Gasolineras: A Spanish gas stations app
 

Open data can be used in various types of services to enable citizens
to make informed decisions. One example of a service that exploits
open data for this purpose is Gasolineras, a free Spanish application
that was created as a response to the rapid increase in fuel prices in
the spring of 2022. The application’s primary function is to show
real time information about the price of fuel at any gas station
across Spain and to enable users to make informed decisions about
where they purchase their fuel. Fuel prices and service station data
are obtained in real time through the REST service of the Geoportal of
the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge
[https://geoportalgasolineras.es/#/Descargas]. 

In the application, users can select their province and municipality
or click directly at any point in the map to narrow their gas station
selection. Afterwards, users can choose the order in which gas
stations are displayed. The default function is to filter by price,
from the cheapest to the most expensive gas station. In addition,
Gasolineras calculates the average price in the province and
municipality and indicates by colour if the price is above, below or
within the range of the average. The application also indicates the
percentage of loss and savings with respect to the average and allows
users to select gas stations for ease of access in the future.  

The project is still evolving and will receive updates to add more
functionality. To learn more about the application, explore the
Gasolineras website [https://gasolineras.tk/]. 

 

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Publication Date/Time
2022-07-13T11:30:00+00:00
The application uses open data to show real time information about
fuel prices