Inspiration
The campus at Waterloo is so big, I always get lost. The closest app to solving this problem is WatIsRain, but it doesn't help if you dont know how to navigate within buildings.
What it does
It is a more precise version of WatIsRain, where it uses floor plans of buildings to help you go hallway to hallway.
How I built it
Currently, it is on Android only. The back end was made in C++ and connected to Android through the JNI/NDK.
Challenges I ran into
Two of my teammates (front end devs) were not able to make the hackathon, severely damaging productivity. Also, the other team member had to leave early and was not able to complete the Computer Vision algorithm needed to get the floor plan data.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Finishing the bulk of the app on my own.
What I learned
How to use the Android NDK and Java JNI, C++ concepts, and application of Software Engineering Design Patterns and Good Practices to build a scalable app and API.
What's next for WatIsLost
Finishing the app by completing the Computer Vision algorithm that extras data out of a blueprint and constructs a graph. With this, we could have the data set necessary to have an app that could be shipped for production.
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