Showcase - Helsinki Region Infoshare

ihana-helsinki

Ihana Helsinki! (tr. Wonderful Helsinki!) is a context conscious augmented reality mobile city guide that tells the user about events in their near vicinity and encourages to...
korja-us

korja.us is an app for citizens and the city to use for reporting small things in the city environment that need to be fixed. This app lowers the barrier for reporting problems...
kierratys

Kierrätys (tr. recycling) is an iPhone and iPad app that locates the nearest recycling points for different types of waste. Geographically, the app covers the whole of Finland....
parkman

ParkMan is the fastest growing community-based parking app. Join other motorists, parking companies and municipalities who share real-time parking information, and make parking...
kyyti

Kyyti is an iPhone app that shows different transport options in real-time: buses, trams, metro, trains, taxis, ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQL5oQFW-bA Kyyti is not...
satokartta

Satokartta is a map of Helsinki's public trees and bushes that produce a crop (e.g. apples, berries, etc.). The map includes trees and bushes that grow in public spaces, in the...
ajoissa

Ajoissa (tr. on time) app's first version is made for train passengers. The app shows what portion of the commuter and long-distance trains are on time. From the station...
puhelutiedot

Puhelutiedot (tr. call information) is an Android app, which fetches unknown callers contact details from open databases, such as City of Helsinki's and the government's contact...
hataopas

Hätäopas (tr. emergency guide) is intended for mobile / web use and it enables to search for the nearest doctor / health-care centre, pharmacy or public restroom. It...
helmet-viivakoodinlukija

HelMet bar code reader was an Android app, with which you could scan a book's bar code and find the nearest library where the books is available. The app uses open data from the...
hilmappi

Hilmappi makes it easier to track submitted tenders in the government's HILMA system. Hilmappi is an interesting example of monetizing free public data because the premium...
kansan-muisti

Kansan muisti (tr. Nation's memory) collects and displays speeches of Members of Parliament and their voting records. The service is developed by Kansan muisti ry. Take a look:...
nomen-est-omen

Nomen Est Omen web service allowed users to search for information about Finnish surnames. It reports a tongue-in-cheek assessment of the social standing of entered surnames,...

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