Pothole Patrol is a full-stack, crowdsourced web application that allows citizens to report potholes and road damage in real time.
Pothole Patrol bridges the gap between the public and local authorities by providing a platform to:
- 📍 Report road issues using geo-tagged photos
- 📊 Track the status of reported potholes
- 🗺️ View all reported problems on an interactive map
- 🛠️ Enable city officials to manage and resolve issues via an admin dashboard
- React.js
- Mapbox / Google Maps API
- Tailwind CSS (optional)
- Node.js
- Express.js
- MongoDB / DynamoDB
- Amazon S3 — for storing uploaded images
- AWS Lambda — for image processing & notifications
- Amazon Rekognition — to auto-detect potholes in images
- Amazon Cognito — for user authentication
- AWS Amplify / Elastic Beanstalk — for deployment
- Amazon SNS / SES — for alerts and communication
- 👤 Citizen — Report and track potholes
- 🛠️ City Worker — Update repair statuses
- 🧑💼 Admin — Manage reports, view analytics
- ✅ Solves a real-world civic problem
- ✅ Uses modern web & cloud technologies
- ✅ Scalable, smart, and easy to use
- ✅ Great showcase of MERN + AWS integration
- Push notifications on report updates
- AI-generated report severity scoring
- Mobile app (React Native)
💡 Want to contribute or use this app in your city? Fork the repo and get started!