Best search experience, sponsored by Codec

Home Sweet Home by Kim Shepherd & Joshua Smyth

Description and content sources

Home Sweet Home (http://mashup.homesweethome.net.nz/)

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.

Demo video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZpBwoJNYOI

Android App included in entry.

Trademe Search API (website, Android app)
Trademe Listings API (Android app)

Google Maps API v3 (map canvases and street view)
Google Geocode API v3 (geocoding and geolocation)

koordinates.com map layers 200: NZ Electoral Districts 2008 (supplied by NZ Electoral Commission)
koordinates.com map layer 743: NZ School Zones 2009 (supplied by Ministry of Education)

School Zone Decile Ratings 2008 (XLS) from Ministry of Education via data.govt.nz

List of all MPs, parties and electorates (webpage screenscrape) from NZ Parliament Website

Judges’ comments

This mashup targets a market that is already well serviced online, and improves significantly on the existing offerings. Both the website and Android app have a great concept and appear well implemented, with a basic visual design. The use of government data (school zones, electoral districts) is not central to the app's success, but it demonstrates the use of government data to add further value to business. The focus on a highly visual presentation with minimal controls makes the site very engaging. Overall a well-thought-out, useful and high quality application.

Home Sweet Home (http://mashup.homesweethome.net.nz/)

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  Best search experience

  Awarded to the mashup that best helps people explore content and items found through NZ data sources. A $2000 cash prize will go to the winner of this category.