README.md

ColaHeat

Project for the 2018 ColaHacks Hackathon

Display general sentiment of social media activity in the Columbia area in the form of a heat map.

Tech Stack

• Database

  • MongoDB

• Data parser

  • Python 2.7
  • Tweepy - python client for twitter api
  • Textblob - python library for processing textual data

• Map Display

  • Expressjs
  • Javascript
  • HTML
  • Bootstrap

Usage

• Create a virtualenv
• Install requirements: pip install -r requirements.txt
• Install: python -m textblob.download_corpora
• run MongoDB:
  • sudo service mongodb start
• import MongoDB data
  • From project root: mongorestore DataParser/dump
• Install dependencies and run Expressjs
  • From MapDisplay dir: npm install & npm start
• Open web browser and go to: localhost:3000

Contributors

• Tyler Moon
• Tyler Hall
• Lawton C Mizell