I used the "ogr2ogr" utility to convert the SHP files directly to MySQL tables.
If you want to get started on your own application you're free to grab the database
I started and get hacking. opendataottawa_mysql.dump.gz
Import it with:
gzip -cd opendataottawa_mysql.dump.gz | mysql opendataottawa
Explore
This is a work in progress. My intention is to write a general purpose
explorer for all of the data that is made available. For now all you can
see is the tables, columns and full data dumps (could be big!).
As time permits I'll add new features.
NOTE: write now no data appears in the Google Map - this is a very early release.