Wikipedia scaping map creating site (REST with authenitcated logins)

External Links

Github Repo: https://github.com/JREricson/SE_Project_WikiApp

Description

• Site that extracts GPS locations from Wikipedia articles and plots location of items in list on map. Clicking on each pin brings up a popup modal displaying the introductory description from the Wikipedia page. it includes authenticated user sessions and allows users to save previous maps.

• Built as part of a school project. The proposed audience for this proof of concept project was students that want to learn locations of places.

• As part of the project, each of us needed to create a service that would be used by other students in the class. My service rescaled images to specified sizes.

Communication

• Formal communication was carried out using Asana's task management system.
• Team operated on a pseudo-scrum pattern with 2 week sprints.
• Informal communication for group was carried out using discord.

Tech Stack

• MongoAtlas (noSQL) managed database
• Javascript/Node.js
• Express
• Templating with ejs
• External services built by classmates

Video demonstration

click on image to see a demonstration

Status

The site was built on services from other students in the class which are no longer running. For this reason, the site is no longer active.