Pandemic Places

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  Login page

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  Main menu - Displays news, numbers, and local guidelines outfitted with a menu bar at the bottom

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  Destination search - Search up your intended destination to view information

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  Recently visited destinations - Pulled from google maps data and recent searches for quick and easy access

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  Results page - Shows the business of the location at the relevant time, along with recommendations

Inspiration

My friends and I go out a lot ever since school has started, but as high school boys, we don't really care for safety and being around too many people during the pandemic. I figured that if we were to catch covid going to one of these places it wouldn't be good for us, our school performance, and it could have been easily prevented. If only there was a feature in google maps that allowed me to see how active a location is...

What it does

This queries google places to find the population at a certain location and gives you a recommendation based on that data on whether it's wise to go right now, and if not, when the best time to go is

How we built it

I made the demo frontend on FIGMA and the backend and API with python using a fake google places api.

Challenges we ran into

First off, I have never made an app before, and I've never tried frontend design. Next, I'm not sure how to link an app's frontend and backend, and I don't have enough people to do that. Lastly, google places API requires a subscription, something that I am unable to do at the time.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

This is my first hackathon ever and moreover my first ever app attempt. I'm not the most artistic person but I think my frontend design looks pretty good. I also won second place in the CTF round which I am immensely proud of.

What we learned

I learned all about API's, and what it takes to query from one. I also learned about encryption during the CTF round. I'll be using this knowledge for a long time so thanks so much.

What's next for Pandemic Places

First, a google places API so I can actually make queries to real-time data. Moreover, getting the frontend and backend unified into an app would be great, as well as pulling other features for local news, numbers, and regulations for users to get local relevant data and real information.

Built With

• figma
• google-places
• python