🌪️ Weather Safety Application
A full-stack Django web application that allows users to track their friends' locations in real-time and alerts them if those friends are within or near current disaster zones. This project uses the Kontur Disaster API for live hazard data and Leaflet.js for interactive mapping.
🧭 Overview
Market research shows that during emergencies, users frequently switch between location-sharing apps and weather apps to track both people and hazardous conditions. Yhis platform aims to combine both concepts into one
✅ Built for emergency awareness.
✅ Easily see who is in danger zones.
✅ Invite and monitor friends securely.
🚀 Features
- Add friends with geolocation (latitude/longitude)
- Displays friends on an interactive map
- View live disaster data on the map from Kontur API
- Alert users if any friends are within disaster zones
- Simple and intuitive UI
🛠️ Tech Stack
Frontend
- HTML / CSS / JS
- Leaflet.js library (maps)
Backend
- Django
- Django REST Framework
- Shapely / GeoJSON parsing
APIs
- Kontur Disaster API (real-time hazards)
⚙️ Setup Instructions
Clone the repo.
Obtain API key from Kontur.io and implement it in a config.json in static folder
Install django, django reactframe form
Run 'python manage.py runserver' to open a local port
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