Apps4Halifax Contest Winners Announced

Monday, January 20, 2014 – Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and IBM, the Apps4Halifax Open Data Contest title sponsor, announced the contest winners during an Awards Ceremony and Reception at the World Trade and Convention Centre on Saturday evening.

Developers were presented over $44,000 in cash prizes and the success of the Open Data Pilot project was celebrated.

The winning apps in each category were:

Gold– HALIFICATION submitted by Majd Hussini Silver – Halifax Crime Map submitted by David Hamp-Gonsalves Bronze – Hike Halifax submitted by Hurlbz (Adam, Steve, Andrew) Student – Historic HaliTour submitted by Jeremy Tupper People’s Choice – HALIFICATION submitted by Majd Hussini

Gold – HALIFICATION submitted by Majd Hussini Silver – Halifax Waste Collection submitted by Steve Boutilier Bronze – Parku submitted by JustUs League Student – Eco Guru submitted by Lakshmi Venkatesan People’s Choice – HALIFICATION submitted by Majd Hussini

Gold – Smiliest submitted by Jenny Hastings-James Silver – Historic Halitour submitted by Jeremy Tupper Bronze (Tie) – Stroll Halifax submitted by Colibri Software/Halifax Parks submitted by Kris Luttmer Student – Historic Halitour submitted by Jeremy Tupper People’s Choice – Halifax Explorer submitted by Jerome Pelletier

Gold – Halifax Traffic submitted by Kris Luttmer Silver – KnowTime Transit App submitted by KNOWtime Commuter Technology Development Bronze – Transit360 submitted by MindSea Development Inc. Student – Easy Halifax Transit submitted by Jeremy Tupper People’s Choice – Halifax Explorer submitted by Jerome Pelletier

ESRI Canada Maps in Apps Student Challenge Winners: HFX Next Bus submitted by Tyler Pachal Know it all submitted by Jerome Pelletier Historic HaliTour submitted by Jeremy Tupper

Hike Halifax submitted by Hurlbz (Adam, Steve, Andrew)

Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all who voted.

The Apps4Halifax contest was created to encourage public engagement and inspire the development of user-friendly applications for Nova Scotia citizens using HRM open data. The Open Data Pilot, launched earlier this year at data.halifax.ca, enables public viewing and use of a selection of HRM datasets free of charge a 12-month period.

HRM wishes to acknowledge and extend sincere thanks to our sponsors of Apps4Halifax: IBM, Esri Canada, Telus, Global Halifax, Metro News, Live 105, The Hub Halifax, Saint Mary’s University, McInnes Cooper, National Public Relations, Socrata, Open Text, The Lord Nelson Hotel & Suites, The Foggy Goggle, Estia Restaurant and Spring Garden Area Business Association, Halifax World Trade and Convention Centre (WTCC), Podcamp Halifax, Frischkorn Audiovisual and Lixar.

For more information about the Apps4Halifax contest, visit www.Apps4Halifax.ca or follow @hfxgov on Twitter, #apps4hfx.

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Media Contact: Janet Bryson Senior Communications Advisor Halifax Regional Municipality 490-5057

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