Create an AR application that provides users with information that EPA has on facilities. This information can be useful to a variety of different stakeholders including first responders, inspectors, interested/concerned citizens etc. Additional details can be found here.
Category: Application Ideas.
Utilize and combine data from eGRID, local power providers, local alternative energy providers, and data on impacts, costs, and opportunities on various power choices, to facilitate: -homeowners to more easily make accurate, informed decisions on energy upgrades-too often they sound like excessively complex gobbledygook, which results in people who might otherwise make the changes or […]
Save fuel with the FitBit for your car! Just like with personal fitness, “automotive fitness” is maximized when the user is motivated. This app would make your smartphone a FitBit for your car by allowing you to: 1. Compete with others for the best mpg along your route — by vehicle competition class. 2. Compete […]
Many farmworkers are transient and do not know where to report pesticide worker safety violations. A recent national survey showed many migrant farmworkers carry phones. In order to allow farmworkers to more easily report violations, a mobile application can be developed that uses GPS data from the phone to determine where the violation should be reported […]
We would like you to create an engaging, high-impact data visualization to tell the story of the quantities of materials being wasted in the U.S. to support a zero waste future. “Humans are consuming resources and producing waste at a greater scale than ever before” (UNEP). Over 166 million tons (~66%) of materials are wasted […]
Honeybee colonies have experienced substantial losses attributed to a combination of factors including diseases, parasites, poor nutrition, reduced habitat, and pesticide exposure. The magnitude of these losses on a national scale continue to exceed what beekeepers consider to be economically sustainable. In addition to declines in honey bee health, other iconic species including the monarch […]
Additional Code files: https://alm.cgifederal.com/scm/projects/EH/repos/leaflet-map-builder/browse Exit Problem: Developing a map builder for Leaflet Develop a map builder similar to http://d3-generator.com/ for the leaflet interactive maps JavaScript framework (http://leafletjs.com/) using the Climate Change Indicators Data. Challenge: Map builder with 4 primary components The map builder will have 4 primary components that includes a data editor, map configuration (with the options […]
Problem: Promoting UV Awareness If you want to be a part of a successful federal government social media campaign, consider hacking EPA’s UV Index. The UV Index, a numeric index of the strength of cancer-causing UV rays from the sun, is a forecast produced by the National Weather Service. The forecast data are run through EPA’s […]
Additional Source Code files: https://github.com/cman81/hackathon-geofence-server Exit Problem: Finding Matching Facilities across Datasets A better way to identify matching facilities across datasets is something that the EPA struggles with. Currently, a variety of conditions are appended to queries in order to attempt to prevent false positive matches Challenge: Improve facility matching Develop a prototype of a tool that […]
Problem: Awareness of Your Environment Many people often do not know of EPA-related projects or environmental features within their neighborhood, daily commute, or vicinity. Challenge: Create a Push Notification Mobile Application The challenge is to create an application that will enable people to be more aware of their environment. This application will empower the users […]