Inspiration
A recent trip to India inspired one of our members to think about deforestation, and opportunities for average citizens to help out their country, which perfectly fit the prompt of community.
What it does
We have three tools made for users. Firstly, users can enter coordinates for a specific location and they can view the satellite imaging from 2 years ago and now. We used NASA's API to grab the imaging and display it on the site. Secondly, users can choose popular countries and find organizations in their country which support getting rid of deforestation. Lastly, users can subscribe to a crowdfund and receive newsletters based off the tier (which is the amount of money they donated) and see where their money goes.
How we built it
First, we established a CSS file with all of our styling so we could design the website. We created the application using flask, HTML & CSS w Bootstrap, and JQuery for scripts in the HTML. The entire application is web-based, and comes with an informational home page about it.
Challenges we ran into
Getting done within a short period of time Staying up late at night
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Designing a clean website UI, which contains strong and comprehensible information
What we learned
We need to split our work up better and manage our time and resources more wisely. We also learned more about HTML/CSS as a group.
What's next for VolunTree
Expanding our established social media which include Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
