X-Women

Hackademy, Culiacan | Space for Change

Justice Storm

High-Level Project Summary

Justice Storm arises from the need to find vulnerable areas that have been devastated by natural disasters. Initially, our web application focuses on the perspective of the before and after the hurricanes in Mexico, which impact different communities and are of different magnitudes. Therefore, we seek to provide access to truthful, dynamic and quality information that, when passing the filter of our data analysis, exposes areas that have not yet been heard derived from demographic and socioeconomic aspects. In addition, we highlight that our web application is designed to capture data in real time, that is, we are able to analyze positive and / or negative feelings in users who make tweets i

Link to Project "Demo"

https://www.canva.com/design/DAErt14t8hw/hUxlA6EjjML6VR_2UGAgEg/view?utm_content=DAErt14t8hw&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

Link to Final Project

https://github.com/FanyEstAg/Project_Space_X-Women

Detailed Project Description

The solution that we have proposed for the Space for Change challenge is based on the use of technologies, since we know the high impact, scope and easy access that they provide in the height and breadth of the world, apart from that, we faithfully believe that technology It can also contribute to the injustice, environment and society part and generate changes in favor of the above.

According to this, we have created a prototype of our solution as a web application, which is a digital tool to provide, initially, to the citizens of the Mexican territory an informative, interactive, visual and dynamic space about the impact that exists. against natural disasters, specifically tropical cyclones (hurricanes) which are very common in Mexico. Said information is presented in such a way that anyone, without the need for knowledge in data analysis and technology, can observe and understand the demographic and socioeconomic impact existing in the country's entities that have been affected by this kind of phenomenon and make a comparison. among these to demonstrate the existing injustices according to the analysis of said variables. For example, we can assume that post-disaster recovery in vulnerable areas or indigenous territory is much slower than in the nation's capital.

Although this assumption may be real or it may be a lie, data analytics will be our best friend to be able to observe and interpret this kind of injustice that involves us all, taking data from NASA for the knowledge of the cyclone, the route and satellite images.

Although, in our prototype we only rescue tropical cyclones, the purpose and scope of being able to add disasters such as: fires, droughts, floods, etc.

Apart from this analysis, a gallery of images of the affected areas and previous information are presented within an interactive map, in which the level of impact is displayed, denoted by colored indicators according to the affected states and the breakdown of detailed information. about the analysis of the injustices detected after the disaster.

As this digital tool is designed by the citizens for the citizens, we clarify that our solution has purposes, first of all, informative purposes that later lead to reflection and decision-making that allow reducing the social and environmental inequalities that exist in Mexico; believing that this information will be highly useful to encourage the participation and creation of non-profit organizations for the correction and prevention of environmental injustices.

That said, we recognize the importance of the voices of citizenship in a nation, therefore, we have integrated the possibility of being able to know in real time the analysis of feelings according to the opinions on social networks, specifically Twitter, the hashtag environment to the natural disaster and show it in a visual and understandable way.

Finally, our aim is to provide transparency and access to truthful, analyzed and easily understood information for all

For the development of the tool, technologies for web development (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, JQuery), data analytics, sentiment analysis based on Azure cloud services and visualization tools in PowerBI, APIs consumption were used.

Space Agency Data

DATA OF THE SPACE AGENCY

Environmental Justice Atlas [https://ejatlas.org/]

[https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/]

https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/saich/v2/

At the beginning, we look for areas of opportunity based on the objectives of the challenge in order to define a problem to be solved, since there are many applications for issues of environmental impact and injustice, which also involve the social injustice that exists for marginalized, vulnerable and even displaced in decision-making regarding environmental, social and economic issues.

Exploring the Environmental Justice Atlas tool gave us a broader vision of the type of problems to attack, both in our town and in the rest of the world. In addition to this, the Agency's satellite image visualization tool was a plus in the decision to bring this information to people in our country and disseminate it locally in order to exploit its potential.

These facts inspired us to develop a tool that was accessible, easy to use and dynamic. Presenting this idea, we want to direct and focus its benefits towards agents of change, who already carry out an arduous work collaborating in the protection of human rights with real facts and transparency.

Thus, with the use of these tools, open data of socioeconomic variables, natural disasters, satellite images and the use of web technologies and cloud services, we propose a solution that aims to contribute to the solution to the inequality of human rights and the social injustice.

We learned that Web Development and the Tech area in general can be integrated into multiple areas of knowledge and thus make solutions that have an impact on society and nature also in order to prevent and / or correct things such as environmental injustices.

Hackathon Journey

JOURNEY INSIDE THE HACKATON

The journey through this hackathon was incredible. From the moment the call was opened, see the challenges, analyze them, see the immensity of NASA data and be able to find solutions; as well as being able to form our team and choose a challenge according to our interests and abilities.

As soon as the hackathon began, the journey of creation, rethinking, solution began, from which we took an incredible experience and learnings.

[The fun 😛]

Adri: It was an opportunity to meet more girls venturing into the Tech area. They really all have unique abilities that make them special within our team. We also share experiences within the calls and it has been one of the best experiences I have had

Moni: It has been an incredible experience where I met girls from the area with whom I had the privilege of working, sharing experiences and learning from each one. They are very talented and we managed to achieve an unexpected synergy full of laughter, a good atmosphere and a lot of collective work.

Fany: I have found it quite amusing to be able to participate in one of so many challenges that on many occasions I got confused given how similar the themes were to each other. I had a great time working as a team and I even found it fun

[Description of our experience]

Adri: There were many challenges within the hackathon, however, I think that we all helped each other to find our roles and we shaped our project, really as an experience it will be unforgettable and we take many lessons with each other.

Moni: It is the first hackathon in which I joined a partially unknown team, in which I learned to adapt, to see how our backgrounds were coupled to be able to make a joint solution, a very pleasant and fun team, they made me live an experience unforgettable.

Ale: I am very excited to be part of the largest event in Latin America and to work with a team that has always sought the integration and growth of all members.

It is the second time we have participated in a hackathon and it is sure that it will not be the last.

Fany: Working with NASA data according to the challenges that this same organization has proposed, with a totally committed, complementary, supportive and human team, in a completely responsible, innovative, motivating and committed headquarters has really left me a wonderful experience at the level. personal and professional

[Motivation to choose the challenge]

All the challenges were very interesting for us, specially this because this challenges places a lot of emphasis on the environmental branch and we want to have an impact with our project.

[Focus]

Environmental (natural disasters: Hurricanes)

[Setbacks and challenges]

Not all of us had a scientific background, which made us have a wide range of solutions to this problem.

It was a bit difficult to focus on a specific area

[Special Thanks]

To God because we are here healthy, for allowing us to work together despite the distance
To Fanny for agreeing to be our Leader B)
To the mentors for helping us to solve our doubs
To the Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors, Innovaccion Virtual, Hackademy, Pandawans and other parthners for make this event possible
Moni: "To all for accepting me in her team, all crazy, with the "mind of a shark " ".

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