Inspiration
DIAMS – Dead Animal Incident Management System
About the Project
Inspiration
The inspiration behind DIAMS came from observing the difficulties citizens may face when reporting dead animal incidents in public places. Such incidents can create hygiene problems, environmental concerns and inconvenience for nearby communities. Traditional complaint methods may lack proper tracking, transparency and coordination.
We wanted to develop a digital solution that makes reporting easier and helps authorities manage incidents more efficiently.
What It Does
DIAMS is a web-based Dead Animal Incident Management System that connects citizens and administrators through a centralized platform.
Citizens can register, log in, submit complaints, upload incident images and track their complaint status. Administrators can view submitted complaints, assign them for further action and update their status.
The system supports three complaint statuses:
- Pending
- Assigned
- Completed
How We Built It
We developed DIAMS using Python and Django for backend development, HTML and CSS for the user interface, and SQLite for database management.
The development process included:
- Designing the user registration and login system.
- Creating the complaint submission module.
- Implementing image upload functionality.
- Developing an administrative dashboard.
- Building complaint assignment and status tracking features.
- Testing the application workflow and improving the user experience.
Challenges We Faced
One of the main challenges was understanding how to connect different modules into a single working system. Implementing user authentication, handling image uploads, managing database records and maintaining complaint status updates required careful development and testing.
We also focused on making the platform simple and easy to use for both citizens and administrators.
What We Learned
Through this project, we gained practical experience in Python, Django, database management, backend development, web application design, debugging and problem-solving.
We also learned how technology can be used to address real-world community and environmental challenges.
Future Scope
We plan to enhance DIAMS with:
- AI-based image classification of animal incidents.
- GPS-based incident location tracking.
- SMS and email notifications.
- Mobile-friendly application support.
- Analytics and reporting for administrators.
Our Vision
Our vision is to make dead animal incident reporting more accessible, transparent and efficient through technology, contributing towards cleaner and safer communities.
