InFound: A Crowdsourcing Web Application for Lost and Found Items with Geolocation Technology
📌 Overview
InFound is a centralized, user-friendly, and community-driven web application designed to optimize the lost-and-found process. By leveraging crowdsourcing, geolocation technology, and social features, InFound streamlines reporting, tracking, and recovering lost items. The platform fosters collaboration and user engagement to increase the likelihood of recovering lost possessions while promoting transparency, security, and accessibility.
🚀 Features
🔍 Advanced Search and Filtering Filter posts by category, date, keywords, and location radius.
📍 Geolocation-Based Labeling Users can tag the location where items were lost or found and browse posts within a defined radius.
🧑🤝🧑 Crowdsourcing & Community Engagement Users interact via posts, comments, and replies to collaboratively locate lost items.
🔐 Secure Authentication User login via Google OAuth ensures secure and streamlined access.
🏅 User Incentives System Profile badges awarded based on activity, milestones, and verification status.
⚙️ Content Moderation Admin dashboard to handle reports, verify users, and moderate platform content.
🌐 Public Accessibility Users can view listings without registration. Interaction requires a verified account.
🧰 Technologies Used Frontend & Backend Framework: Flutter Web
Authentication & Database: Firebase Authentication, Firebase Realtime Database
Maps & Geolocation: Google Maps API, Geocoding API
Hosting & Deployment: Firebase Hosting
Additional Services: Google OAuth, Firebase Storage
🧪 Testing and Evaluation The application was evaluated through multiple testing procedures:
✅ Functional Testing (Unit, Integration, and System)
📊 Modified ISO 25010 Evaluation (Quality Metrics):
Functional Suitability: 6.07
Usability: 6.33
Security & Moderation: 6.00
Performance & Efficiency: 6.40
Overall Quality Rating: 6.20 / 7.00
🧑💻 User Experience Testing (92 participants):
Functional Suitability: 6.86
Usability: 6.87
Security & Moderation: 6.88
Performance & Efficiency: 6.86
Overall Experience: 6.84
Overall UX Rating: 6.86 / 7.00
🛠️ Admin & User Levels Guest Users: View content without logging in
Regular Users: Can post, comment, and interact
Verified Users: Have a badge indicating authenticity
Admins: Manage content, users, and moderation tools
📈 Impact & Contribution InFound addresses the increasing issue of lost items in fast-paced environments through:
Reduced financial loss
Increased recovery chances
Streamlined reporting process
Secure, structured, and reliable item tracking
📄 How to Use Visit the deployed site [infound.web.app].
Browse listings freely.
Sign in with your Google account to post or comment.
Use filters or geolocation search to find relevant items.
Report inappropriate content or verify your account for additional features.
📬 Contact For inquiries, feedback, or collaboration: 📧 : [email protected]
👨💻 Developed by: Ferjin-Anne Uy, Archie D. Custodio, April Z. Gomez, and Tetsuhiro U. Kodo