Mapply is an application that allows users to upload and access street noise data based on Google Maps.

Mapply is an application that allows users to upload and access street noise data based on Google Maps.

It gives instant access to important information on a street's volume as uploaded by other users with the iPad 2's built in microphone and geo-location feature.

Users can compare a street's noise with area or national average to give context to the results. Data can be superimposed over Google Maps to provide an enhanced, multi-sensory experience.

I came up with the idea for Mapply as my friends and I are all re-locating to new cities and want to make sure we pick the right area to live in — something that can be hard when you don't know the surroundings. Everything else seemed to have been mapped: locations, activities and even crime — I wanted to add street noise to that.