CitySourced

CitySourced

Type	Private
Founded	Los Angeles, California, USA
Founder	Jason Kiesel Kurt Daradics
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Employees	18
Website	citysourced.com
Available in	English

CitySourced is a real time, location-based, platform. CitySourced provides a mobile app in order for citizens to identify and report non-emergency civic issues, such as public works, quality of life, & environmental issues. The service is part of the e-Government or gov 2.0 movement, which aims to connect government and citizens through the use of technology.

The application is compatible with any iOS devices, including iPhone and iPad, Android devices, Blackberry devices, and Windows 7 devices.

History

In 2006, Jason Kiesel formed FreedomSpeaks.com, a non-partisan political social network that allows its members to write letters to their publicly elected officials. In the summer of 2009, the group created the original CitySourced mobile application. Then in September 2009, the CitySourced product official launched at the 2009 TechCrunch50^[1]. During the Q&A process, Kevin Rose stated of the application:

"I’d like a stream for my neighborhood of things that need to take action on."^[2]

Usage

A user captures either a photo, video, or audio of public works problem. The user then uploads the media and, along with location information pulled directly from the device, submits a report. Reports may be classified as based on the type of report submitted. As of October 2011, there are 50 active report types on the default CitySourced app. The required follow up action is typically based on the report type. Once a report is submitted, feedback is provided to the user based on the action taken by municipality.

Custom App

Participating cities may choose to create a custom branded application, which is built on top of the CitySourced framework. The city chooses the user interface images, the report types available, and the proper routing of work flow.

API

CitySourced has created an API to allow municipalities the opportunity to pull submitted reports directly into a CRM management system or an assets management system. This option allows the team responsible for responding to new reports to completely bypass CitySourced's console.

Awards

• At TechCrunch50, CitySourced was named of as one of three runner-ups, also known as a TechCrunch Finalists^[3]

References

1. ^ McCarthy, Caroline (Sept 15, 2009). "Citizen complaint app finally fires up TechCrunch50". CNET. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10353364-36.html. Retrieved Oct 10, 2011. 
2. ^ Rao, Leena. "TC50 CitySourced Lets You Report Pot Holes And Graffiti On The Go". September 15, 2009. TechCrunch. http://techcrunch.com/2009/09/15/tc50-citysourced-lets-you-report-pot-holes-and-graffiti-on-the-go/. Retrieved October 10, 2011. 
3. ^ "TechCrunch50 Winners". TechCrunch. Sept 15, 2011. http://www.techcrunch50.com/2009/winners/. Retrieved Oct 10, 2011. 

External links

• Official Website
• Official Blog