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Planting in Progress!
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Won't catch me double planting
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Money doesn't Grow on Trees
Inspiration
Our friend Andre decided to participate in a reforestation project the previous summer. As a planter, he needs to make sure that trees are planted at a distance of approximately 6 feet apart. We wanted to build something to help him and others like him increase their efficiency by giving them a device that will save them the time of doing their own tedious visual checks.
What it does
Its a hardware-software pair, an Arduino with an accelerometer and a buzzer paired with a full stack web application. The device will beep whenever you're in danger of 'double planting'. After a plant is done, the user will get a fun 'forest library' to keep track of how efficient their plants were.
How we built it
Blood sweat and tears
Challenges we ran into
Figuring out a distance proximity tracking algorithm
Accomplishments that we're proud of
None of us have done a hardware hack before, meaning that we've never worked with Arduinos, so being able to figure out how to use and implement hardware while still having time to connect it all with the fullstack stuff was a huge accomplishment for us
What we learned
We learned a lot about Arduinos and basic hardware, while also learning a lot of cool new data visualization techniques.
What's next for ArborRoute
Looking to improve the hardware prototype, get more data for better analytics and get ArborRoute into the hands of planters across Canada!
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