Best geo application for mobile
Winning entry
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"Yachter Mobile" by Robert Coup
When you're yacht racing, the more information on the conditions you have, the better your decisions will be. Yachter brings together open data about the conditions now, on a smartphone, tablet, or laptop.
Yachter Mobile (http://yachter-mobile.coup.net.nz/)
All entries
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"Rough it - NZ", by Scott Cartwright
Its time to 'Rough it' New Zealand! Using the Google map as a reference toggle between differing layers of the map to discover awesome things. Toggling layers will expose the unique New Zealand features that will aid you do 'Rough' outdoors type things - in a choice New Zealand fashion.
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"Home Sweet Home", by Kim Shepherd & Joshua Smyth
Find and explore rental properties via GPS on your cellphone or via the website, running on the same set of webservices. View school zones (with decile ratings) and electoral data for the houses you're interested in.
market://search?q=pname:nz.nestfinder
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"Nest finder NZ", by Oliver Seiler
Search for Department of Conservation huts and camp sites or BBH hostels easily on a map or around your current location. Check the availability of bookable DOC huts and camp sites and go straight through to DOC's booking system. Explore huts and camp sites on satellite images or navigate to a BBH hostel.
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"Open Force", by James Hancock
Open Force is an Android App. I constructed for the NZ Mix and Mash competition. Its a bit like a in car navigator, it mashes Railway Crossings, Roads, known crash areas, Traffic Lights and Schools. It also uploads force data over .65g, so that we can generate a force map. Soon we will be able to see where and when hard braking or swerving occurs, when cars understeer or oversteer. Users will be able to make their own driving safer using collective observations in real time and retrospect, from accelerometers, statistics and people. This requires saturation to be truly effective so please download a free Alpha version and enjoy driving safely.
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"FishMate!", by Sean Chapman
FishMate! is your best friend when fishing. Using GPS to find your location it provides the fishing restrictions in your area. All relevant information for size restrictions is also included, so you can ensure you are always on the right side of the law!A mobile application designed for Android. FishMate! is freely available for download on the Android Market Place, under the name FishMate! To download it, search the market place for "fishmate". Currently it is only available in New Zealand, and any downloads must take place from within New Zealand.
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"Ranger", by Tim Clephane
Ranger is an NZ Walk recommendation Android application. Ranger is a guide to DOC walks in New Zealand. Helping users find nearby walks using their Android Devices. The walk list covers DOC walks and tracks throughout NZ, filtered by preference and the users location - augmented with walks location maps, walk path details, driving directions, and any available shared photography. The application also allows users to easily undertake their own 5 Minute Bird Count - with the ultimate goal of helping DOC to build up more information about Native Birdlife. The application additionally provides a feed from the DOC Blog, and the Infoconnect Highway feed.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/ranger/com.theothernumber.ranger
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"Sea Nav NZ", by Will Leon
My entry is an information tool for boaters, snorkelers, divers and so on. Full details can be found on the web site. The web site also shows screen shots and a video that demonstrates the functionality. The target platform is the Windows Mobile 7 device. My application is not on the Microsoft marketplace yet. Though I do have a marketplace account and I am able to make submissions. I am just in the process of complying with the application submission process. And I will submit shortly. Please note that due to the fact I started writing this application just two weeks ago, there is not a complete set of maps included. I will include all the New Zealand mainland maps and at least 20 points of interest in the final free version. All maps and points of interest are sourced from a database, not hard coded. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to submit an application for the Mix and Mashup NZ competition.
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"NZ Walks Information", by Daniel Pietzsch
All New Zealand walking tracks on a map. You can browse and search for walking tracks and can get information on where a track is (including the exact path), how long it is and what the elevation profile looks like.
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"SwimWhere", by Jonathan Hunt
"Water is central to the social, economic and cultural well-being of many aspects of New Zealand’s society," (Proposed National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management, Ministry for the Environment). SwimWhere is an iPhone/Android app with supporting website to make water quality data for contact recreation (e.g. swimming, surfing, kayaking) readily available. By visualising the problem areas and providing mobile access to up-to-date water quality status I hope to encourage water-based recreation and contribute to reversing the decline of water quality in NZ's waterways.
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"Yachter Mobile", by Robert Coup
When you're yacht racing, the more information on the conditions you have, the better your decisions will be. Yachter brings together open data about the conditions now, on a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. The map shows what the wind is like around the harbour by reading from live weather stations, displayed by black arrows proportional to strength & direction. Tap on each station to see the current conditions, as well as a recent history. As you move a GPS track is drawn on-screen. The buoys used for racing and navigation are displayed so you can get your bearings, and the underwater contours are shown so you can hang out in the shallows when you need to avoid the tide. The Tides tab shows where we are in the current cycle – to give you an idea how strong the currents will be now & in a short time. The latest marine weather forecast is displayed on the Forecast tab. When sailors start at a new venue they're at a huge disadvantage. The locals have a vast bank of knowledge about the local tides and winds which can take many years to build up, and makes it hard to level the field.