BestHacks 2025 Hackathon Project | Topic: Public Safety
eKonfident is a gamified, community-driven web application designed to improve public safety by allowing citizens to easily report and track local incidents. Built with a touch of humor (embracing the local "neighborhood snitch" meme culture), the platform encourages active participation through leaderboards, community voting, and real-time map visualizations.
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For the evil twin of eKonfident visit nieKonfident - the dark side for the "Good Homies". Featuring dark mode.
- 🗺️ Interactive Incident Map: View real-time reports and heatmaps of incidents across the country using an interactive map (powered by Leaflet/OpenStreetMap).
- 📝 Quick Reporting: A form to report incidents with precise geolocation, category tagging, and detailed descriptions.
- 🏆 Gamification & Leaderboards: Users earn points for verified reports. The Top Snitches leaderboard ranks the most active community members.
- 👍 Community Verification: Users can upvote or downvote incidents to filter out fake reports and increase the visibility of real threats.
- 💬 Comments System: Discuss specific incidents, provide additional information, or warn others in the comment section under each report.
- 🤖 AI Overview: Integration for AI-powered safety analysis of specific areas based on recent incident data.
| Main Dashboard & Map | Incident Reporting Form |
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| Leaderboards (Ranking) | Incident Details & Comments |
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- Frontend Framework: React
- Styling: CSS modules
- Maps: Leaflet & OpenStreetMap
To get a local copy up and running, follow these simple steps.
- Node.js (v16 or higher recommended)
- npm or yarn
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Lorem-Ipsum-BestHACKS-2025/eKonfident-frontend.git- Navigate to the project directory:
cd eKonfident-frontend- Install dependencies
npm install
# or
yarn install-
Configure environment variables:
- Modify .env file in the root directory and add your API endpoints.
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Start the development server:
npm run dev
# or
yarn dev