DeCaMap.

Real-time information where coordination matters most.

The challenge

Fire brigades and drone operators need a shared view of fast-changing incidents. DeCaMap combines geospatial data, live team communication, and drone imagery to support wildfire and natural disaster coordination.

My contribution

I led requirements engineering, system architecture, and full-stack implementation at NCG, Maynooth University. The stack combined a Nuxt.js frontend, Node.js/NestJS services, and a PostGIS database.

• Live map tooling, team and event management, and WebSocket communication.
• Drone video streaming with scrubbing, tagging, and filtering.
• 360-degree imagery using Pannellum and in-video distance measurement.
• Django and FastAPI endpoints for machine learning services.
• Microservices delivery through GitHub Actions and Azure.
• Stakeholder demonstrations and multi-party field exercises with first responders.

The result

The platform secured €1 million through the Science Foundation Ireland DefOrg Innovation Challenge. I worked with the Product Owner to evolve the MVP toward a scalable multi-tenant SaaS product.