John McKerrell's slides for Amazing iPhone event 2008

John McKerrell iFreeThePostcode

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4thegame.com Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP

multimap.com JavaScript, CSS

Open Street Map Ruby on Rails, Cycling, Talking, Data Input

MKE Computing Limited Software Development Consulting Geospatial Services

iFreeThePostcode

Free The Postcode! In the UK, postcode data is expensive. Crowdsourcing the data can make it free.

iFreeThePostcode Puts collection of postcodes and locations into one app Simpliﬁes submissions Increases number of contributors

iRoute(?) Generates a route across Open Street Map data Currently simply displays list of roads you need to follow Future versions could be as capable as any sat-nav device

iPhone Development Issues Objective C is a new language for many developers Have to be very careful with memory usage iPhone Simulator does simulate location apps well Debugging on the device involves a cost and is then ﬁddly to setup Can’t run processes in the background, makes location tracking apps impossible

iPhone Development Positives Debugging on the device gives lots of feedback and, once setup, works really well The iPhone SDK makes it easy for you to create good looking apps in a short space of time The SDK gives you access to most of the features of the iPhone allowing the creation of novel apps

Ideas for future apps Football app Fixtures and results per-team, league table, etc. mapme.at Location tracking, ability to ﬁnd nearby friends Suggestions welcome!

Thank you johnmckerrell.com john@mckerrell.net

John McKerrell's slides for Amazing iPhone event 2008

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