Community development: Access

Two North Carolina State Departments are going mobile. The Department of Cultural Resources and the Division of Parks and Recreation both announced the release of mobile applications that allow smartphone users to access information about their government agencies. That means putting everything from Civil War history to trail maps in the palm of a user's hand.

To access the Culture App ( ncdcr.gov/apps.asp), available for Android devices, connects users with news and nearby sites of cultural history.

Or the Parks and Recreation App:

( http://stateparkapps.com/nc/apps.php) available for iPod Touch, iPhone and Android devices.

Gratis and fee based versions are available.

Government moves like this make exploring our cultural and natural assets just a bit easier and us more mobile!