Capstone Final Project for Galvanize - MapMe
I am currently working to complete
my final project is a hiking/walking/running app to be used on a mobile device. The main reason I wanted to create this app is for safety. I wanted an app to follow me when I hike that would give my longitude/latitutde coordinates, in real time. I thought this could be a life saver, in the event that I lost my way or was injured and needed to be able to tell someone exactly where i was.
I used the Google Maps API to creating your route/path as you walk/run. Along with the map of your location and and route you are creating, speed, altitude and your latitude/longitude coordinates, are also displayed.
TECHNOLOGIES USED Ionic v1 Javascript Angular Js Node jQuery HTML CSS
Galvanize requires that we use a framework or language we’ve never used before. I chose Ionic v1 since my app is to be used on a mobile device. I also used Apache Cordova, since I need access to the native features of the mobile device. (gps, camera and data connectivity)
This app is incomplete. I am working to get the distance included in the data and I would also like the users to be able to set up an account so they can save their routes along with the details.
Features to be added in the future:
- Calculating steps
- Calorie count
- An alert to be available so they user is alerted on how much water they should drink based on the temperature and difficulty of the hike/run/walk.