loc8 - Police Station/Hospital Locator

Team Skyground Solutions Solution for the Spatial Data Hackathon hosting in Kimberley the 20-21 July 2018

Description

LOC8 is an emergency service app that aims to reduce average emergency response times.

Prerequisites

Git - version control software

Node - Application is powered by node

npm - package manger for node

Getting Starting

Step 1 - Install node

Windows - Download/Install node from https://nodejs.org/en/

Linux - apt install nodejs npm [deb-based], dnf install nodejs npm [rpm-based]

Step 2 - Install Git

Windows - Download/Install git from https://git-scm.com/download/win

Linux - apt install git [deb-based], dnf install git [rpm-based]

Step 3 - Clone Package using Git

Run git clone https://github.com/KlenschLucas/loc8.git to clone repository

Step 4 - Start Server

With nodemon Run npm install nodemon -g to install nodemon globally Run npm install inside the project folder to install dependencies Run nodemon inside the project folder to start server which will monitor for changes

Without nodemon

Run npm start inside the project folder to start server, it will install dependancies automatically

The Server will start on localhost:3000

Data used

The Data used in this project can be found at:

Police Stations

Hospital Data

or alternatively in the root folder under data you can find policeData.json and hospitalData.json both in json format