How to run:

Firsty, install all the external dependencies mentioned in requirements.txt in the project folder. Then, you have to run 2 commands simultaneously using terminal from the project folder, they are:

• npm start
• nodemon server/index.js

What it does

Our project helps the user to place the things they want to lend others in their locality or you can also borrow from others.

How we built it

Frameworks Used:

• React JS: Hooks, Axios,map-api.
• A JavaScript library called MapboxGL
• Express JS(A node.js framework)

Database Used:

• MongoDB

Challenges we ran into

• Making use of MapboxGL in react hooks due to limited tutorials
• Making sure the data is always up and running so that it doesn't just go on every refresh
• Stopping the infinite looping of fetching data from a http req when using Axios

Accomplishments that we're proud of:

• We made a full MERN stack application.
• Provided an affordable easy to use solution for the world's waste management problem
• Found and used an alternative for Google Maps (as they have started charging money for using Maps)
• This uses the ‘haversine’ formula to calculate the great-circle distance between two points

What we learned

• Use of different types of hooks in React
• Handling MapboxGL
• Using Routes
• Handling HTTP requests

What's next for BORO Maps?

Adding more features like:

• Asking the user to verify the address with an admin user interaction
• Allowing users to add more than one items
• Making an easy-to-use dashboard
• Keeping it affordable and reaching out to the people
• Adding more map functions
• Better search algorithms
• Better user-account system