There is a contest to win some Google I/O tickets and I would like to do something to help govs out.
Here are the details:
I will have until 4:00 P.M. PDT on March 30 to complete the following coding challenge.
Automation on Apps Scripts
Choose a task that you do regularly and automate it with Apps Script. Some examples are here:
http://code.google.com/googleapps/appsscript/articles.html
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/03/improving-revevols-productivity-with.html
Bonus points if you integrate with a third-party (non-Google) API to solve this challenge.
I would really like to connect to a gov service using json, wsdl or something I can get xml from a url request. The problem is that there is so little gov data out there that has an API you can program against. I am working to change that but our dataset available through API is small, mostly AG opinions and legislative bill analyses.
Any of you have a great idea of what I should build?
I’m not familiar with the NIEM’s Justice domain and Global JXDM (http://www.niem.gov/Domains_Justice.php), but it seems like making DoJ information available via a Google platform can’t be a bad idea.
Thank you Robert that does look interesting. I will add it to the queue.