Introduction

This code is the total sample for building an Open311 Windows Store app. There is a lot more that can be done with this project but I wanted to put something out to the community to get people's wheels turning and work as a launch pad into greater ideas.

Open311 is a community engagement tool that local governments can deploy to turn their communities (armed with smart phones) into reporters of social concern. For example, citizens can report broken lights and damaged signs to the authorities instead of the city hunting out these issues. Using Windows 8.1, this app works with the device to capture location and content of a social issue.

Building the Sample

This is a very basic Windows Store app that should build right out of the box. Make sure that you enable location capabilities and that you get the necessary API keys. The solution requires a Bing Maps API key and the API key of your Open311 provider. You can easy obtain these keys through the  developer sites:

Bing Maps

http://www.microsoft.com/maps

Open311 API (depends on the city)

http://www.open311.org

Description

This sample should be everything you need to get started with your Open311 implementation. This app leverages the Split Template in Visual Studio so if you are familiar with the basics of that template, this project should look very familiar.

Source Code Files

• /js/data.js - This is the central repository for connecting to Open311 and getting data into the system.
• /js/controlFactory.js - This is a simple factory pattern that produces the controls used for the dynamic HTML in the create.html page.

More Information

Check out the Open311 specification (http://www.open311.org) and build your own good stuff on top of this simple starter.