Safe Travels

Safe Travels

The problem:

Crime in Philadelphia

Our solution:

Safe Travels: show people where crimes have occurred recently so that people can be aware of their surroundings and make smarter and safer decisions.

What does the app do?

The app takes user's current location or an entered address in Philadelphia and shows markers on a map where crimes have occurred in past few weeks. That way, the user can be aware of what has happened and possibly avoid that area.

What's next for Safe Travels?

We plan to implement multiple features into this app that can help people make a safer decision. A few examples of features are:

Smart Pathing: show a suggested route that avoids streets where crime has recently been reported
Heat maps: show heat maps of crime based on historical data
Filters: allow user to access crime by its specific type

These were just a few examples, we have a long way to go!

Built With

Submitted to

Philly Codefest 2017
- Winner Philly Codefest 2017 Student Award
- Winner L-3 Technologies Impact Award

Created by

I worked on the Android Development part of this project. I used Java programming language and Android Studio to create the app.

Parth Bhoiwala
I worked on the iOS Development part of this project. I used Swift 3.0 and XCode to create the app

Satish Boggarapu
I mainly worked on the data related aspects of this project, specifically in regards to obtaining and parsing the useful bits of information; I was also the main presenter to the judges.

Graydon Briguglio
Computer engineering student at Drexel University.
I worked on the Android Development for this application using Java programming language and Android Studio. I also did the photoshopping on the project (icon, splash screen, etc.)

Michael DiCioccio
Computer Engineer at Drexel University