Annex B: OneMap IdeaWorks! 2017 Project Summary

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A total of 22 teams participated in the Challenge, comprising 12 teams from the School Category and 10 teams from the Open Category. The list of teams and the description of their solutions are as follows:

  1. Teams in School Category

S/N

Team Name

School

Application Name

About the solution

Targeted Challenge Statements

Challenge Statement Providers

1

Team Bandit

ITE College Central

Punggol Food Finder

A web application for Punggol residents to find the nearest hawker centre or restaurant around them.

How can we help the residents (especially new residents who just moved into Punggol) locate eating places in Punggol?

 

Pasir Ris – Punggol GRC Grassroots

2

Bravo Scavengers

Temasek Poly

Seemlessy

A mobile application that will allow persons with disabilities (PWDs) to navigate to their desired destination and to check barrier-friendly facilities.

To develop an app with a database of bus stops, train stations with accessible lifts to help PWDs to be more proactive and independent in planning their journey.

 

AWWA

3

bro code

NUS

OneRoute

A mobile application that suggests cycling routes for the users, utilising Singapore's extensive network of parks, nature reserves and cycling paths. Users can customise the workout or journey based on the desired distance, difficulty and locations.

To create a map-based app that suggest various cycling/ hiking routes through park connector networks, parks and nature reserves based on a pre-selected challenge level.

MSF

4

Cosmic WuQue M

Singapore Poly

TompangLeh!

A web application that helps teachers and parents save cost on bus services by crowdsourcing and sharing bus routes.

How can we better able provide affordable and efficient school buses services to students?

 

MOE

5

Inferno Tower

ITE College Central

ChildcareLocater

An application to map out the nearby childcare centres around the user's residence and provide details of the childcare centres.

How can we help young parents to embrace parenthood?

 

Pasir Ris – Punggol GRC Grassroots

6

Optimal

NUS

EzTravel

An application to help public transport commuters get to their destinations through the fastest and least congested route in the event of a MRT breakdown. EzTravel also comprises analytics and real-time updating features that provide users with comprehensive and useful information on their daily commutes.

How to find an optimal travelling route when the MRT breaks down?

 

 

 

MOE

7

Sole Survivor

SIT

WhereMyJob

A job search application that allows users to search for available jobs by location or by type of job.

How can we help job seekers to use map approach to query and filter job openings from Jobsbank?

 

SMU

8

Team Innovation

Nanyang Poly

Humans Of Punggol

An application that helps the residents of Punggol to know more about their area and what is around them, especially those who are new to Punggol. This includes food places, community activities, recreational areas and parks.

 

How can we help the residents (especially new residents who just moved into Punggol) locate eating places in Punggol?

 

 

Pasir Ris – Punggol GRC Grassroots

9

Team NYP

Nanyang Poly

Legal Service

A platform that allows public users to locate a law firm or legal clinic that suit their legal needs on a map with a chatbot feature.

How can we help people find the legal information and services that they need?

MINLAW

10

Team Survivor

Nanyang Poly

SG Heritage Explorer

An application to educate people from all age groups and from all walks of life to embrace Singapore's rich heritage by introducing gamification elements within the app which would educate users about Singapore's heritage in a fun and exciting manner.

To develop an app that pushes notifications about “Heritage Around Us”, allows submissions of photos and memories by users and provides gamification elements (such as allowing users who contribute to earn in-app awards/ badges of different tiers such as Heritage Novice, Heritage Explorer, Heritage Expert).

 

NHB

11

4BIG

Temasek Poly

4BIG

An application that feature organisations that need volunteers and also provides information on why one should volunteer, which brings together organisations that are looking for volunteers as well as individuals looking for volunteering opportunities. The more committed the volunteers are, the more offers or discounts they will receive.

How do I look for volunteer opportunities?

MSF

12

visualize.sg

NUS

visualize.sg

A free-to-use and open platform that brings data to everyone, allowing users to play with geospatial data visualisation to help identify problems or opportunities to create positive change and to collectively strive towards being a smarter nation.

How can we geospatially visualize some of the information we have on Data.gov?

 

How can data be better shared visually through maps such as OneMap?

 

NUS

  1. Teams in Open Category

S/N

Team Name

Application Name

About the solution

Targeted Challenge Statements

Challenge Statement Providers

1

Concentus

NearAsk

A mobile platform that connects communities and neighbourhoods. Individuals can pick and choose services from an interactive directory of service providers displayed in order of proximity. There is also a Community Page that displays activities and upcoming events around the neighbourhood.

 

How can we locate social services in our area?

MSF

2

Fusionex

OurFriendlyMap

An application that provides information on routes and places to different user groups such as Family with Young Children, Elderly, Ambulant Disabled, Hearing Impaired, Visually Impaired, Wheelchair Users.

How can we provide information on accessible routes to persons with physical disabilities?

SG Enable

3

GeoIcon

SG Playgrounds

A platform that allows individuals to share interesting locations in Singapore with others - such as playgrounds, open fields, indoor areas, places for group tours.

How can youths be meaningfully engaged during their free time?

MSF

SG Volunteers

A platform that aims to connect the volunteers (individuals) and the agencies or group that may need volunteers.

How do I look for volunteer opportunities?

 

 

MSF

4

HDBSenseMake

Sensemake HDB Resale Transaction Prices

A visualization tool that allows users to determine how HDB flats are priced in a region using HDB resale transaction data.

Users may experience information overload when trying to decide on an appropriate price for a HDB resale flat. How can users visualize HDB resale price?

 

Individual (public submission)

5

Job Hotspot

Wheregotjobs

A web application to improve job seekers' experience while finding jobs in Singapore. Wheregotjobs combines current job search approach with map approach to create a one-stop portal for job seekers. Another feature that the application provides is neighbourhood job search. It allows job seekers to search job openings within the proximity of certain amenities such as MRT stations, shopping malls, and hospitals.

How can we help job seekers to use map approach to query and filter job openings from Jobsbank?

SMU

6

LDR Technology

My Smart Kampong - A Punggol Community Experience

A mobile application that allows residents to search and locate services. The application provides opportunities for residents to organise activities and collaborate in various interest groups. My Smart Kampong is also an engagement tool the GRC can use to disseminate latest events as well as for volunteer management.

 

How can we help young parents to embrace parenthood and help the residents locate eating places in Punggol?

 

Pasir Ris – Punggol GRC Grassroots

7

MapVisuals

MapVisuals

A platform for travellers and commuters to make timely, up-to-date decisions on their travelling plans and get to know the pulse/activity of an area.

How can we realize a car-lite Singapore?

 

MSF

8

SpaceTime

Spacetime Care App

A solution to support the elderly and the less privileged in society with better care through movement tracking, fall and other alerts in time of emergencies.

To develop an app or system that will allow caregivers to track the location of their loved ones, with the ability to set geo-fences and contact their loved ones in case of emergency, and vice versa.

 

SG Enable

9

TBG

TBG

A web application using big data analysis to identify potential ideal homes for homebuyers.

How can we geospatially visualize some of the information we have on Data.gov?

 

How can data be better shared visually through maps such as OneMap?

NUS

10

TownTech

TownMap.sg

An Internet-Of-Town initiative to promote social integration to HDB towns and make HDB living, better and smarter. It is an intuitive and convenient digital services app that one can use to better interact with neighbours and stakeholders.

How can we better integrate schools and neighborhoods?

 

MOE