IPAC FIRE 3.0| Spot That Fire V3.0
Spot That Fire V3.0
Spot That Fire
Summary
Our project is a tool that allows users to send fast reports to the nearest firefighter station, as well as localize either manually or automatically.Excel is used for generating the form and making the table that is later going to become an XML file.The XML file's function is to store the data and allow our next program to read it without problems.Then, we enter the console and load the XML file, so that it's saved in an HTML website with the interactive map.
How We Addressed This Challenge
We have developed an automated tool for giving substantial information at the moment of reporting and localizing fires. It is important because it will allow firefighter stations to respond in a more effective and (since you give lots of data in the report) prepared way. Also the fact that it is so practical that it does not apply only for fires, but also for a lot of different scenarios. What it does is generating a table of data about the current fires that are taking place all over the world, and then, with the name of the place and the city, acquire the coordinates of the fire and directly localize it in the map.
We hope that our project makes a difference in the way people and rescue teams attend not just fires, but also many more catastrophes like people hurt after earthquakes, crimes, buildings falling, severe accidents, etc.
How We Developed This Project
We were inspired by the current situation the world is going through right now, having experienced wildfires that killed thousands of species in Australia, and the recent ones that are attacking a great part of the California State, getting to the point where even the sky turned orange!! We consider it's important to stop this situation right now, to do the best at our disposal to reduce the cathastrophes produced by fire. We used a great combination of code! In fact, we related an excel file (which is the representation of our main app) and a python programm, which will show the main functioning of our app and how it interpretates the information and the location sent. Thankfully, we all worked so hard in this, we received a fundamental support from our coach and we made a great use of our research skills as well as our creativity and informatic knowledge.
How We Used Space Agency Data in This Project
The NASA's resources are used in order to verify if the location of the report is actually showing signals of an increase in temperature, so we can then accept the report and proceed with the display in the map.
Project Demo
Main Informative webpage: https://squirola0205.wixsite.com/spotthatfire3/damage-control
Link to a tutorial of our video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FY8dx5uQeD5e02P6zC_sBnxmgZDQprtI/view?usp=sharing
Link to get the app: https://da28ab05-4206-41a3-bd9f-c051224066e2.filesusr.com/archives/fc7dd1_f691d005d9cd44d9b8195d6eaa4c2f79.rar?dn=Spot%20That%20Fire%20v.3.0%20App.rar