This project is intended to serve as the backend of a mapping tool. It was developed in collaboration with https://izever.shinyapps.io/croydon_shopping_tool/.
The work makes use of Firebase, a Google-backed development platform for apps. In particular it utilises the Firebase Realtime Database to store data. Using an API key, it is straightforward to allow another tool to pull or push data.
The overall vision for this project is that it will provide both a data backend and an administrative view of the data to superusers. This higher-level access will allow for more powerful manipulation of data by verified users, helping them conduct validation tasks or more rapidly identify data issues.
This is an ongoing project and input is welcome.