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🏆 $70 · 4th Place
BioMap — Scientific Explorer Platform
BioMap brings together six distinct scientific domains into one cohesive platform. Users can explore global species distributions on an interactive Leaflet map, search chemical compounds via PubChem, browse NASA's image and video archive, monitor environmental data by location, look up species taxonomy via iNaturalist, and access curated Wikipedia articles. Authentication uses OTP-based email verification with JWT sessions protecting all dashboard routes.
Engineering Case Study
- Challenge
- Biodiversity records, chemical references, environmental context, space media and educational material live in separate public data sources, making cross-domain exploration cumbersome.
- Approach
- Build one Next.js and TypeScript platform that connects GBIF, PubChem, NASA Images, OpenStreetMap Nominatim, iNaturalist and Wikipedia, with MongoDB-backed accounts and OTP/JWT-protected dashboard routes.
- Contribution
- Integrated the interactive species map, compound lookup, NASA media gallery, location-based environmental view, species taxonomy and conservation details, and educational article browsing into a shared interface.
- Outcome
- Delivered a multi-domain scientific explorer and placed 4th ($70) in the StackUp May 2025 Challenge.
Key Features
- Interactive biodiversity map with GBIF species occurrence data
- Chemistry database with molecular structures via PubChem
- NASA space media gallery — images and videos
- Environmental monitoring by location via OpenStreetMap Nominatim
- Species database with taxonomy and conservation status
- Wikipedia-powered educational resources section
- OTP-based email verification + JWT session management
- Protected dashboard routes and API endpoints
Tech Stack
Next.js 14TypeScriptMongoDBTailwind CSSLeafletOpenStreetMapGBIF APIPubChem APINASA Images APIiNaturalist APIWikipedia APIJWT
Award
Prize
$70
Placement
4th Place
Event
StackUp May 2025 Challenge