bremap.de
Event Overview for the City of Bremen#
bremap.de searches the websites of over 1500 venues in and around Bremen for events and uses ChatGPT to extract the event data. The final data is then displayed on a map with date and category filters and full text search.
Origin#
This project is sponsored by FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), the power that makes the world go ‘round ;)
After the Covid social distancing restrictions ended, there was a sense of FOMO, with venues opening up again (those that survived), some extending their Covid-time events, local support groups growing into long-term projects, restaurants opening up again with new owners or new concepts.
I guess it has always been the case that discovery for small events has been limited, but it felt more relevant now. I felt like there could be things going on in my neighborhood, even next door, without me ever hearing about them unless I specifically looked for them or learned about them by chance.
My goal was to surface all those little events like flea markets, library tours, food truck stops, pop up stores, basically anything that was local and temporary, often without the resources to advertise their events.
Sourcing Event Data#
Some of these events will be advertised offline only. Some of these events will be walled by social media logins and only posted as images. Leaving these hard problems aside, I decided to focus on venues that had websites. If there is a decent amount of traffic for the MVP, the pool of event data can be expanded.
Implementation#
I’m also planning to do some curation for a newsletter, that users can sign up now on the home page.