Interesting to see how Arkansas is the first state government in the nation to develop and release an iPhone application with the ability to search projects funded with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus funds. Of interest is the integration of location provisioning in the app, making it easy to search based on GPS coords or your location. Features of the Arkansas.Gov iPhone application include:
- Keyword Lookup – Quickly find projects by keyword search. Displays project name and description information including location, total dollar allocation, project start date, total expenditure to date and the ability to track the project in a saved list.
- Location Lookup – Easily search by county or city name to see projects in your area. Displays project information and also allows tracking for later retrieval.
- Near Me – Uses iPhone GPS Location Services to find where you are and retrieve projects in the city and county you are currently located. Check it out at www.Recovery.Arkansas.Gov
- www.recovery.arkansas.gov/iphone