Results tagged “applications”

Earlier this summer, the city announced a contest—"NYC Big Apps"—to encourage developers to create applications that harness the city's data and can enrich the lives of New Yorkers. But earlier this week, when releasing some more materials to developers, the city, um, offered up some private data as well!

Guess what—we may be seeing more applications using MTA data, because the MTA is easing up on its previously strict stance where it would threaten lawsuits over copyright infringement and intellectual property theft. The NY Times reports, "pressure from politicians and technology advocates had been growing for the authority" to open up its data to developers to create applications with timetables, finding subway stops and more. "The authority said its core policy had not changed: it asks for fees only if developers use copyrighted material like the round symbols for subway routes." The MTA also admits, "We don’t have a staff that sits around thinking about apps."