Story Jam New York/Projects/Community Mapping

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Community mapping is a proven procedure in epidemiology for identifying public health issues and threats - see the Wikipedia article on John Snow. This application provides an interface for mapping villages and communities, so that data can be collected and analyzed about them.


Languages/Technologies

   *     Application - Python
   *     Front end - JavaScript, X/HTML, CSS


Tasks

  1. Modify for installation and operation on OLPC
  2. Implement vector drawing (e.g., drawing roads, rivers, etc)
  3. Make "smart" icons - ones that react to each other and provide warnings/dangers
  4. Create internationalization framework
  5. Modify for use on PDAs


Get the code

   svn co http://mobiled.mepemepe.com/svn/village-mapper/trunk


Tags

   maps, python, javascript, html, xhtml, vectorgraphics, pda, icons