Datapalooza

Honest Buildings is a startup that aggregates information about building's energy use and green characteristics from sources that include owners, green building technologyservice providers, and public databases.

First Fuel delivers energy efficiency analytics to commercial building owners, giving them the insight to manage and upgrade their buildings effectively.

PlotWatt helps people reduce their energy bills by providing customized money-saving recommendations.

Data Market helps business users find and understand data, and helps data providers efficiently publish their data and reach new audiences.

Dominick Tolli, Vice President of Product Management at the American Red Cross talks about their new hurricane and earthquake apps that use open government data to help people prepare for, be alerted to, and recover from natural disasters.

American Red Cross Mobile Apps page with download links.

Paul Levine, COO of Trulia, Inc. talks about how important their commute and crime maps are to their customers because it empowers them to make better informed decisions about neighborhoods before renting or buying a home or apartment, and how these tools were built using open government data.

Sha Hwang and Chrys Wu talk about how freely available government data empowers journalists to investigate and tell stories through visualizations and how Trulia, Fast Company's Co.Design, O'Reilly Media and Hacks/Hackers hosted a data journalist workshop in San Francisco and New York to teach others how to retell a story based on data through compelling visualizations.

Jan Withers, President of Mothers Against Drunk Driving(MADD), challenges innovators to utilize open government data to create compelling infographics about the impact of drunk driving for use in MADD's upcoming "Tie One On for Safety" national media campaign.

Fire Chief Richard Price, from San Ramon Valley, California, talks about his lifesaving mobile app, Pulse Point, which allows CPR-trained volunteers to be notified if someone nearby is in need of emergency assistance.

Do you know CPR?  Are you willing to help save a life?  Download the PulsePoint app today...

Entrepreneur and founder of We Make it Safer, Jennifer Toney, from Oakland, CA describes how open government data powers her company's suite of web applications for consumers, manufacturers, and retailers to improve communication around product safety information and recalls.