#maps hackathon ideas

Ideas tagged maps

• Climate

  Planted Tree Survival Tracker

  Geotag planted saplings and track whether they actually survive

  Intermediate16h2–4

  React NativeFirebaseVision LLM

  17/20

• Climate

  Street Flood Reporter Map

  Residents report waterlogged streets in real time so others can avoid them

  Intermediate16h2–4

  LeafletFirebaseRealtime DB

  17/20

• Climate

  Backyard Biodiversity Logger

  Photograph birds, insects and plants and build a local biodiversity map

  Intermediate14h1–3

  Vision LLMLeafletFirebase

  17/20

• Climate

  Neighbourhood Compost Pickup Coordinator

  Coordinate who collects kitchen scraps and where compost goes

  Beginner10h1–3

  Next.jsFirebaseMaps API

  17/20

• Climate

  Heatwave Cooling Centre Finder

  Find the nearest cool public place and get heatwave alerts

  Beginner8h1–2

  LeafletWeather APINext.js

  17/20

• Climate

  Rainwater Harvesting Calculator

  Estimate how much rainwater your roof can collect and what tank to buy

  Beginner8h1–2

  LeafletNext.jsCharts

  17/20

• Climate

  Restaurant Surplus to Shelter Matcher

  Restaurants post leftover food and nearby shelters claim it before it spoils

  Intermediate14h1–3

  Next.jsFirebaseMaps API

  17/20

• Health

  Blood Donor Matcher

  Find nearby compatible donors quickly when blood is needed

  Intermediate14h2–3

  Next.jsPostgresLeaflet

  17/20

• Health

  Hospital Indoor Wayfinding

  Step-by-step directions inside large hospitals

  Intermediate16h2–3

  Next.jsGraph searchQR codes

  17/20

• Social Good

  Missing Pet Finder

  Post a lost pet and match it with found-pet sightings nearby

  Beginner10h1–2

  Next.jsLeafletEmbeddings

  17/20

• Social Good

  Wheelchair Route Finder

  Find routes that avoid stairs, steep slopes and broken pavements

  Intermediate18h2–3

  LeafletOpenStreetMapNode.js

  17/20

• Social Good

  Safe Walk Companion

  Share your walk with trusted contacts and get help with one tap

  Intermediate14h1–2

  React NativeMapsPush notifications

  17/20

• Social Good

  Public Toilet Finder

  Find the nearest clean, accessible public toilet with ratings

  Beginner8h1–2

  LeafletNext.jsPostgres

  17/20

• Social Good

  Shelter Bed Availability Board

  See which shelters have free beds right now

  Intermediate14h2–3

  Next.jsSupabaseLeaflet

  17/20

• Social Good

  Disaster Relief Needs Board

  Show what each relief camp needs right now so donations match

  Intermediate14h2–3

  Next.jsSupabaseLeaflet

  17/20

• Social Good

  Community Fridge Map

  Find community fridges and see what food is in them now

  Beginner8h1–2

  LeafletNext.jsSupabase

  17/20

• Social Good

  Stray Animal Rescue Dispatch

  Report injured strays and dispatch the nearest available rescuer

  Intermediate14h2–3

  Next.jsLeafletSupabase

  17/20

• Social Good

  Community Water Quality Map

  Map water test results and complaints by neighbourhood

  Intermediate14h2–3

  LeafletNext.jsPostgres

  17/20

• Social Good

  Crowdsourced Venue Accessibility Ratings

  Rate cafés, shops and offices for ramps, toilets and noise levels

  Beginner10h1–2

  Next.jsLeafletPostgres

  17/20

• Gaming

  Campus GeoGuessr

  Guess where on campus a photo was taken

  Beginner10h1–3

  LeafletNext.js

  17/20

• AI

  Trip Photos to Travel Story

  Turn a folder of trip photos into a captioned day-by-day travel story

  Beginner10h1–2

  Vision LLMLeafletNext.js

  16/20

• AI Agents

  Flat Hunt Comparison Agent

  Paste rental listings and the agent compares them against your must-haves and commute

  Intermediate16h1–2

  LLMMaps APINext.js

  16/20

• Climate

  Urban Heat Island Map

  Finds the hottest streets and where shade trees would help most

  Advanced48h2–4

  PythonSatellite dataLeaflet

  16/20

• Climate

  E-Waste Drop-off Finder

  Find the nearest certified place to drop old phones, batteries and chargers

  Beginner8h1–2

  LeafletNext.jsFirebase

  16/20

• Climate

  Local Climate Action Finder

  Find cleanups, tree plantings and climate events near you this week

  Beginner8h1–2

  Next.jsLeafletFirebase

  16/20

• Climate

  Delivery Route CO2 Optimizer

  Plan delivery routes that cut distance and emissions, not just time

  Advanced28h2–4

  PythonOR-ToolsLeaflet

  16/20

• EdTech

  Map Geography Quiz

  Learn countries, rivers and capitals by clicking on an interactive map

  Beginner8h1–2

  LeafletNext.js

  16/20

• Social Good

  Civic Issue Reporter

  Reports potholes and broken lights with photo and location

  Intermediate24h2–3

  Next.jsVision LLMLeaflet

  16/20

• Social Good

  Polling Booth Finder

  Find your polling booth, what to bring and how to get there

  Beginner8h1

  Next.jsLeaflet

  16/20

• Climate

  Low-Carbon Commute Compare

  Compares commute options by time, cost and CO₂ side by side

  Beginner12h1–2

  Next.jsMaps APICharts

  15/20

• Climate

  EV Road-Trip Charging Planner

  Plan a long drive with charging stops based on your car's real range

  Intermediate18h1–3

  Maps APILeafletNext.js

  15/20

• Climate

  Bike Lane Gap Mapper

  Map where safe bike lanes break and which gaps would connect the most people

  Intermediate16h1–3

  LeafletPythonOpenStreetMap

  15/20

• Climate

  Satellite Deforestation Alert Map

  Spot new forest loss from satellite imagery and get alerts for watched areas

  Advanced32h2–4

  Satellite dataPythonLeaflet

  15/20

• Climate

  DIY Air Sensor Network Dashboard

  Connect cheap air sensors and publish a live, calibrated pollution map

  Advanced28h2–4

  SensorsPythonLeaflet

  15/20

• Climate

  Home Climate Risk Report

  Enter an address and see flood, heat and air risks in plain language

  Intermediate16h1–2

  LeafletPythonNext.js

  15/20