Whenever I have a decent new idea I try to build it - regardless of whether it's practical, already exists, or is feasible as a business. These articles are an insight into how and why I made what I did.
Have you ever arrived at work, driven up multiple levels of a parking garage, only to find that all your offices allocated spots have been taken? Me too, so I decided to build a tool to help companies keep track of their parking spaces, and to notify employees when the office is full.
This is the very first project I started back in 2019, and through it Ive learnt to use React, React Native, Node.js, PCB design, and a range of accessory frameworks.
At its core, Cross Copy provides a basic way to avoid having to email text and files to yourself. It works in a similar way to Google Drive or Dropbox, but without the bloat of folders, subscriptions, or size limits.
An internal asset tracking system that uses QR Codes to track the location, P&ID, ISO number for industrial equipment. It was built specifically for a client at my previous job in order to keep track of the decomissioning of a complex gas compressor station and is still in use today.
A remote monitoring solution for assets in rural areas that utilizes the SWARM satellite network to send small packets of data (tank water levels, pressure readings, etc.). The system uses a central Hub with LoRa gateway capabilities to collect data from multiple distributed Nodes, significantly reducing costs compared to traditional satellite internet solutions.