Better Garden is an App that aims to bring people together to enhance biodiversity.
| Programming language: | Dart |
| Database: | Firebase |
| Server: | Serverless (Firebase Hosting for Database) |
| Deployment: | Git → Testing → Bitrise → Google Playstore |
| Operating System: | Android and IOS |
The main goal of our project was to implement a feature that would allow users to create so-called 'Connection Projects' that benefit local biodiversity. A Connection Project is a collaboration of several gardens (several users) intending to benefit a targeted species. A feature that would allow (direct) communication among users was removed from the priorities list.
The initial situation of Better Gardens was an already existing infrastructure with Database and Software Architecture that was handed over to us by last year's IP34/20vt team. The main features implemented would allow users to create so-called 'Gardens' and visualize them on a map. Seeing opportunities for further development of the tool, our client from FIBL requested a second project with the aim of implementing the main feature that would allow users to connect and communicate with each other. During further development of the project, we noticed some malpractices, which led to bugs that had to be fixed first.
The implementation of the feature that would allow users to create Connection Projects allows users to connect
and work together to benefit local biodiversity.
Further Benefits:
- Good user experience through an intuitive way of creating Connection Projects
- Easy way to register thanks to multiple methods (Google, Email)
- Connecting people by inspiring them to work together for a species
- Spreading knowledge by providing information about any species and their environment
- Easy and automated deployment thanks to a build pipeline
Once a user has registered a garden they can join or create one or more Connection Projects. Members of a Connection Project can then take their own measures, some of which are suggested by the app, to increase the species' environmental quality. Moreover, a user can easily acquire knowledge in the app about any species. Users that do not yet belong to a Connection Project can visualize and filter all available Connection Projects of a chosen area in the maps and join them. Therefore, the user can actively look for any Connection Project targeting a chosen species. A member of a Connection Project is now able to also manage the Connection Project. This means adjusting the title and description of the Connection Project and also seeing all participants.
Project Duration: 2 Semesters
Total Hours of the Team: 2'880h
Team Size: 8
Work delivered
IP3:
Implementing core feature Connection Projects
Implementing ability to manage Connection Projects
Visualizing Connection Projects on Maps
Setting up build Pipeline
IP4:
Implementing Filter on Map
Creating a new page for users to acquire knowledge about species
Fixing Bugs and refactoring
Implementing Google Login
| Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL Ackerstrasse 113 5070 Frick www.fibl.org/ |
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| Name | Role IP3 | Role IP4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geremia Walzer | geremia.walzer@students.fhnw.ch | Product Owner | Dev. Team |
| Zoe Vocat | zoe.vocat@students.fhnw.ch | Dev. Team | Product Owner |
| Lionel Vallotton | lionel.vallotton@students.fhnw.ch | Dev. Team | Dev. Team |
| Colin Herzog | colin.herzog@students.fhnw.ch | Scrum Master | Dev. Team |
| Elena Algaria | elena.algaria@students.fhnw.ch | Dev. Team | Dev. Team |
| Kevin Schlatter | kevin.schlatter@students.fhnw.ch | Dev. Team | Dev. Team |
| Simona Mavilio | simona.mavilio@students.fhnw.ch | Dev. Team | Scrum Master |
| Florian Unger | florian.unger@students.fhnw.ch | Dev. Team | Dev. Team |
Thekla Müller
