Thesis Overview

Out Without Doubt (OWD) is a native application to safely guide users throughout any major city through use of navigational mapping and data collected through city government’s open data networks. Through this app, users will be able to navigate through a city while staying aware of recent crimes that have happened in the past month. The objective for this app is to inform and alert the user and not to deter the user from going out or exploring the city. Users of this app are required to create an account so that they can access its features. Some of the features included in OWD are the main navigational map, a list of maps broken down by criminal categories, and a way to update the map based on an event witnessed or occurring at the moment. Each map has markers placed based on the current data by the local government or police where the user can tap and view information about the event. The marked events are color coordinated for better distinction among the different crimes.