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GRAND PRIZE WINNER
HARTXT

Developers: Team SPARKTECH - Daniel Melick, Luqmaan Dawoodjee, Kathleen Tran, Francis Gelderloos, Erik Christensen, Jeremy Fisher, Maria Ordehi

Brief description of app: HARTXT is an SMS system that allows passengers to simply text the bus stop location ID and bus number, both of which are provided at each stop, and receive an automated response with the next three times that their bus will arrive. It is also available in Spanish and is blind accessible.

In their own words:
We found a useful and practical way to solve a common issue for Tampa public transit commuters. We swayed away from using Crowdsourcing because this limits what an application can do. We don't want to force users to do things outside of their norm. We took what our demographic used on a regular basis, texting, and used that functionality to add a simple but useful way to give them helpful information on a regular basis. We thought about practicality and real life resources.
 

Demo: http://createch.github.com/HACKATHON--HARTXT/

 

RUNNER UP
Pix & Pans

Developers: Team Haneke Design - Jesse Curry and Daniel Herman

Description: Pix & Pans allows mobile users to submit photos of what they like most and least about Tampa. The solution consists of a web application and an iPhone App.

Demo: http://tampa.pixandpans.com

 

MAYOR’S CHOICE
City Site

Developer: Robin Curts

Brief description of app: City Sites is a proof of concept that builds on the City’s extensive use of QR codes. The app aims to makes City information more accessible to citizens on their mobile phones. For example, a user could reserve a park pavilion on the spot by scanning the QR code, viewing available dates, and filling out the form on their mobile device.

Demo: http://tinyurl.com/hackathoncitysites

 

MAYOR’S CHOICE
SimTampa

Developer:Michael Lindemuth

Brief description of app: The economic recession of 2007 left a glut of vacant commercial properties within the city of Tampa. These properties reduce the aesthetic appeal of the community as well as the economic viability of the region. SimTampa.com is a webapp that provides a portal for the community to connect with policymakers and property developers using vacant lot data from the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser's Office. Users log in with their Facebook account, get a personalized list of vacant commercial properties in their area, and may categorize and discuss each unoccupied property individually. Policy makers and developers can mine this well of citizen input for local ideas about how to best recover from this recession.

Demo: http://www.simtampa.com

 

Ask Grant

Developers: Imaginary Mind Productions - Aris MacInnes, Roy Stegman, Matt Albright

Brief description of app: Ask Grant is a web/mobile web app that connects people and organizations to monies and incentives available to them within their local communities. Community administrators can build their database of grants and tax breaks, while seekers (organizations, individuals and grant writers) can search current data being made available.

Demo:  http://www.askgrant.us

 

InKind.us

Developers: Matter Labs: Leslie Mattern, Ivan Sazonov, Brian Calciano, Ferdian Jap, Dan Mattern

Brief description of app: A website that facilitates projects and matches them with spaces while involving the community in the process via monetary and volunteer hour crowdfunding.

Demo:inkind.luefher.com

 

GTFS-Realtime Feed for HART

Developer: Loren Sands-Ramshaw

Brief description of app: Many people have been asking for real time transit data from HART. Loren simply decided to create this feed himself. His ambitious project uses an Android app to provide location updates and a web server to receive the updates, continuously generating a GTFS-realtime feed that could be used to inform citizens in real time how far away their bus is.

 

TPD GeoRSS Feed

Developer: Daniel Dye

Brief description of app: Daniel created a Good Maps Mash-up of the Tampa Police Department’s Call for Service Feed. The GeoRSS feed could also be filtered for specific areas or neighborhoods. The app is geared toward community building by empowering citizens with up-to-date an critical information about their neighborhood or current location.

Demo: http://tpdgeorss.com
Blog: http://www.weogeo.com/blog/City_of_Tampa_Mayors_Hackathon.html

 

GreenScore

Developers: Aaron Binder, Christopher McElveen, Himanshu Tintia, Jeremy Blackburn, Michael Nachtigal, Reuben Pressman, Santosh Aditham, Saurabh Kotiyal, Stephen Corry, Kyle Eschenroeder

Brief description of app: GreenScore encourages citizens to be greener by gamifying environmental conservation. Users compete against one another using a score generated from their energy, gas, and utility bills. They earn prizes and perks for keeping their consumption low.

 

Tampa Bay Needs Us

Developers: A team named L.A.R.S: Robert Ries, Alexander Rokytan, Sean Dunford, Luis Cintron, Allan Chavez

Brief description of app: A web application that helps reputable organizations as well as citizens to connect with volunteers in a manner that is easy and current.

Demo: www.bayhelper.somee.com

Tampa Bucket List

Developers: Aidan Augustin, Neal Ormsbee, Gabriel Busto, William Newton, Andrew Kennedy, Marco

Brief description of app: Tampa Bucket List is a platform to discover and share the incredible things the city of Tampa has to offer. Users power the site by submitting their own suggestions and voting up the best ideas. The result is a crowd-sourced, authoritative list of the top sights to see, events to attend, and activities to experience in the Tampa Bay area before you “kick the bucket”.

There's no need to do it alone! Track your progress and upload a picture each time you check an item off the list, then compare your record with friends and easily share your memories to your social networks.

 

BI Fire Rescue

Developer: David Liebman

Brief description of app: BI (short for “Business Intelligence”) Fire Rescue allows users to access Tampa Fire Rescue data on their Windows Phone 7 or desktop. The app allows for searching, graphs, data drill downs, and maps of calls for service.

David’ Blog about the BI Fire Rescue: http://bisqldave.com/2012/06/26/mayors-hack-a-thon-2012-tampa/

A Day In Tampa

Developers: Team Brain-Trade – Warren Fridy, Adrian Tillman, Jamie Fridy, Monique Sever, Rick Sever

Brief Description of the app: The “A Day in Tampa” application is designed to help visitors and residents alike plan events either on the fly or in the future by providing information on historical sites, local events, and recreation activities in an easy to use format. In addition, it incorporates the HARTLine bus routes, complete with “PINS”, or suggests other forms of transportation.

Demo: http://adayintampa.brain-trade.com/

 

Call Me A Cab

Developed by: Erik Christensen

Brief description of app: Call Me A Cab is designed to make arranging a ride easy. When the user clicks the easy to find “call” button, their location is reverse geo-coded and passed to the server. The server then uses a VoIP client named Twilio to create an audio file that would inform the can company operator of a user’s location and home address.

 

TampaMeet
 

Developer: Ryan Holmes

Brief description of app: Connect with people in Tampa that have similar interests.

Demo: sparkmii.com