An app to identify, prioritize, and collaborate in solving the pothole problem in India
Travelling on Indian roads during all my visits has always been a nightmare given the sheer number of potholes that one has to navigate and maneuver around. I did some research and found that the typical number of potholes on a road was absolutely mind-boggling. I also spoke to some local senior community and corporate leaders trying to understand the reason the problem existed. As I thought more about the problem, and idea developed in my mind to bring together communities and local leadership in a collaborative manner to address the problem. Thus the idea for DitchIT was born!
Technologies used
- Firebase as a data store
- Flutter to create a platform-agnostic app and for its integration with Firebase
- Device accelerometer and gelocation data
- TensorFlow for machine learning models for detecting potholes
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Next steps
- I’m currently dealing with challenges relating to prioritizing the potholes based on geolocation data.
- I’m still figuring out ways to test the application and detecting algorithms on real roads. This is a challenge in Singapore given the top-class infrastructure.
- Open to collaboration and partnerships on this front.