Wednesday, November 5. 2008

UK's "Show Us a Better Way Contest Winners" include Mapping Apps

The contest's five finalist have been selected in the contest aimed at letting the public show the government how to better communicate information. It launched in June and ran until the end of September. Each of the five finalists receive part of the £80,000 prize funding from the Ministry of Justice, Department of Communities and Local Government, and Cabinet Office. The big winner will be announced on Saturday.

Among the finalists are apps that:

locate public restrooms
locate mailboxes
show school boundary areas
enable route planning for bike trips

- The Guardian

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