Open platform within the smart health framework to support the development of recreational bike path applications: Smart bike path in the context of the vas strategy in colombia

Abstract

This article describes the design and development of an open data platform that was implemented as part of the Smart Health framework and aimed at supporting the development of Recreational Bike Path applications. Recreational Bike Path programs follow the guidelines of the World Health Organization and seek to reduce the appearance of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases; these programs, although having great potential, do not have a source of data to investigate their impact or motivate public investment. This paper presents the design of a platform for integrating data through a service REST API by considering Smart Cities architectures as a reference. The final product features an extensible platform that supports basic functionalities, has the capability to integrate other APIs and has the ability to generate open data datasets while following the “Guidelines for the implementation of open data in Colombia”.