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New app helps families plan visits in Bristol
An app featuring a variety of activities and ideas for days out in Bristol combined with live travel timings taken from open data made available by the city council has been downloaded more than 600 times since its launch last month.
Tiny Tours, built by Blue Sparrow Apps, makes it easier for families to organise visits, especially if using public transport, in advance and on the move – especially useful now that the summer holidays are here.
Blue Sparrow won the council’s first Open Data Challenge Event in January at a workshop which encouraged attendees to make use of The Bristol API (application programming interface).
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“For a small start-up like us, it is great to see the council providing opportunities like the Open Data Challenge events to develop new ideas and push us to work outside of our normal briefs,” said Blue Sparrow managing director James Harris.
“We look forward to developing Tiny Tours and would love to hear people’s feedback.”
Click here to download the Tiny Tours app.
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