Aqueous

Aqueous is a dynamic crisis management web application designed to provide real-time flood warnings and enable user interaction with live incidents. By integrating live data from the UK government’s Flood Warning API and offering user-reported incident features, Aqueous empowers emergency responders and the public to stay informed and take action in the face of flooding crises. The platform also includes a fully integrated real-time chat feature, allowing responders and users to connect instantly during emergencies.

Features

• Real-Time Flood Warnings: Integration with the UK Government's Flood Warning API to display up-to-date flood warnings for over 4,000 locations.
• User-Reported Incidents: Allows users to report flooding incidents in real-time and interact with them, providing emergency responders with crucial data.
• Dynamic Map Visualization: Utilizes Mapbox to display affected areas and allow users to track and respond to live flood warnings.
• Real-Time Chat: Fully implemented chat functionality using Socket.io that enables direct communication between users and responders, facilitating immediate action during crises.
• State Management with Redux: Ensures efficient and seamless state management for features like map layers and real-time chat.

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, Tailwind CSS, Mapbox, Redux
• Backend: Node.js, Express, Mongoose (MongoDB)
• Real-Time Communication: Socket.io
• API Integration: GOV.UK Flood Warning API
• Authentication: JSON Web Tokens (JWT)

Roadmap

• Enhance map functionality for better visualization of flood data layers.
• Expand user interaction capabilities to include more detailed reporting features.
• Improve performance and scalability of the data processing pipelines to handle increased traffic during flood events.

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the following contributors for their hard work and dedication to the project:

• Stefan Butler

  • GitHub: stefan-butler
  • Email: stefanbutler@icloud.com

• Alekos Christodoulides

  • GitHub: Alekos94
  • Email: alex.christodoulides94@gmail.com

• Michael Scott

  • GitHub: mjsscott
  • Email: mjsscottcodes@gmail.com

For general inquiries or feedback, feel free to contact any of the contributors listed above.