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Benchmark, Completion, and Stretch Goals

quetzaluz edited this page Aug 15, 2013 · 12 revisions

Benchmark Goals

  • Select and render the API data in some fashion.
  • Have shareable URLs associated with data.

Completion Goals

  • Landing page
  • Obtain geolocation data or ask for it, get a representative view.
  • Federal overview page
  • Comparison screens
  • Bills
  • Funding
  • Individual data views
  • Legislation - bill voting patterns, relevant industries or issues
  • Social - 'BFF' bill co-sponsorship data, social media activity
  • Activity - Attendance, number of bills, etc.
  • Finance - Contributions out of state vs. in state, industries.
  • Thematic "Fact Sheet" pages, not API call heavy.
  • Sectors
  • Companies
  • PACs
  • Individuals
  • Rankings for representatives according to these metrics, which allows for...
  • "Top 3 Representatives" page showcasing leaders in categories:
  • In State Funding
  • Out of State Funding
  • Bills Passed
  • Bills Sponsored
  • Attendance - Present
  • Attendance - Absent

Stretch Goals

  • Optimize the amount of data loaded in API calls and cache.
  • Integrate state specific API data for at least one state.
  • Dialogs for metrics we calculate ourselves, such as 'BFFs.'
  • Keyword/'hashtag' based alerts notifying users up upcoming legislation and current activity.
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