Mankind is no stranger to natural disasters and disease outbreak. And be it places in Vietnam, Tanzania, Myanmar or Belize, often, no maps means delayed response and uneven allocation of resources.
To bridge this gap, and to make relief and rehabilitation operations more effective, a group of humanitarian organizations, including the American Red Cross, British Red Cross, Médecins Sans Frontières and the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) founded the Missing Maps Project enduring the summer of 2014. The initiative was designed to help remote communities better prepare for emergencies. By mapping out the locations of buildings, houses and roads and points of interest like health facilities and schools in vulnerable areas/communities, the project identifies potential hazards and possible evacuation routes, which ultimately strengthens locals in the event of a disaster.
MapSwipe is a mobile app that lets you put the world's most vulnerable people on the map. Users swipe through satellite images of a region, tapping the screen when they see features they’re looking for including settlements, roads and rivers. Now, members of the public can directly contribute.
Mobile App - v2.0 is in the dev branch here.
Backend - v2.0 is in the dev branch here.
Core Challenge
25,000 volunteers strong, with over 1,500 monthly active users, the MapSwipe project has helped NGOs map over 600,000 km^2. It was time to build MapSwipe v2.0, opening new use-cases and leveraging new technologies, including AI. Eg. “Validating machine prediction of building locations”. Now we need help to prep for a release in early Septembre.
Current Tech Stack
The architecture of the app is quite simple, with a React-Native App and a Python backend leveraging Postgres and Firebase.
React Native Development
Description
The app is being developed in React Native. Before release, the team would love to have experienced React Native developers join in and help improve the app. There are tons of opportunities to make things better and make a difference!
Skills
React Native and Mobile experience.
Experience with versioning and deploys is a plus.
Timeline
We hope to release the app early September, so this is the last sprint before release! Of course we will continue to improve the app over time, but any help we can now will be incredibly useful.
UX Improvements
Description
While developing v2, our main focus has been on integrating new important features, and making the app more useful for machine-learning applications. We know that the UX and design of the app can be much better and attract more users. If this is what you do, reach out!
Skills
UX & UI experience for mobile
Timeline
We hope to release the app early September, so this is the last sprint before release! Of course we will continue to improve the app over time, but any help we can now will be incredibly useful.
Next Steps
Do you like this organization and its project(s)? Send us an email at info@oviohub.com with relevant info about yourself! We will then reach out and introduce you to the right persons.
Are you looking for more inspiration? Visit Explore by Ovio or checkout other opportunities here.
MapSwipe.org
Mankind is no stranger to natural disasters and disease outbreak. And be it places in Vietnam, Tanzania, Myanmar or Belize, often, no maps means delayed response and uneven allocation of resources.
To bridge this gap, and to make relief and rehabilitation operations more effective, a group of humanitarian organizations, including the American Red Cross, British Red Cross, Médecins Sans Frontières and the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) founded the Missing Maps Project enduring the summer of 2014. The initiative was designed to help remote communities better prepare for emergencies. By mapping out the locations of buildings, houses and roads and points of interest like health facilities and schools in vulnerable areas/communities, the project identifies potential hazards and possible evacuation routes, which ultimately strengthens locals in the event of a disaster.
MapSwipe is a mobile app that lets you put the world's most vulnerable people on the map. Users swipe through satellite images of a region, tapping the screen when they see features they’re looking for including settlements, roads and rivers. Now, members of the public can directly contribute.
Mobile App - v2.0 is in the dev branch here. Backend - v2.0 is in the dev branch here.
Core Challenge
25,000 volunteers strong, with over 1,500 monthly active users, the MapSwipe project has helped NGOs map over 600,000 km^2. It was time to build MapSwipe v2.0, opening new use-cases and leveraging new technologies, including AI. Eg. “Validating machine prediction of building locations”. Now we need help to prep for a release in early Septembre.
Current Tech Stack
The architecture of the app is quite simple, with a React-Native App and a Python backend leveraging Postgres and Firebase.
React Native Development
Description
The app is being developed in React Native. Before release, the team would love to have experienced React Native developers join in and help improve the app. There are tons of opportunities to make things better and make a difference!
Skills
Timeline
We hope to release the app early September, so this is the last sprint before release! Of course we will continue to improve the app over time, but any help we can now will be incredibly useful.
UX Improvements
Description
While developing v2, our main focus has been on integrating new important features, and making the app more useful for machine-learning applications. We know that the UX and design of the app can be much better and attract more users. If this is what you do, reach out!
Skills
Timeline
We hope to release the app early September, so this is the last sprint before release! Of course we will continue to improve the app over time, but any help we can now will be incredibly useful.
Next Steps
Do you like this organization and its project(s)? Send us an email at info@oviohub.com with relevant info about yourself! We will then reach out and introduce you to the right persons.
Are you looking for more inspiration? Visit Explore by Ovio or checkout other opportunities here.