Check out our apps submitted to the Apps4Ottawa.ca contest by the City of Ottawa.  We’ve tried to create a variety of apps to display the usefulness of open data.

Voting in January 2011.

As part of the City of Ottawa’s commitment to improving citizen engagement and enhancing transparency and accountability to its residents, the City is joining other government organizations within Canada and around the world by providing public access to its data.

The Open Data Ottawa site is a first step in creating a foundation that encourages digital innovation, improved service delivery, stimulation of economic growth, and a better understanding of our city. Entrepreneurs, academics, policy-makers and community organizations are just a few of the groups that will benefit from the available information.

This initial release of data focuses primarily on geospatial data. Over time, the site will include more varied sets of data in more formats. Through user feedback and consultations planned in the coming months, Open Data Ottawa will continue to evolve as we gain insight into where to focus our data liberation efforts!