SafeRoute Pune – Women's Safety Route Mapping System

Inspiration Every day, millions of women navigate unfamiliar streets where safety is uncertain. Our team was deeply moved by the rising concerns around street harassment, poor lighting, and crime in urban areas. We realized that while apps like Google Maps help us find the fastest way, they don’t always lead us through the safest one. That’s when SafeRoute Pune was born — a navigation system that empowers women to make informed, safety-first travel decisions. What It Does SafeRoute Pune – Women’s Safety Route Mapping System helps users: Tap anywhere on the satellite map to select a destination View 3 walking route options , color-coded by safety score Analyze routes using data like street lighting, nearby police stations/hospitals, and crime hotspots Toggle visibility of safety zones Report incidents or submit reviews for routes Use the emergency panel to share location and record audio instantly All of this is integrated using Google Maps APIs in a clean, intuitive web UI. How We Built It Frontend : HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript Mapping & Routing : Google Maps JavaScript API + Directions API Data Layers : Manually tagged crime hotspots, police stations, hospitals, commercial areas (static for demo) Hosting : GitHub Pages Demo Assumption : For demo purposes, the system assumes the current user is located in Pune Challenges We Ran Into Integrating and styling custom safety overlays on top of Google Maps Simulating location-based routing in a static environment (no backend) Designing an intuitive UI while balancing a lot of information Managing API keys securely during development and deployment Accomplishments That We're Proud Of Dynamically calculating safety-based routes and presenting a clear breakdown Creating togglable safety zones to enhance awareness Designing an end-to-end working prototype using only client-side tech Making safety visible and actionable in daily navigation What We Learned Advanced usage of Google Maps APIs: Directions, overlays, styling Combining civic safety concerns with map logic Clean UI/UX design for serious urban-tech use cases Effective team collaboration, prototyping under time pressure What's Next for SafeRoute Pune Integrate Firebase or MongoDB to store real-time reports & reviews Add live crime feed and location-based notifications Build a mobile-first version with Flutter or React Native Expand to more Indian cities beyond Pune Partner with civic authorities to validate data and improve accuracy Team Members Ayush Vitthal Fande – Full Stack & Map API Logic Vaishnavi Sanjay Ghuge – UI & CSS Styling Komal Anant Puranik – Safety Research & UX Arpita Ravindra Kulkarni – Data Collection & Testing