Inspiration
We enjoy traveling and are passionate about sustainability. This platform combines those interests.
What it does
This website takes in user location and desired time of travel to find an eco tourism trip that optimizes affordability and sustainability by minimizing distance and matching seasons using an LLM.
How we built it
We wrote a series of routes to understand what region the user is in based on continent and country, and asked for their preferred month of travel. We plugged these into the LLM that we set up and had it output a trip from a list of trips we had predetermined that was the minimum distance away from them while still being in the correct season.
Challenges we ran into
Setting up the LLM took a lot of steps including getting an API key and running our server locally. It was also difficult to debug the routes once we combined the drafter and gemini portions of our code.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Coding an LLM to convert our data into a useful output, and creating an application that could have an actual impact on sustainable travel. We also worked very well together and had a great time.
What we learned
We learned about using LLMs in code and about managing our time properly while working on such a large project together.
What's next for EcoTrip Americas
This application could be extended to include the entire world, more trips, and to hone in more precisely on user location.
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