XPlore

This project is a mobile application developed in Android Java as part of a college lab project. The application uses the Foursquare API to access key locations around the user within a 10km radius and displays them on the app with customized search options. Additionally, it employs a custom-made API built using Python Flask to scrape data from Indian Helpline and, based on the current location o the user, finds the closest match using fuzzy matching and provides emergency and local helpline numbers.

Live Link

Find the Emergency Contact API here:

https://xplore-vkzl.onrender.com

NOTE: The API only accepts POST request and does not require any authentication or API Keys

Technology Stack

• Frontend: Android Java
• Backend: Flask
• APIs: Foursquare API, Custom Flask API
• Web-Scraper: BeautifulSoup
• Security: Bcrypt

Features

• Location Discovery:

  • Utilizes the Foursquare API to find and display key locations within a 10km radius of the user's current location.
  • Locations are displayed in a Java ListView with custom selection options.
  • Viewing individual point of interest if also possible with fetching of comments associated with the place (if any) for enhancement of user experience.

• Emergency Helplines:

  • Custom Python Flask API scrapes data from Indian Helpline and displays as a Java Listview on the landing page.
  • Finds the closest match on the sitemap using fuzzy matching and retrieves relevant emergency and local helpline numbers based on the user's current location.

• User Authentication:

  • Login feature with password hashing.
  • User data is securely stored in an SQLite3 database.