Feature map

Table of Contents:

• Features
• Development

Features

• Browse the map of trees.
  • Use the geolocation API to find where you are.
  • Remember map center and zoom between sessions.
  • Search for trees by name or genus.
  • Search for trees by state: healthy, sick, deformed.
  • Marker colors depend on tree state (healthy, sick).
  • Use clustering to speed up display.
  • Use a vector map for higher quality and zoom.
  • Display a photo in the map popups.
  • Display tree state and update date in the popup.
  • Disable clustering after some zoom level (20+).
  • Find a base layer in English.
• Get details for a tree.
  • Display basic tree info, location.
  • Share tree details.
  • Quick indication of tree status using colors.
  • Display when tree info was updated.
  • Display all photos uploaded for a tree.
  • Display tree id.
  • Link from tree details to OSM, Wikidata.
  • Subscribe to changes for a tree.
  • Display who added the tree.
  • Add full-screen map expander button.
• Add a new tree to the map.
  • Pick tree coordinates.
  • Add basic tree info: name, height, circumference, canopy, state.
  • Add photos.
  • Add tree genus / species.
  • Add a howto page for genus / species.
  • Adopt an existing database of tree species.
  • Suggest recently used species.
• Edit an existing tree.
  • Update tree name, height, circumference, canopy, state.
  • Change (correct) tree location.
  • Add photos.
  • Add comments.
    • Display comment author and userpic.
• Community features.
  • Authenticate using Google, Android-friendly.
  • Share a tree.
    • Generate preview images for sharing (og:image).
  • Describe mapping best practices.
  • Authenticate using Apple, iPhone-friendly.
  • Add moderation for images.
• Monitoring
  • Find trees that have basic metrics missing.
  • Find trees that have no photos.
  • Find trees that were updated more than N months ago.
• OSM Integration
  • Pull trees from OSM.
  • Pull tree changes from OSM.
  • Push changes to OSM.

Other features:

• Tree mapper mode, for quicker adding of new trees.
• Tree replacement, for tracking history of a tree place.

Development

• Use a queue like SQS for off-loading slow tasks like image resizing.
• Research if DynamoDB can be used for geo-spatial data.
• Set up Docker image publishing via GitHub Actions.
• Rate limit updates.
• Rate limit file uploads.
• Optionally use S3 as file storage.
• Add local zero-config file upload backend for testing.
• Add some load testing scripts.