Data for Dengue is a public service that utilises data for residents to understand their personal dengue risk. The project aims to make dengue relevant to residents by highlighting dengue as an ever-changing risk that fluctuates based on several factors.

Data for Dengue consists of three components, HDB digital screens, a personal dengue risk assessment and a personal digital calendar.

Using open data, the HDB digital screens provide real-time updates of changing dengue risk levels. The personal dengue risk assessment is evaluated using a matrix of likelihood and harmfulness factors based on open data and personal data respectively. A personal risk score is presented to each resident with their own digital calendar that tracks dengue risk levels over time. The accumulated personal data insights are also valuable to healthcare providers to diagnose dengue early for treatment.

HIStory is a service for locals and tourists to explore unassuming historical sites in Singapore. Comprising an AR card and mobile application, HIStory repackages and disguise open data in a fun and engaging manner.

Collection of stories are curated from National Heritage Board article tags. Old archival photographs are mapped onto the card for users to seek fun in matching actual sites. Throughout their journey, locations, photographs, and interests are visually mapped onto the Merlion.

Lastly, HIStory also collects users’ interest about the place – Aesthetics, Narrative, Significance which then loops this data backed into the system for a global view of interests. 

Transportation is an integral part of our life, but it is not uncommon to encounter various frustrations when travelling. Private hire price surges during rainy days or rush hour as well as no public transportation after midnight are common encounters.

Move is a mobile application that integrates data to improve the decision-making process of price sensitive travellers. It compares prices across private hire companies and locates nearby pick-up points offering cheaper rides.

The application also uses weather and traffic data to identify price fluctuations and provides users with insights into their travel habits by tracking their transport expenses.

OpenSense is an office partition that helps underground office workers to feel more at ease through sensing the outside world. URA disclosed a draft masterplan to develop Singapore’s underground spaces to optimize surface land use. This means more employees would be deployed to underground offices that are disconnected from the outside world.

Current underground workers feel trapped and lose their sense of time, therefore, there is a need to alleviate employees’ unease caused by the disconnection with the outside world.

OpenSense provides a multi-sensorial experience of the outside world through open data, to improve the livelihood of future underground workers. 

Proximus is a data driven co-design approach to finding your ideal home.

It eases property research by enabling couples to discuss their core priorities through a co-decision making activity.

Results from this activity are then fed into an algorithm, which matches relevant personal priorities with open data and contributed personal data.

Once a stable state priority hierarchy has been established, it is neatly overlayed on a map application where couples can discover potential homes.

Deliberation between parties is facilitated through a “live update” feature, informing couples on how their possible home choices change according to shifts in priorities.

NEO recognises individual efforts and creates collaboration among HDB residents to recycle. Using open data like the national recycling rate, this service encourages recycling behaviour by highlighting Singapore’s current state and providing instant feedback. 

NEO consists of two parts: the spatial interaction and the app. Situated at the current recycling bins, the e-ink display reflects the collected data with minimum energy usage. 

Coupled with the NEO app, this data is transmitted to the user’s phone via NFC to track user’s recycling habits. Leveraging on social connections, NEO further drives recycling efforts by connecting with friends.

Secret Local is a service that helps tourists fill up their pockets of time by suggesting local experiences and temporary events catered to their main activities without disrupting their original interests or plans. 

The service offers two main features. 

‘Plan my day’ allows users to plan ahead and choose from recommended local activities and events and ‘Discover near me’ allows users to discover local experiences using their live location. 

Secret Local caters suggestions by filtering open data from sources like Data.gov, Eventbrite.com and Google according to the personal data provided by users on their location and rough itinerary.