Joburg introduces developer challenge The only downside I see here is that this unfortunately entrenches a very expensive GIS product. Would have been great if this work could have been done on top of a free GIS platform like QGIS (http://ift.tt/1cahkLE) which could help lower the cost of IT for government. The City of Johannesburg (COJ) is urging software-developers to enter the GeoJozi Developer Challenge to help improve the allocation, maintenance and visibility of street addresses across the city. In a statement, the COJ says developers under the age of 30 with an interest in apps, maps, data, urban development or cities can enter the GeoJozi competition which focuses on location technology. "As the technology partner of the GeoJozi Challenge, Esri will be providing the location platform on which the GeoJozi contestants will develop their solutions. It will consist of toolkits for the development and data on which the contestants can base their solutions for the street addresses and location issues." The winning solution will earn its creator R150 000. Second and third places are worth R100 000 and R50 000 respectively. The winning ideas may also be implemented by the COJ. See http://ift.tt/2b35qd6
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