Result II: Mobile Application – Discover the landmark in Chicago

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Travelers can download the Collector for ArcGIS app from App Store (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/collector-for-arcgis/id1294494658) or Google Play Store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.esri.arcgis.collector&hl=en_US). Travelers are able to mark landmarks in Chicago, simply by their smartphones while using this location service enabled online collector. For instance, when I walk by the community garden, I notice there is a delicate statue. I can use my smartphone to take a picture of this statue and upload this picture to this online collector. Then I will drop a pin on the map in this app, with a brief description of this statue and the date.

Since this collector is a public online inventory platform, travelers will be able to share the landmarks they have explored to their social network. The purpose of this app is to encourage Airbnb guests to explore the communities they choose to stay in, or new communities in Chicago that are in their bucket list. Besides, the landmark information the Airbnb guests provide would become a valuable source for Chicagoans to understand and conserve the community assets. Overall, the function of marking landmarks would be a platform for travelers and local residents to interact and increase respect and awareness for the community they reside.