README.md

San Diego SweepAware

Table of contents

• Pitch
• Goal
• Data
• Stack
• Skills
• Team
• Similar projects
• Github
• Participate

Pitch

SweepAware is an solution anyone in the City of San Diego can use to get an SMS text alert the day before their scheduled streetsweeping is to take place.

Goal

• Prototype goal: web map user can enter address or drop pin indicating their location and cell phone number to receive text messages
• Secondary goal: a method for city staff to select areas on a map or via database that will not be swept. An SMS message can then be sent indicating cars will not be ticketed.
• Tertiary goal: a map indicating streets that have been swept in the last X number of days.

Data

• Streets data from SanGIS (polygons)
• Streetsweeping schedule currently in PDF format here City of San Diego Street Sweeping Schedule (points)

Stack

• Node.js
• MongoDB
• Leaflet
• Geolocation interface on mobile device

Skills

• GIS (5 hours): (need volunteer)
• OSM/Image Interpretation (10 hours): (need volunteer)
• JavaScript (10 hours): (need volunteer)

Team

• Jerry Hall
• Cristiano Giovando, Delivery Lead
• Tiffany Glenn-Hall
• Frances Naty Go
• Stephen Lester
• We're looking for additional team members. Please complete the form at (https://opensandiego.org "Open San Diego website")

Similar projects and models

• http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/parks/pmap_google.html
• https://github.com/codeforamerica/denver-schedules
• https://github.com/codeforamerica/denver-schedules-api
• https://github.com/CarouselSMS/AntiTow-site
• https://github.com/kaplali/parkstorm
• http://sweeparound.us/ Not Open Source
• https://github.com/phoenixar/StreetSweepingScheduleParser
• http://www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/sweeping/
• http://www.somervillema.gov/residents/street-sweeping-schedule
• http://www.cityofevanston.org/parking/street-cleaning
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.metromile.release&hl=en
• http://tkttxt.com/

GitHub

https://github.com/opensandiego/sd-sweepaware

• Master branch: Web app implementation

How to Participate

• Chat with us on the project channel
• Email us as a group at opensandiego@googlegroups.com
• Contact the SweepAware team lead directly: jerry@opensandiego.org
• Join our meetups the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays every month.
• Check our website, register to volunteer and invite a friend or two here OpenSanDiego.org.
• Got a project to pitch? Use this handy form.
• View all the projects pitched? Contribute and comment on them in our Google Group.
• Check out our meeting agendas and records here.