This is one of the sessions that was presented at BlueLightCamp 2014 by Matt Wroughton of West Midlands Fire Service, as well as at the recent Policing Social Citizens in Manchester. At both events the idea was well received by those
ENVHACK 2 – The Clearinfo Hack
POSTED on behalf of EnvHack Explore new data about the environmental impact of industry with the Environment Agency 5th-6th July 2014, Impact Hub Westminster, Haymarket, Central London SIGN UP HERE About the Hack EnvHack 2 has been made possible with funding from
Putting UK Flooding Alerts Onto Twitter #UKBLC14
As part of BlueLightCamp ’14, a group of civil servants, hackers, and emergency service workers got together for a weekend of furious creation. I decided to look at flooding data. The recent floods in the UK are a brutal remember of
What happened at the Hackathon?
Kick off was planned for 10am for the hackathon, but it was another early start for Mark and me – which turned out to be very fortunate as many of the people attending the hackathon arrived early, so eager where
Looking Forward To The BlueLightCamp Hackathon
I’m really pleased to have been asked back to BluelightCamp to help out with the Sunday hackathon. Last year we had a fascinating day, with some really strong projects developed. These ranged from a re-imagining of how the 101 service
#RuralCrime – Day of Debate (30th April)
On Wednesday 30th April 4Policing have organised a day of debate on Twitter about the very challenging issue of Rural Crime. Building on previous discussion on police related issues concerning E-Crime and Direct Entry the team will be working with
BlueLightCamp is back, and it’s coming to Hampshire
What’s BlueLightCamp? BlueLightCamp is an annual gathering of people who are passionate about public services, particularly where there’s a blue flashing light involved. Who attends BlueLightCamp? BlueLightCamp-ers typically include – but aren’t limited to – fire fighters, police, emergency planners,
BlueLightCamp at British APCO 2014
As many of you will already know this year’s BlueLightCamp is being Ordnance Survey’s HQ in Southampton this year, unlike previous years which have been at Manchester Central. However, that doesn’t mean that our close ties with British APCO** (British
British APCO Emergency Services Software Developers Introductory Seminar
This seminar is part of the British Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials event in Manchester on the 1st and 2nd of April 2014. The event is being held at Manchester Central (http://www.manchestercentral.co.uk/) British APCO has been given the responsibility from
Time marches on…. BlueLightCamp 2014
So 2014 is marching steadily along. At UK GovCamp last weekend (25 January) it was great to see a number of people proudly donning their BlueLightCamp sweatshirts and t-shirts from our 2013 and 2012 events. While Mark and I were there for