Today we’re excited to roll out the orange carpet and welcome Matt Priour to OpenPlans, as part of the OpenGeo team. Matt has a breadth of experience in both the open source and proprietary web mapping worlds with special expertise in the front-end components of the OpenGeo Suite. He has already made a big impact working on Continue reading
Cross-posted from Real-time bus tracking is one of civic technology’s easier calls. No one likes guessing when next bus will come: “Do I need to run for it?”, “Do I have time to duck into that corner store and get a newspaper?”, etc. So people immediately grasp the benefit of being able to ask their Continue reading
At OpenPlans, we have big ideas about community engagement. We know that cities have few tools to run small-scale public processes or use local input in decision making, and we’re working to fix this problem. Enter Shareabouts, a simple mapping tool for gathering input online. Starting with local streets and transportation as energizing gateway topics, we’re Continue reading
OpenPlans was on TV! WNYC’s “NYC 2.0: The Travelers” took a glimpse at the projects and initiatives that are being developed here at OpenPlans, and the philosophy and guiding light behind it all. Fast forward to 11:00 to see Jeff Maki explain our involvement with MTA’s Bus Time, followed by interviews with our founder and Chairman, Continue reading