WhatsApp Maps with Kapta

What is WhatsApp Maps?
WhatsApp Maps are private community maps made with WhatsApp.

What is Kapta?
Kapta is a platform for creating and sharing WhatsApp Maps, and connecting WhatsApp Business Mappers with those who need WhatsApp Maps.

What are WhatsApp Business Mappers?
People who make a business creating WhatsApp Maps with their communities.

Kapta is inspired by Extreme Citizen Science, an inclusive approach to science. WhatsApp Maps can turn 2.7+ billion WhatsApp users into community mappers sensing what is happening on the ground around the globe. For more information see this UCL Press Release Is this the first-ever WhatsApp Map?

Kapta is a Progressive Web App 👉 https://kapta.earth

Guidance for Developers

Kapta Web and Kapta Infrastructure are not being developed at the moment, but they are still available for reference and will be updated in the future.

• Kapta Web repository
• Kapta Infrastructure repository
• Kapta first prototypes

Requirements

• Node.js v20.0.0 or later
• npm v10.0.0 or later

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/UCL/kapta-lite.git && cd kapta-lite
2. Run npm install in the root directory
3. Create config file (see below)
4. Run npm run build to build the project
5. Run npm start to start the development server
6. Open http://localhost:8080 in your browser

People

Kapta is being developed at University College London (UCL) by the Extreme Citizen Science Lab and the Advanced Research Computing Centre, with support from external partners and contributors. Kapta is spining out from UCL.

• Marcos Moreu
• Fabien Moustard
• Tom Couch
• Amanda Ho-Lyn
• Jed Stevenson
• Dessalegn Tekle
• Muki Haklay
• Claire Ellul
• Jerome Lewis
• Jonathan Cooper

Legal disclaimer

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