Inspiration
As we were assigned to create an app for Security in this hackathon, we wanted to tackle the issue of street harassment, especially towards women. We wanted to create a tool where it maps out the safest route for users to take in order to avoid the dangers of harassment and areas with high criminal activity.
What it does
Yellow Brick Road is an iOS app, developed with the core features of mapping the safest route from one location to another and providing warnings of latest reports of harassment and criminal activity in a certain area.
How we built it
The app is built with Swift + xCode, the designs are made through Procreate, inVision Studio, Photoshop, and PaintTool Sai.
Challenges we ran into
- Didn't know xCode and Swift
- Stayed up late for planning
- Being assigned Security was a big issue
- Time constraints
- Limited working knowledge overall
Accomplishments that we're proud of
- Being able to learn Swift and xCode
- Our design
- Working with an absence
- Our prep work
What we've learned
- Swift and xCode
- Learning new software for designing an application prototype, inVision Studio
- General iOS Development
What's next for Team Cowboys - Yellow Brick Road
- Develop a functional notification system for criminal activity reports
- Identify neighborhoods with high crime rates against women + businesses against women and LGBT
- Make secondary functions like finding women-owned restaurants.
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