[chbot] Fwd: [spacecraft] Open Data Hackathon hosted by LINZ: 7 Dec 9-6pm at the Epic Centre

[Kerry Harpur]

Found on the spacecraft email list and thought it might be of interest to
some people here.

~Kerry

source: http://openhackchristchurch.splashthat.com/

 Calling all hackers, developers and thinkers

Tired of not knowing what roads are open or closed and whether your route
home is chocka-block with traffic? Come and play with some of the latest
traveller information data released by the Recovery Agencies and build a
journey planner to help you and your fellow citizens out. OpenHack
Christchurch is a collaborative event that requires backend, frontend and
mobile developers to work together to build a journey planning application
for Christchurch that integrates the following data:

   - *Directional Road Closures/Restrictions*
   - *Traffic Congestion and Flow Data*

*Technical Activities*

The event is built around a number of key activities that participants can
work on throughout the day:

   - Take an XML datafeed and wrap a RESTful API around it and expose it
   with suitable end-points.
   - Deploy a routing service using Open Street Map/other and integrate
   directional road closures and traffic congestion data so that web/mobile
   apps can request the best route to get from Point A to Point B.
   - Work with/provide feedback on ECAN's routing service
   - Develop a prototype journey planning application that makes it easy
   for road-users to avoid road closures and congestion.

Due to the interdependent nature of some of the above activities, a degree
of coordination will be required between groups. Organisers/participants
will play a coordination role to bring everything together throughout the
course of the day.

*Event Format*

*9am - Kickoff and Technical Overview*

*9.30am - Development Begins*

*12.30pm - Lunch*

*5pm - Pitch-time and De-brief*

Throughout we will be sharing updates on how each group of developers is
progressing and what help is needed.

Food and drink will be provided throughout the day.

*Experts On Hand*

   - CCC Developers - Tweak API during the event
   - Transportation Experts

*Resources*

   - RESTful Traffic Restriction/Closures API
   - ECAN ESRI Routing API

Examples/Documentations to come.

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