Welcome to Tank Alerts, a comprehensive solution aimed at improving water quality and sanitation, particularly in urban environments like New York City. This GitHub repository hosts the project that combines research, interviews, and innovative technology to address issues related to clean water and sanitation.
- Research and Analysis: Delved into the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal for Clean Water and Sanitation to identify critical issues.
- Community Engagement: Conducted interviews and surveys with 23 individuals to gather insights into personal experiences with tap water in New York City.
- Application Development: Designed and developed Tank Alerts, a Figma-based application that notifies tenants about the quality of their water tanks.
- Hardware Prototyping: Engineered "The Piranha," a machine that interfaces with Tank Alerts to collect data from water samples and clean imperfections in water tanks. This technology aims to benefit residents of Jacob Riis NYCHA public housing.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AfVeMOLNUpDqNxX3OIXJUc2raTdc4ja9ZTJWcqCioZI/edit?usp=sharing My group and I used this shared Google Doc to write down all of our ideas, plans, and useful research articles and videos we found to dive deeper into problems people have with their water.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMwXH-47Dk1avTrZlaDE_OxQseMO5NP7CQ4-_fpcMGLjQDEQ/viewform Using this Google forms, I was able to gather information on how NYC residents felt on their tap water situation. Since NYC claims to have the best tap water, I wanted to know from the people just how true they think that is.
https://www.figma.com/file/dUGEfORkojsOeEHAJw368f/Team-Kraken-App?type=design&node-id=0%3A1&mode=design&t=mwkkFEsbcelKOHYu-1 This app is connected from The Piranha in the tank to the app on tenants' phones. It is designed to keep the community connected while keeping them alert on the condition of the water tanks in their residency. With this, they will know whether their water is drinkable or not.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wKRruP6cKq2_Uei8d8lU2F7ZH4gr7p4UhHvVaVrwWSc/edit?usp=sharing Here my group and I started planning out the dimensions of the prototype, the materials it would need, and how exactly it would work.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B9J356879wB8rljxl7nKUZGJD-NQjmZaNI7IpnY-pBo/edit?usp=sharing This was our pitch for the app and the prototype.
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1eQVQFqGyqeJIfD4Lg1HLMTPSI_hswWPG5D2JIk65mck/edit?usp=sharing This is the final poster for the project.