Tree-mapping app wins Waterloo Codefest
Posted Oct 28, 2015 02:23:24 PM.
Last Updated Oct 28, 2015 02:27:06 PM.
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Waterloo Codefest was a huge success this year.
This past weekend, teams had just 36 hours to create a functioning mobile app and only three minutes to present their product.
Top place was an app called “Timber”.
Created by two Sir John A. MacDonald high school students and a first-year University of Waterloo student, this application connects residents with their environment by mapping the city’s tree canopy one tree at a time.
It allows citizens to monitor the health of trees and report trees that may be in distress.
It also educates residents about the types of trees planted across the city and identifies the difference between a city-owned tree and a privately owned tree.
