GovHack, held on July 11-13, was a fun experience. It's been running for many years, but it was the first time I'd been involved, and the format is quite different compared to other hackathons. Firstly, it's huge: over a thousand hackers get together in 11 cities around Australia, and the timing is all coordinated so that everyone starts and … Continue reading GovHack 2014
Month: July 2014
Fun With Public Transport Data
I am a transport nerd, and a map nerd, as evidenced by all the previous hackathons I seem to do involving maps. Thus, when I discovered that Sydney’s public transport system data is available to download, it seemed only logical that I should involve a map somewhere. The result is a map to show you where … Continue reading Fun With Public Transport Data
coding, cake and travel 