HackCUV2019

Contributions from:

Nadiv Gold Edelstein: Backend
Zack Jorquera: Hardware
Ria Thakker: Frontend
Ian Jorquera: Embedded Systems

CHALLENGES	REQUIREMENTS
Best Hardware Hack	Best hack using hardware.
Dish Device Tracker	Track an object (thing) as it moves through any points on the CU Campus, visualize or display the data in a meaningful way, solve a consumer pain-point or create some additional value for society.
Splunk Challenge	The team who processes and makes sense of the most unstructured data will win!
MLH: Best IoT Hack using a Qualcomm Device	Use a Qualcomm device, like the Dragonboard 410C, in your IoT project.
Rapid API	use 2 or more APIs through the RapidAPI platform. It can be any of the 8,000+ APIs on the marketplace, the more APIs you use the better! Bonus points for creating and exposing your API publicly or privately using RapidAPI to add authentication, billing, analytics, and more. Important URLS: docs.rapidql.com, docs.rapidapi.com, provider.rapidapi.com.
Twilio	combining various of our own APIs, use our APIs in ways we haven’t seen before or by solving a great problem with them

THE PACKAGE PROTECTOR

Use Protection™

Ever had an expensive package destroyed in the mail? Probably. It's happened to all of us at some point.

But now, with the advent of inexpensive microcomputers like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and Qualcomm Dragonbard 410c, companies can provide a near-omniscient view of your package from the moment it leaves the warehouse to the moment it shows up at your door.

In the future, you can log in to a website and get minute by minute updates on your package's condition, but for now, we're using Twilio's API's to send you critical information as it occurs and Rapid's APIs to give you premium access to maps so you can check the exact location of your important goods.

To prove we're the best, we check our data against UPS, DHL, FedEx, and USPS, and with the ability to get detailed statistics about your order delivered direct to your phone, filing damaged or lost package claims is dead easy.

The microcomputer will come stocked with a variety of sensors including:

GPS for accurate tracking of your package. Out with tracking numbers and in with real-time updates
Accelerometer to let you know if your fragile package had and unexpected bumps or bruises in transit
Water sensor in case of the unfortunate event of dropping your package in the ocean

We care deeply about your package, and you should too. There's no better way to ensure your package is insured and lives up to the high shipping costs you pay.