Category Archives for open data
Open data
#iSoc12 Labs For VDAB
Hi there, all! Just two weeks ago Miet called me. She —as the first iRail employee— was looking for a project manager for a last-minute project. Lieven Janssen from OKFN Belgium and the ‘we open data’-movement arranged a collaboration with VDAB. For those of … Continue reading
Mapnificent: simple tool, magnificent impact
Hi all, Meet Mapnificent. Mapnificent is a tool created by Stefan Wehrmeyer which maps the distances from a certain location to its surroundings. The interesting part about this is that the distance isn’t measured in kilometers or miles, but in minutes it … Continue reading
Apps For Flanders: Student hackathon
Dear students, researchers or just graduated techies , On Friday September 14th 2012 we Jumping Castle are organising a Hackathon at the IBBT in Ghent. Are you someone who can’t help writing a couple of lines of code when you … Continue reading
Publishing transport data
iRail has come a long way. Not that long, as we -almost- exist for only 2 years, but we moved from being one student with a legal problem towards a community with the most talented people I have ever met. … Continue reading
Open information
Although «open data» and iRail are often mentioned in the same sentence, they are no synonyms. In fact, we don’t even want to provide open data! It’s not a goal of the non profit Jumping Castle organisation (NPO) to provide … Continue reading