Trackathon

Inspiration

Our inspiration for this idea was to see our campus again. It's almost been one year since we've been at our campus, So we tried to come up with a way to reduce the number of large gatherings which can effectively reduce the number of COVID cases.

What it does

Our software analyzes the data that is stored in our personal database. Our database stores IP address, facility, home address, location, and phone number for each person. This information is hoped to be collected from the companies we will attempt to partner with such as Apple. After receiving an individual's information from the database our software looks at the facility, IP address, and location of the individual to determine if the individual is following COVID restrictions.

How we built it

Using a database(hard coded for now) from Firebase we made a python algorithm that checks where a specific amount of people are being gathered. The algorithm can tell the difference between an actual illegal social gathering and if it's just people in a store or different floors of a building. Then we display the hotspot locations and all the individuals in those locations with their information using Tkinter GUI.

Challenges we ran into

Making the software by learning how to work with Firebase and Python GUI was very challenging since we are very new to it. Getting the algorithm to work and display the right locations and people on the GUI was very challenging.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud of getting the algorithm to work as it is our first time working with a database. Working with the database was all self-taught and a fun experience overall.

What we learned

We learned alot from this Hack The Case such as working with databases, Tkinter. We also adapted a business mindset since we are CS students we didn't know much about the business side. We learned to come up with an innovative idea and make a prototype which could be applicable in the real world.

What's next for Trackathon

We will use the prize money to invest in the software. We will hire a development team to make the software more efficient. We will also try to form partnerships with Apple, Facebook, Rogers and Bell.