Kwaku-Oteng-dev/EcoWatch

Environmental incident reporting and monitoring platform for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Ghana # EcoWatch Tarkwa Mobile and USSD-based civic engagement platform for environmental monitoring in Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Ghana. ## Ownership model EcoWatch is a **shared municipal platform** owned by **Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Assembly**. Participating government agencies manage incidents within their legal mandate. Incidents are routed automatically by category. ## Features - **Anonymous incident reporting** with GPS map pin, text, and photo/video evidence - **Privacy-first design** — no voice recordings (voice can identify reporters in small communities) - Automatic multi-agency routing (including chemical spill → EPA + Fire + NADMO + Police) - Role-specific dashboards (municipal, agency, officer, emergency, police, research) - Case assignment, investigation notes, field photos, escalation - Expanded investigation statuses - Agency performance and response-time monitoring - Public announcements management - Audit logs (super admin, append-only) - Platform settings (super admin) - In-app notifications (including emergency severity alerts) - DBSCAN hotspot detection with a 30-day growth trend - Researcher anonymized analytics and export ## Live application - Report an environmental incident: ecowatch-report.vercel.app - Admin portal: ecowatch-report.vercel.app - Download the Android app: ecowatch-report.vercel.app ## Admin Portal Officials sign in locally at localhost or use the hosted admin portal above. Credentials must be supplied through environment variables and must never be committed. ## Getting Started ```bash # Backend cd backend docker compose up -d postgres npm install npm run db:seed npm run dev # Flutter app flutter pub get flutter run ``` ## Documentation The `docs` directory contains the selected architecture, database, security, and hosting documentation relevant to the application. ## Security Copy `backend/.env.example` to `backend/.env` for local development and provide …