ClaimSafe

Inspiration

When I got in my first accident at the age of 16 I was terrified, and forgot everything my parents and driving school had ever taught me to do in the event of this exact situation. We wanted to design an app to help people through the process of getting through that first terrifying occurrence.

What it does

ClaimSafe has 2 main features. It first has a step by step process that guides its users through the process of getting all the information they need from their app. It starts off asking users to call the police. Reminding users simple tips such as not assuming or giving blame. Finally collecting all the necessary information such as persons involved, vehicle information, insurance information, eyewitnesses, current location, and pictures of the accident to store. The second feature is a Login Feature for users to store personal information such as their own policy number and vehicle information as well as previous logged incidents.

How we built it

We built the app using the Flutter application in order to utilize efficient mobile app creation. It uses a variety of packages to get data such as the users Current Location as a street address. Our data is then stored in Cloud Firestore in a NoSQL database for future retrieval.

Challenges we ran into

The challenges we ran into were one how to store data in one format when there are so many different types of crashes and accidents that can happen. This led to a lot of variable data and no singular way to store a single claim inside of our system. Another challenge we had was how to balance sudden accidents with the need to store information in a private way. Nobody wants to sign in to an app next to their crashed car. We mitigated this by giving the ability to make a log first which could then be claimed later.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud of our ability to get the full scope of data that a user could need from their crash while compiling that for a Users use. We are proud of the way that our app works to make the traumatic experience of a crash simpler.

What we learned

We learned how to use coordinate data to get street addresses, how to access the camera to take photos, and how to make a step-by-step process for users to follow.

What's next for ClaimSafe

We have 2 goals for what's next. One we would like to add the ability to use the google assistant in order to get to the app faster in the event of a crash. Another goal we have is to be able to make a claim to Statefarm directly using the information gathered in the app instead of having to go through a separate claim process.

Built With

• android-studio
• cloud-firestore
• dart
• flutter