Re: MPs by postal code

Posted by Hugh McGuire on Mar 24, 2007; 9:34pm
URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/MPs-by-postal-code-tp959p969.html

Daniel: superb. Is the database open (& legal!) for all to use? ...

David: the idea (I hope) is that other citizen groups etc can build  
on that database to make more user-friendly tools. 1st step is  
getting the data available in a open format; 2nd step is using it in  
creative & useful ways.




On Mar 24, 2007, at 4:15 PM, David Akin wrote:

> Fabulous work, Daniel!
>
> Not that there are a lot of political reporters who are handy with a
> database, but for those of us that are, this should be a helpful
> little dataset for all sorts of projects as we approach a possible
> federal election.
>
> Thanks!
>
> On 3/24/07, Daniel Haran <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> MP search by postal code is now live:
>>
>> http://lokobo.com:3000/
>>
>> e.g.:
>> http://lokobo.com:3000/mps;search?postal_code=A1A1A1
>> http://lokobo.com:3000/mps;search?postal_code=H1T4C6
>>
>> Results are 'cached' - a copy of each search is copied into a  
>> database
>> to avoid having to retrieve the information again. Cached searches  
>> are
>> about 100 times faster, so the more people use this service, the
>> better it is for everyone :)
>
>
>
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