Inspiration
I was inspired by the theme of sustainability and the current issues surrounding global warming.
What it does
The web app uses a 3D model of the Earth where the user can select an area on the globe and see the data on the air quality in the location
How we built it
I built it by using three APIs, including the ArcGIS API which is what helped render the 3D model of the Earth, the Air Quality API by Weatherbit.io, which is what collected the air quality of the area, and the Geocoding API by Geoapify, which found the location of where the user pointed.
Challenges we ran into
I was constantly running into CORS errors as well as figuring out the correct way to parse the data that was received by the APIs
Accomplishments that we're proud of
This was the first time I tried to render a 3D object into an HTML page, so I'm pleased about that. I'm also happy with how I managed to tackle the problems that I came across.
What we learned
I learned how to render a 3D Earth model onto a screen and how to solve CORS issues when running an API without using an extension
What's next for Air Quality Tracker
Showing more data to the user and making it more user friendly
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