• OtroBache.com

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    Why? Madrid is full of potholes! And people are reporting them a lot, 90 daily, but this data is not public and there is no way to know how many are out there and when they get fixed. This is the first of some more projects we are working around the idea of Open Government. We would really like to see some of the initiatives from US and other countries, applied in Spain.

    Solution We wanted to develop something quick and not complicate. Fortunately the time we were thinking about developing it the new Google Fusion Tables API just appeared, allowing truly scalable mapping solutions based on Google Maps. With a bit of code here and there we developed over a weekend a website with no database backend, only mashing up APIs.

    On the other hand we are getting more and more into mobile phone development, and with the current Iphones, Androids, etc all equipped with GPS, every mobile is a sensor device! So we are currently developing an Iphone and Android applications to help people submit potholes just in place. Please ask us to enter the beta program.

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