https://github.com/akshayanmohandas/tourist-utility-app

A SwiftUI app providing real-time weather information and tourist places of interest for various locations.
https://github.com/akshayanmohandas/tourist-utility-app

application openweather-api openweathermap-api swift swiftui tourism-app weather-app xcode

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A SwiftUI app providing real-time weather information and tourist places of interest for various locations.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/akshayanmohandas/tourist-utility-app
• Owner: AkshayanMohandas
• Created: 2024-06-01T00:15:27.000Z (8 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-01-20T23:19:06.000Z (15 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-21T00:24:29.518Z (15 days ago)
• Topics: application, openweather-api, openweathermap-api, swift, swiftui, tourism-app, weather-app, xcode
• Language: Swift
• Homepage:
• Size: 3.59 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
# Tourist Utility App 🌤️🗺️

A SwiftUI-based iOS application that provides real-time weather updates, forecasts, and maps of tourist attractions. This project was developed as part of my **BEng Software Engineering** coursework at the **University of Westminster**, where I achieved a grade of **86/100**.

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## Features ✨  

- **Real-Time Weather Data**  

  - Displays the current weather, including temperature, humidity, pressure, and wind speed for any city.  

  - Fetches weather data from the **OpenWeatherMap API**.  

- **Hourly and Daily Forecasts**  

  - Provides an hourly forecast for the next 48 hours in a horizontally scrollable view.  

  - Shows a daily forecast for the next 8 days in a vertically scrollable list.  

- **Tourist Attractions Map**  

  - Interactive map with pins marking key tourist attractions, loaded dynamically from a local JSON file.  

  - Users can tap on pins to view additional details about each place.  

- **Dynamic City Search**  

  - Allows users to search for a specific city, dynamically updating weather, forecasts, and the map view for the selected location.  

- **User-Friendly Interface**  

  - Designed to follow Apple's Human Interface Guidelines, ensuring a clean and consistent UI/UX.

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## Technologies Used 🛠️  

- **Swift 5.7+**  

- **SwiftUI**  

- **CoreLocation**  

- **MapKit**  

- **OpenWeatherMap API**  

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## Project Structure 📂

- **Models**: Defines the data structures for weather and tourist places.

- **ViewModels**: Manages state and data flow between views and models using the MVVM pattern.

- **Views**: SwiftUI views for displaying weather information, forecasts, and maps.

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## Skills Gained 🧠

- Native iOS Development with SwiftUI.

- API integration and JSON decoding.

- State management with the MVVM architecture.

- Multi-threading for smooth user experiences.

- UI/UX design aligned with Apple guidelines.

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