A website that displays live waiting times at hospitals, doctors surgeries and dental practices.
• Blue Plaque Search
  Get a list of the closest english heritage blue plaques when walking around London.
• Find a swimming pool
  Should be easy to find a swimming pool in my local area.
• The everywhere (including London) gazette
  You can't search the London Gazette website for notices relevant to your area. You should be able to.
• Local council services register
  Every local council should give make all geolocation data about services available as an XML datafeed.
• YourNews
  Your Local online news network