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# Marten Application
### Background
Given some recent research into the American marten, there is a need for a web application that is able to document marten sightings. Graduate research has produced a model that predicts habitat suitability for the northern Lower Peninsula, but a lack of anything besides anecdotal evidence makes testing the model difficult. This application would allow for "citizen science". This is the outsourcing of research efforts to the public. This would allow people to log marten sightings for research purposes. The project will be a web platform and certain groups including hunters, hunting club members, wildlife managers and state park personnel will be targeted for citizen science. This application will hopefully help bolster research efforts for the American marten.
Given recent research into the American marten, there was a need for a web application that is able to document marten sightings. Graduate research has produced a model that predicts habitat suitability for the northern Lower Peninsula, but a lack of anything besides anecdotal evidence makes testing the model difficult. This application allows for "citizen science". This is the outsourcing of research efforts to the public. This would allow people to log marten sightings for research purposes. The project is a public web application and certain groups including hunters, hunting club members, wildlife managers and state park personnel will be targeted for citizen science. This application will hopefully help bolster research efforts for the American marten.
The application will allow for users to post marten sightings. They can attach photos and make comments on said photos. They also can include the location where the sighting occurred and rank their confidence in the sighting. This will all be stored in some type of database that can be queried for research purposes. We also will integrate a map API to allow for users to see where marten sightings have occurred.
The application allows for users to post marten sightings. They can attach photos and make comments on said photos using Disqus. They also can include the location where the sighting occurred and rank their confidence in the sighting. This is stored in Google Firebase. We additionally utilize Google Maps, which allows for users to see where marten sightings have occurred. A trail-cam quiz with multiple difficulty settings incentivizes participation in the application. There is also information concerning martens and photo galleries with pictures of them.
### URL
[Marten Tracker](https://marten-application.netlify.com/ "Click here to see the application in action.")
[Marten Tracker](https://marten-tracker.netlify.com/ "Click here to see the application in action.")
### Intended Features
### Features
* Ability to log marten sightings.
* Include type of sighting on marten sighting post.
* Attach photos to marten sighting post.
* Metadata on marten sighting posts.
* A map per sighting post for location of marten sighting.
* Map for all marten sighting posts.
* Comments on photos.
* State-wide map for all marten sighting posts.
* Disqus threads on marten sighting posts.
* Quiz game for learning more about martens.
* Information section on martens.
* Photo galleries of martens.
### Technologies
* ReactJS
* Firebase
* Material-UI
* Google API
* Netlify
* Flamelink CMS
* EmailJS