Inspiration
there has been a great increase in illegal trading which is posing a threat to many organisms but we are not able to tackle this problem due to lack of communication. the need to tackle this problem was our inspiration.
What it does The TrackPeer app aims to act as a centralized hub of communication, a resource centre and an emergency go-to app for verified CWT and IWT personnel representing NGOs as well as all other governmental and non-governmental entities working in this arena. The focus is on promoting communication between entities working in the same area or on similar things so that fellow organizations are aware of each other and are able to carry out their operations efficiently without compromising each other's investigations and safety. The app provides a strong multi-step verification process for authentication of the users before they are finally assigned log-in credentials. Once registered, the user (may remain anonymous) is able to flag a particular location or entity (organism, product/part) using limited keywords that the database provides (or any other) to describe their activity. Efforts are aimed towards limiting this information sharing to the bare minimum. When a fellow organization runs a search using certain keywords, they are able to see all the flags that match their search. This makes them aware that other groups are already working on similar projects. Further communication and detail and resource sharing can be done via a chat and call feature (with end to end encryption) built into the app itself. The users may also provide their official email addresses. The app also has data about emergency contact numbers of the area the user flags. One great value-added benefit that makes the app a wholesome package is that it is also a brilliant resource centre. It is a repository for IWT and CWT-related news, books and research papers that make this app an indispensable part of any research or investigation activity the user may be interested in.
How we built it We made databases with DynamoDB and created fuunctions by Lambda and linked to cloud by API Gateway. Then we created front-end ucing html and CSS and linked front-end with back-end using JavaScript and ran the application using Tomcat.
Challenges we ran into Being a core biological science students we were not able to code efficiently.
Accomplishments that we're proud of creating a full fledged app being a core biological science students.
What we learned
We realised that constant communication and resource gathering are of prime importance that need to be kept in mind while developing an app. Constant hard-work and error handling is required.
What's next for TrackPeer
Added layers of security with end-to-end encryption. Option for location specificity via GPS. OTP verification at every Login attempt. Record of failed Login attempts. Plan to create distinction between primary and secondary users. The 2-3 verified users= primary users Other NGO employees= secondary users= can access only resources
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