🌍 Kiruna eXplorer

The project is a web app featuring a React frontend, Express backend, MongoDB, and Docker. It follows an Agile Scrum framework with bi-weekly demos, monthly releases, weekly retrospectives, and task management through YouTrack. SonarQube ensures continuous code quality via automated checks.

 

🎥 Quick Presentation:
Watch the Kiruna eXplorer video on YouTube

 

✨ About Kiruna Explorer

Discover Kiruna's Journey! Kiruna Explorer is an interactive web application that brings to life the rich history, cultural identity, and transformation of this unique city. As a flagship platform celebrating Kiruna's designation as the European Capital of Culture 2029, it serves as a bridge between past, present, and future.

Kiruna Explorer invites visitors to delve into the city’s remarkable story:

• Explore the History: Learn about Kiruna’s origins and its relocation journey.
• Access Key Documents: Navigate through detailed records tied to the city’s landmarks and transformation.
• Cultural Highlights: Celebrate Kiruna’s artistic and architectural innovations.

For urban planners, the platform offers powerful tools to:

• Add, manage, and organize new resources.
• Build connections between documents to shape the city's narrative.

 

🌲 Branching Strategy

• main: Production-ready code with bi-weekly releases.
• dev: Staging branch for testing all merged features before release.
• feature/*: Temporary branches dedicated to specific tasks or features.

 

📂 Project Documentation

• Backend: The backend folder contains details about the server implementation (Express.js, MongoDB) and Docker configuration. It includes setup instructions, dependency management, and server runtime details.
• Client: The client folder holds documentation for the React app, including guidance on starting the development server, managing dependencies, and customizing the user interface.
• Technical Dept: The TD_strategy.md file tracks all Technical Debt items, including their prioritization and resolution status.
• Retrospectives: The Retrospective folder contains notes and action items from our sprint retrospectives, used to improve processes and address recurring issues.
• Images: The Screenshots folder stores images related to the project, such as demo screenshots.
• LICENSE: The LICENSE file contains the licensing terms and conditions under which the project is distributed.

Refer to these directories for all technical details needed to set up and run Kiruna Explorer.

 

📫 Contact

Have questions, feedback, or want to contribute? Reach out to our team:

• Luca
• Giada
• Moha
• Giancarlo
• Giacomo
• Bahar