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    {"title" :"The API Briefing: Make 2015 the Year You Create an App","summary" : "According to some experts, over 80% of Americans will make a least one New Year’s resolution. So, if you are looking for a way to improve yourself while helping others, think about making a resolution to learn how to build a mobile app that can be used in disaster relief.","date" : "2015-01-07T10:00:04-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"bbrantley" : "Bill Brantley"},"topics" : {
        
            "application-programming-interface" : "Application programming interface",
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2015/01/2015-01-07-the-api-briefing-make-2015-the-year-you-create-an-app.md","slug" : "the-api-briefing-make-2015-the-year-you-create-an-app","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/01/07/the-api-briefing-make-2015-the-year-you-create-an-app/","content" :"\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/11/600-x-393-Robot-with-tools-and-application-programming-interface-sign-Technology-concept-Kirillm-iStock-Thinkstock-450547591.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Robot with tools and application programming interface sign. Technology concept.\"/\u003e\u003cp\u003eKirillm/iStock/Thinkstock\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to some experts, over 80% of Americans will make a least one New Year’s resolution. There are the usual “lose weight,” “quit smoking,” or “exercise more” resolutions. Another popular set of resolutions involves learning new skills. So, if you are looking for a way to improve yourself while helping others, think about making a resolution to learn how to build a mobile app that can be used in disaster relief.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn December 14, 2014, Data.Gov launched a \u003ca href=\"http://www.data.gov/disasters/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eportal for disaster datasets\u003c/a\u003e. Inspired by the White House’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/08/04/more-1500-people-participate-white-house-innovation-disaster-response-and-recovery-d\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInnovation for Disaster Response and Recovery Demo Day\u003c/a\u003e, Data.Gov collected over \u003ca href=\"http://catalog.data.gov/dataset?groups=disasters#topic=disasters_navigation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e140 Federal disaster dataset\u003c/a\u003es. Data.Gov then created a portal to encourage volunteers to become data stewards and develop apps for the \u003ca href=\"http://www.data.gov/disasters/get-involved/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFirst Innovation Challenge\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are numerous free resources online to start learning how to create apps. You can start with these resources:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.udemy.com/how-to-build-a-mobile-app/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHow to Build a Mobile App (Udemy)\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/developing-ios-7-apps-for/id733644550\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDeveloping iOS 7 Apps for iPhone and iPad (Stanford)\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBuilding Your First App (Google Android)\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://phonegap.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePhoneGap (HTML, CSS, and Javascript)\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Please be aware that this is just a partial list for informational purposes and that none of these resources are endorsed by the federal government.)\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce you become comfortable building apps, try using one or more of the federal disaster datasets to build a free app to help in disasters. Try the \u003ca href=\"http://www.data.gov/disasters/innovator-challenge/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFirst Innovator Challenge\u003c/a\u003e and build an app to reduce flooding fatalities. Not only will you have a New Year’s resolution that helps you grow new skills, but also gives you the satisfaction of making a real difference for someone else in 2015.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach week in “The API Briefing,” I will showcase government APIs and the latest API news and trends. Visit this blog every week to learn how \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/04/30/apis-in-government/\" title=\"APIs in Government\"\u003egovernment APIs\u003c/a\u003e are transforming government and improving government services for the American people. If you have ideas for a topic or have questions about APIs, please contact me via\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"mailto:bill.brantley@wdc.usda.gov\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eemail\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. William A. Brantley\u003c/strong\u003e is the HRIS Branch Chief in the USDA’s Rural Development Human Resources Office. You can find out more about his non-federal work in this space at\u003c/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"http://billbrantley.com/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBillBrantley.com\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e. All opinions are his own and do not reflect the opinions of the USDA and GSA.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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