chicago-crime-map

Chicago's crime map. A student could easily check recent crime records near a specific school area in Chicago. Such as University of Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Northwestern University, etc.

Tech

This Web App uses a number of open source libraries and tools:

Front-end

[React]
[React-router] - - Declarative routing for React.
[Bootstrap]
[Google Maps JavaScript API] - To show the map.

Back-end

[Node.js]
[Express]
[PostgreSQL] - PostGIS, a spatial database extender for PostgreSQL.
[ElephantSQL] - PostgreSQL as a Service. Hosted in the cloud.
[MongoDB] - Save crime news data.

Tools and Deploy

[Heroku]