WINNERS
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People’s Choice Award
For the 2nd year, a People’s Choice Award was voted on by the general public and the Go Code Colorado community. This year’s winners are:
Analytics Track Winners
HealthCares (Grand Junction)
Application Track Winners:
Trail Funds (Grand Junction)
Business Analytics Track
1st Place – HealthCares (Grand Junction)
Team HealthCares evaluated the relationships between county variables and chronic illnesses across Colorado counties. The study showed how obesity could affect society using the information found in the CIM and other public Colorado data outlets. Using data about demographics, healthy and fast-food outlets, and additional information about Colorado counties, the goal was to identify the casualties of the estimated obesity percentage and diabetes-related hospitalizations. The hope is to inspire and incentivize healthy behaviors while encouraging a more aligned public health policy in the State of Colorado.
2nd Place – Open Water Foundation (Fort Collins)
The Open Water Foundation identified a need for actionable information about water issues at a local scale to address water problems. The foundation has been developing InfoMapper software, which provides map-based information products, and applied this software to create the Poudre Basin Information website to demonstrate the usefulness of the software. A feature of the submission was enhancing the software for the competition to provide dashboard features and indicators for water to simplify understanding the status of water issues. The resulting dashboards, water indicators, and workflows offer information so that actions may begin locally to understand and address water problems.
3rd Place – WNV (Grand Junction)
West Nile Virus found its way to North America in 1999, starting with the diagnosis of two cases of encephalitis in the Queens borough of New York City. The virus had found its way to Colorado by 2002. Team WNV addressed the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the virus in the 64 counties of Colorado. It showed, from historical data along with qualitative, quantitative, and geospatial methods, that the primary variables behind West Nile Virus cases by county in Colorado are urban/rural classification, water area in the county (in square miles), and if it is an El Niño year or not. The team utilized mapping tools to illustrate the presence of the West Nile Virus and its spread over time through the State.
Business Application Track
1st Place – Colorado Health Oasis (Fort Collins)
Colorado Health Oasis is a novel application that addresses the global problem of “healthcare deserts” or disparities in healthcare geographically. The application aims to improve access to specialized healthcare for consumers, increase opportunities for service providers, and match healthcare employers with the providers they seek, leading to health oases in the State.
2nd Place – DevourCO (Grand Junction)
DevourCO is an application that connects local food consumers to local food producers. The proposed app will allow users to search for local producers, leave reviews, and upload photos. DevourCO will also enable local producers to connect to cross-promote products and amplify promotional opportunities.
3rd Place – Trail Funds (Grand Junction)
Team Mavucation compares Mesa County Valley School District 51’s high school performance to schools across Colorado seeking prospects for improving teacher performance while simultaneously fostering student learning but find inconclusive results suggesting current data collection approaches may be misdirected and should be further developed.
WINNERS AND DATASETS
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People’s Choice Award – Application Track
I70Shuffle
A mobile app to help anyone who travels on I70 to avoid traffic and accidents while getting to their destination on time. “Plan ahead so you keep your head.”
People’s Choice Award – Analytics Track
WhoCARES
The Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan was introduced to assist small businesses in paying employees, rent, and other allowable expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The submission analyzed loan distribution and effectiveness throughout Mesa County using data from the Colorado Information Marketplace and the Small Business Administration (SBA) websites.
Business Application Track
1st Place – PlasticScore
The PlasticScore dashboard provides restaurants an analysis of their current sustainability practices and gives them recommendations for how they can improve. This includes operational guides, as well as product ratings that factor in the availability of local recycling and composting infrastructure in the rating and helps avoid greenwashing.
2nd Place – COCannabis
COCannabis created an interactive web app for analysis and visualization of the Colorado cannabis industry and State population data. The app combines county cannabis revenue data, county population data, and cannabis license data to assist current or future licensees in determining when and where cannabis revenue hotspots are or may occur.
3rd Place – Open Water Foundation
This entry demonstrates the Open Water Foundation’s InfoMapper software to visualize and query municipal water provider data, combining service area data from the Colorado Information Marketplace and other sources. This allows existing customers and new development to locate available water providers for a location.
Business Analytics Track
1st Place – CRPforOpportunity
The opportunity gap within the education system leads to a disparity in achievement between white students and students of color, English learners, and students with disabilities. Implementing culturally relevant pedagogy lessens the opportunity gap, but we lack the data to measure a schools’ progress.
2nd Place – WhoCARES
The Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan was introduced to assist small businesses in paying employees, rent, and other allowable expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic. This submission will analyze loan distribution and effectiveness throughout Mesa County using data from Colorado Information Marketplace and the Small Business Administration (SBA) websites.
3rd Place – Mavucation
Team Mavucation compares Mesa County Valley School District 51’s high school performance to schools across Colorado seeking prospects for improving teacher performance while simultaneously fostering student learning but find inconclusive results suggesting current data collection approaches may be misdirected and should be further developed.
WINNERS AND DATASETS
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People’s Choice Award – Application Track
I70Shuffle
A mobile app to help anyone who travels on I70 to avoid traffic and accidents while getting to their destination on time. “Plan ahead so you keep your head.”
People’s Choice Award – Analytics Track
WhoCARES
The Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan was introduced to assist small businesses in paying employees, rent, and other allowable expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The submission analyzed loan distribution and effectiveness throughout Mesa County using data from the Colorado Information Marketplace and the Small Business Administration (SBA) websites.
Business Application Track
1st Place – PlasticScore
The PlasticScore dashboard provides restaurants an analysis of their current sustainability practices and gives them recommendations for how they can improve. This includes operational guides, as well as product ratings that factor in the availability of local recycling and composting infrastructure in the rating and helps avoid greenwashing.
2nd Place – COCannabis
COCannabis created an interactive web app for analysis and visualization of the Colorado cannabis industry and State population data. The app combines county cannabis revenue data, county population data, and cannabis license data to assist current or future licensees in determining when and where cannabis revenue hotspots are or may occur.
3rd Place – Open Water Foundation
This entry demonstrates the Open Water Foundation’s InfoMapper software to visualize and query municipal water provider data, combining service area data from the Colorado Information Marketplace and other sources. This allows existing customers and new development to locate available water providers for a location.
Business Analytics Track
1st Place – CRPforOpportunity
The opportunity gap within the education system leads to a disparity in achievement between white students and students of color, English learners, and students with disabilities. Implementing culturally relevant pedagogy lessens the opportunity gap, but we lack the data to measure a schools’ progress.
2nd Place – WhoCARES
The Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan was introduced to assist small businesses in paying employees, rent, and other allowable expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic. This submission will analyze loan distribution and effectiveness throughout Mesa County using data from Colorado Information Marketplace and the Small Business Administration (SBA) websites.
3rd Place – Mavucation
Team Mavucation compares Mesa County Valley School District 51’s high school performance to schools across Colorado seeking prospects for improving teacher performance while simultaneously fostering student learning but find inconclusive results suggesting current data collection approaches may be misdirected and should be further developed.
BOC WINNERS AND DATASETS
2020 Logo
Courtney Capper
An app or website that allows teachers to share and rate lesson plans, which can be used as a secondary measure of performance by administrators.
Datasets on CIM
Title 1 Graduation Rate by District
Students with Economic Disadvantage Rate by District
Mladen Gajic
1. An analysis tool that measures the impacts of plastic pollution policies on societal equity.
Datasets on CIM
Census Tracts in Colorado 2018
2. A sustainability dashboard for restaurants designed to help restaurant owners and managers implement and market environmentally sustainable measures in a cost-effective manner.
Datasets on CIM
3. A foodservice packaging trends and targeted sales tools will provide detailed market trends for restaurant packaging which can be broken out by restaurant type, location, materials, and much more. This information along with a targeted sales tool that allows a decision-maker to identify specific restaurants based on their existing product usage, and target them with relevant information to increase sales.
Datasets on CIM
Pietro Giacomin
Project Takt would provide an open-source data dashboard for nonprofits, educational institutions, and philanthropic causes to create or enhance programs to address the divide in education for lower socio-economic groups.
Datasets on CIM
Broadband Speed Tests by Zip Code
Steve Malers
1. This tool enhances the Open Water Foundation’s InfoMapper software and Poudre Basin Information Website to improve access to integrated instream flow data for improved water management.
Datasets on CIM
2. This pitch is to enhance the Open Water Foundation’s open-source GeoProcessor and InfoMapper software and Poudre Basin Information Website to create and provide public access to a statewide map layer of water supplier service area boundaries.
Datasets on CIM
Janina Pohorecki
This project will take Covid infection-rate data at the county level and use epidemiological models to serve up real-time and near-future projected needs that the food delivery sector can fill.
Datasets on CIM
Ed Vigil
The SecuriDad dashboard risk assessment tool would take crime data and render it on an interactive web map to enable viewing location-specific risk trends for the security industry.
Datasets on CIM
Phillip Perrin/Mile High Data Viz
This idea is for businesses to identify gaps in childcare and provide resources that address childcare deserts.
Datasets on CIM
Licensed Child Care Facilities
BOC NON-WINNERS AND DATASETS
Erin Hodgess
This submission utilizes kriging methodology to produce an analysis of Denver area retail sales.
Datasets on CIM
Anthony Carton
Gretchen Potts
A proposed combination of public and private data to create a tool that will both aid remote workers in identifying ideal rural areas to support their needs while also generating novel data on where and how they want to live and work.
Datasets on CIM
TCAP School and District Results
Students with Disabilities Graduation Rate by District
Gifted & Talented-Graduation Rate
Licensed Child Care Facilities
Purpose and Operational Size of Charities
Rami Alloush
An AI-powered platform created to greatly improve the process of choosing a school for your child. This decision should be based on more than just location and the administrative process as there are many factors that should be taken into consideration to make the choice a successful one.
Datasets on CIM
District Graduation Data by Instructional Program
CSAP School and District Summary Results 2011
Steve Malers
Create training videos for Colorado Information Marketplace subject matter area datasets.
Datasets on CIM
Steve Malers
Colorado Information Marketplace Socrata Integration with InfoMapper.
Datasets on CIM
Water and Sanitation Districts
Tarrell Rodrigues
Lou Mbala
A platform to guide potential employees to businesses impacting society, and support business employment retention.
Datasets on CIM
Stephen Printup
Chat bot that recommends bike rides around the state based on type of bike, utilizing public data such as trail, safety, groups, etc.
Datasets on CIM
Points of Interest in Denver Map
Prakhar Gautam
This web portal would provide small businesses, specifically restaurants, with the ability to assess their business needs and use data to get ready for the upcoming months.
Datasets on CIM
Stephanie Rogers
Meagan Charbonneau
The restaurant gift card portal connects citizens with local restaurant choices to generate meal calendar plans and gift card purchasing so that restaurants can maintain cash flow during holidays and pandemic uncertainty.
Datasets on CIM
WINNERS AND DATASETS
2019 Logo
Business Product Track
Trackers (Boulder)
The Trackers team built an app – Position my Kitchen – that provides food truck vendors with a web application to locate optimum sites and times. The App uses public data about brewery and office locations, pedestrian traffic, farmers markets and Colorado events in combination with demographic data.
Datasets Used
Datasets on CIM
Events and Festivals in Colorado
Farmers Markets in Colorado 2017
Census Zip Codes in Colorado 2016
Business Product Track
EnrollMe (Denver)
EnrollMe built a web application for visualizing public school performance data so administrators of charter schools, new owners of charter schools, and any business owner looking to locate a new business can see high performing schools. Through a variety of metrics like current or historical performance and financial history users can determine how to open a new school or decide which neighborhood to locate their business in so their employees have access to quality education for their children.
Datasets Used
Datasets on CIM
Expenses of Charities Operating in Colorado
Community Anchor Institutions 2017
Business Analytics Track
FlowCodeColorado (Fort Collins)
FlowCodeColorado focused their analysis on forecasting times when water surplus is released downstream (aka “free river” events) using publicly available historical data. This project intends to inform owners of oil and gas companies when they can capture water for their processing that would otherwise be purchased at non-surplus times.
Datasets Used
Datasets on CIM
Division of Water Resources (DWR) Call History
Division of Water Resources (DWR) Current Surface Water Conditions
Business Analytics Track
Sucesso (Denver)
Sucesso created an analysis to provide pavement pricing and forecasting by combining public data on highway quality with projected needs. The analysis intends to provide insight to civil engineers and construction material procurement buyers looking to utilize recycled materials in future projects.
Datasets Used
Datasets on CIM
WINNERS AND DATASETS
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Abodio (Colorado Springs)
Abodio aims to simplify and streamline the process of planning and building an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) for homeowners and contractors by creating a database of building codes, zoning laws, ordinances and individual parcel data. This data is combined and analyzed to generate new insights about individual properties.
The team’s motivation behind their product: “Finding solutions to create more affordable housing is a high priority for cities right now. ADUs are set to grow in popularity as a solution that not only provides needed affordable housing but also allows homeowners to generate some extra income.”
Datasets Used
Datasets on CIM
Statewide Aggregate Parcels in Colorado 2018 (Public)
OEDIT Opportunity Zones
Census Tracts in Colorado 2016
Other Datasets
City of Fort Collins Zoning Map
City of Denver Zoning Map
City of Durango Zoning Code
Business Incentives (Grand Junction)
Business Incentives is a search tool for entrepreneurs that aggregates data from multiple entities and displays results for grants, loans, tax incentives, enterprise and opportunity zones as well as other types of resources and funding.
The team’s motivation behind their product: “Seven out of 10 businesses fail each year. Lots of business owners have good intentions, but that does not pay the bills. Grants, tax incentives and loans are out there, but they’re hard to find. That’s a lot of money just waiting to be claimed, if only there was a way to find it. Business Incentives aims to do it better than their competition by aggregating multiple sources in one spot with a simple and easy-to-use interface.””
Datasets Used
Datasets on CIM
OEDIT Opportunity Zones
OEDIT Enterprise Zones
FlowCodeColorado (Fort Collins)
FlowCodeColorado focused their analysis on forecasting times when water surplus is released downstream (aka “free river” events) using publicly available historical data. This project intends to inform owners of oil and gas companies when they can capture water for their processing that would otherwise be purchased at non-surplus times.
Datasets Used
Datasets on CIM
Division of Water Resources (DWR) Call History
Division of Water Resources (DWR) Current Surface Water Conditions
Carbos (Fort Collins)
Carbos leverages public data and blockchain technology to remove the barrier to entry into the carbon marketplace. By bringing small carbon offset projects to market, Carbos allows environmentally conscious business owners to invest in local carbon sequestration resources rather than large international projects.
The team’s motivation behind their product: “Climate change is an issue we can’t escape, and Colorado has the potential to generate billion from carbon trading just from the agricultural sector. Carbos wants to help establish an equitable system for carbon trading to help Colorado become a leader in global carbon offset projects.”
Datasets Used
Datasets on CIM
Statewide Aggregate Parcels in Colorado 2018 (Public)
Other Datasets
WINNERS AND DATASETS
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Magpie Supply has developed a platform for small-scale farmers to search and identify farmers’ market prices and locations, helping them create more profit and combat the cost of food transportation.
The Magpie Supply team is made up of Daniel Ritchie, Emily Shirtz, Michael Melcher, Gavin Estenssoro, Keefer Caid-Loos, Ethan Lockshin, Matthias Bachmann, Marcus Reighter, Ellen Downing and Michael Scherer
Datasets Used
Datasets on CIM
Colorado Farmers Market Locations
Aquaculture Facilities in Colorado
Other Datasets
USDA Agriculture API for Farmers Markets
HUD Buddy has built an online, remote solution to perform noise analysis for highly regulated HUD residential developments, saving developers time and money.
The Hud Buddy team consists of Joshua Leasure, James Jannicelli, Michael Guerrie, Emily Shirtz and Paul Guerrie
Datasets Used
Highway Traffic Counts in Colorado for 2015
Population Projections in Colorado
Drip created a platform that will streamline and structure water and environmental data that affects land value, increasing efficiency and decreasing costs for this important real estate factor.
Team members include Tim Haynie, Loren Anderson, James Cauley, David Cako, Vincent Zaballa and Lucas Schmidt
Datasets Used
Well Water Level in Colorado, Well Application Permits in Colorado, Calls History in Colorado, DWR Current Surface Water Conditions Map Statewide, Water Right Transactions in Colorado, Administrative Structures for Water in Colorado, Well Geophysical Log in Colorado, Final Permits for Water in Colorado, Timeline of Wells Constructed and depth, Aquaculture Facilities in Colorado, Minimum Stream Flows Appropriations, Minimum Stream Flows Acquisitions, Watershed Coalition Boundaries
WINNERS AND DATASETS
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The hiring process is outdated. Hively saves you time and money by connecting talent to business culture.
Team, Talk Data To Me is made of Team Leader & Product Design: Dalton Patterson, Product Developer: Nathan Harris, Lead Presenter & PHP Developer: Zach Bowers, Presenter 2 & Business Innovation : John Franck, Graphic Designer: Breton Brander, & Motion Graphic Designer: Jeremy Wick.
Hively used data sets from a list of business entities, employment by industry, and occupational employment statistics.
Datasets Used
Datasets on CIM
Colorado Business Entities API
Foodcaster – the business intelligence app for mobile food truck owners. Find nearby events, pedestrians, parking restrictions, easily locate hungry customers, increase profits and sell remaining inventory.
Foodcaster used state data sets about pedestrian foot traffic and cellular service data and combined this data with food truck parking regulations data, Google Maps, Twitter social data and Facebook events data.
Team members: Paige Crowley (pictured), John Gainfort (pictured), Jun Heider, & Anna.
Datasets Used
Datasets on CIM:
Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts for Colorado
Cellular Performance Tests in Colorado
Greenprint Data Park and Open Spaces
Other Datasets:
Street Parking Regulations (meters, two hours, etc), Event Permits, Construction Permits, City and County of Denver Street Sweeping Schedule, Twitter API, walkscore API, facebook API, google places API, weather API
Visit the Data Portal Status Blog Foodcaster Post for more details about data use.
Utilizing Regulation Explorer web-based mapping platform allows development engineers, landmen, regulatory specialists, and company executives to address site specific regulatory matters at the earliest stage of project development.
Regulation Explorer drew from over sixteen publicly available data sets.
Team members: Emily Hueni, Danielle Leighton, Janel Guerrero, Sam Richard, Wojciech Magda, Kelly Wilson and Ronald Stites
Datasets Used
Datasets on CIM:
OGCC, Weld County data, Community Anchor Institutions, Parcels, Roads, Parks, Community Data, DRCOG datasets: Zoning, Planimetrics, Aerial Imagery, Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities
Other Datasets:
Google Places API
Visit the Data Portal Status Blog Regulation Explorer Post for more details about data use.
WINNERS AND DATASETS
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MentorMatter is an app designed to make mentoring easy, impactful, and fun. We will provide the tools you need to create meaningful, professional relationships.
There is a disconnect between the skills that graduates have and what business needs. MentorMatter connects college and university students with volunteer industry mentors to improve recruiting and increase new hire retention through mentorship.
Team members: Aiko Cheslin, Kelley Poturalski, Edgar Cordova, Monisha Merchant, Miguel Truijillo, Dylan Koji-Cheslin, Thi Mai, Scott Pantall & Jaylyn Stoesz
Datasets Used
Datasets on CIM:
Occupational Employment Statistics,
Stay Co-Flow
An incentive-based mobile app designed to encourage and validate responsible commuting behavior. It will reduce traffic congestion by analyzing, predicting, and promoting responsible and environmentally friendly ways to change commuting patterns. Commuters will be incentivized by perks from local businesses.
Team members: Nick Volpe, Jasser Mohamed, Wiley Thayer, Jeremy Folds, Tamer Mohamed & David Sanchez
Datasets Used
Datasets on CIM:
Pikr Knows helps people discover activities and excitement in Colorado. Whether you are looking for beer and outdoor adventures or arts and entertainment, Pikr Knows what is fun to do.
Users willingly offer personally identifiable information in exchange for suggestions of interesting things to do. This visibility informs businesses as to how they might adjust their business models, offerings and marketing/sales efforts to maximize profitable and sustainable revenue.
Team members: Woljiech Magda, Jordan Majd, Kevin Winn, Rich Kopcho & David Crook
More information on the 2015 WINNERS
Datasets Used
Datasets on CIM:
Other Datasets:
http://www.colorado.com, NatureFind.com dataset for Colorado, Colorado Breweries, Wineries, Distilleries, Breweries, 14er trails and all campsites
WINNERS AND DATASETS
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Simply provide an address and Beagle will fetch a business fitness score based on dozens of sources.
Just let us know where you want to do business and Beagle will fetch dozens of data types and sources. From infrastructure and the neighborhood to the competition, regulations, and taxes, Beagle will rate a location and give you a snapshot of what would be ahead of you for any place in Colorado.
Team members: Sean Wittmeyer and Wojciech Magda
Datasets Used
Datasets on CIM:
Colorado Business Entities API
County Areas Collecting State Sales Tax in Colorado
City Tax Rates Without State Collected Tax in Colorado
City Areas Collecting State Sales Tax in Colorado
Use Tax Rates for Districts in Colorado
Other Datasets:
Google Places API, Google Geocode API, Google Maps, Walkscore API, Transitscore API, Energy Incentives API, Energy Incentives API, DRCOG Traffic Counts shapefile, Nearest Intersection API, Electricity Rates and Provider, Reported Offenses Agency Statistics 2012
BizLink Colorado allows business owners to build their B2B network and show how they fit into the Colorado business community.
These connections help to build a business’s reputation and make it easier for established businesses to be found. It is also a tool for new and expanding businesses to source partners. Other sites like LinkedIn have created networks with person to person connections, and much of the internet is focused on B2C relationships such as consumer facing directories.
Team members: Tristan Rubadeau, Aaaron Renner, Shawn Meek, Cody Schaff & Natalie Carpenter
Other Datasets
Datasets on CIM:
Colorado Business Entities API
Other Datasets
Created Business Survey
LocalSage helps business owners determine the best location for their businesses.
The LocalSage process is unique and personal, making the complicated process of site selection easy and fun. Our app provides access to complex and powerful data without sacrificing usability or clarity.
Team members: Scooter Wadsworth, Spencer Norman, Chris Bachicha, Karen Dunne, Jeremy Folds, Mark Rantal, Kyle Tolle, Nick Volpe and Vern Volpe
Other Datasets
Datasets on CIM:
Colorado Business Entities API
Other Datasets:
Enterprise zones, Zoning, FCC Broadband API, FCC Census Block Conversions, other FCC APIs, Map of Public Higher Education Institutions
