FindMyCovid – CSE Senior Design

Team Name

Covid Catchers

Timeline

Fall 2024 – Spring 2024

Students

Dev Naganoolil
Muhammad Zuhaimi
Muhammad Zaharudin
Aryan Mainkar

Abstract

Our project is dedicated to addressing the urgent need for real-time, accurate, and accessible data on the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We aim to achieve this by developing a comprehensive website that offers real-time mapping of COVID-19 cases worldwide.

Our platform will be a valuable resource for individuals, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and researchers, providing up-to-date information on the pandemic’s status across geographical regions.

Background

Central to our project is the integration of two crucial components: real-time COVID-19 data retrieval and visualization through an interactive map interface. By leveraging APIs for both COVID-19 data and mapping services, our platform will dynamically gather the latest statistics and present them visually on an intuitive map interface.

Users will have the ability to explore COVID-19 case trends, distribution, and related data with ease, fostering a deeper understanding of the pandemic’s impact on a global and local scale.

The scope of our project includes the development of a user-friendly website accessible across various devices. This platform will utilize APIs to fetch real-time COVID-19 data, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in information presentation.

The map interface will provide interactive features such as zooming, filtering data by region, viewing detailed statistics, and tracking historical trends. Our primary focus is on delivering a seamless user experience, providing informative visualizations, and ensuring the reliability of the displayed information.

Project Requirements

Our highest priority requirements are listed below :

Real-time Data Integration: The ability to continuously fetch and update COVID-19 data in real-time from reliable sources to ensure the information presented on the platform is up-to-date and accurate.
API Integration: Integration of APIs for both COVID-19 data and mapping services to dynamically gather the latest statistics and present them visually on an interactive map interface.
Interactive Map Interface: Development of an intuitive map interface with interactive features such as zooming, filtering data by region, and tracking historical trends to enhance user engagement and exploration.
User-Friendly Design: Creating a user-friendly website accessible across various devices, ensuring ease of navigation and accessibility for users ranging from individuals to healthcare professionals and policymakers.
Data Visualization: Implementing informative visualizations that enable users to easily comprehend COVID-19 case trends, distribution, and related data, fostering a deeper understanding of the pandemic’s impact on both global and local scales.
Reliability and Accuracy: Ensuring the reliability of the displayed information by utilizing reputable sources for COVID-19 data and implementing measures to maintain data accuracy throughout the platform.
Comprehensive Coverage: Providing comprehensive coverage of COVID-19 data across geographical regions to offer a holistic view of the pandemic’s status worldwide.
Timeliness: Prioritizing timeliness in information presentation by minimizing delays in data updates and ensuring that users have access to the most recent statistics and developments related to the pandemic.
Scalability: Designing the platform to be scalable to accommodate potential increases in user traffic and data volume as the pandemic evolves and user demand fluctuates.
Security and Privacy: Implementing robust security measures to protect user data and privacy, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards to maintain user trust and confidence in the platform.

System Overview

Our platform is a sophisticated web-based solution designed to meet the critical need for real-time, precise, and readily available data concerning the global ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic. It operates through the seamless integration of two core functionalities: real-time retrieval of COVID-19 data and its visualization via an interactive map interface. Employing Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for both COVID-19 data and mapping services, our system dynamically aggregates the most recent statistics and presents them visually on an intuitive map interface. Users spanning from individuals to healthcare professionals, policymakers, and researchers can effortlessly explore COVID-19 case trends, distribution patterns, and related data, facilitating a comprehensive understanding of the pandemic’s impact on a global and local scale. Ensuring accessibility across diverse devices, our user-friendly website prioritizes intuitive navigation. With a steadfast commitment to reliability, accuracy, and promptness, our platform delivers up-to-the-minute information while upholding data integrity and stringent security standards.

Results

Future Work

Reflecting on our recent design project, we’ve found that our chosen design effectively met the client’s goals and constraints. Looking ahead, we aim to improve our CSS implementation for enhanced user experience and functionality. By delving deeper into CSS frameworks and responsive design principles, we’ll ensure scalability and maintainability. Additionally, we recognize the need to obtain better data from APIs and other sources, enabling us to iterate more efficiently and deliver even more tailored solutions in the future. We also plan to enhance our analysis capabilities and implement them into React, leveraging data- driven insights to refine our designs further. We’re grateful for the support from our client, sponsors, and collaborators, whose feedback has been instrumental in shaping our plans.