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Transtracker bookmarked on 2008-11-22 collaboration information sharing new_media web2.0 e-gov

The District of Columbia is providing RSS feeds as well as mashups of "city operational data," such as crime reports, building permits, purchase orders, and much more. This seems like a great example of using new media/web 2.0 technologies to increase government transparency.

  • For years the District of Columbia has provided public access to city operational data through the Internet. Now the District provides real-time data from multiple agencies to citizens, a catalyst ensuring agencies operate as more responsive, better performing organizations. Use the data catalog below to subscribe to a live data feed in Atom format and access data in XML, Text/CSV, KML or ESRI Shapefile formats.

This link has been bookmarked by 14 people . It was first bookmarked on 16 Apr 2008, by Michael Maranda.