endorsedOngoing

Hazards Alerting System Development for SWIFT Weather

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development

Industry

Software Development

Duration

143 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 September 2014

Team Size

Confidential

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

78/100

Good

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Client

SWIFT Weather

Minneapolis, United States of America

Project Summary

Acropolium designed and implemented the software and hardware architecture for SWIFT Weather, a hazards alerting company, building an efficient alerting system using Node.js, Redis, PostgreSQL, and Bootstrap hosted on Amazon EC2. The vendor recommended technologies, designed databases and hardware architecture, implemented UI and graphic designs, and built the product from concept through multiple follow-on projects. Work was delivered on time and on budget; Acropolium earned four additional projects and remained SWIFT Weather’s trusted partner for nearly three years.

Key Challenges

Improve the signal-to-noise ratio for severe weather and crisis alerting
Reduce over-alerting and alert fatigue to improve response during actual emergencies
Create an efficient alerting system capable of contacting users across platforms (email, cell phone, web applet, custom API)
Ensure accountability and audit trails and solicit acknowledgement that alerts were received
Move the product from concept stage to a working architecture and build

Project Deliverables

Software and hardware architecture
Backend built with Node.js
Redis database
PostgreSQL database
Web UI using Bootstrap
Deployment on Amazon EC2
Layout and graphic designs implemented

Project Solution

Acropolium helped create the software and hardware architecture from concept, recommended technologies, and performed the build. They designed databases and platforms and implemented layout and graphic designs provided as concept drawings. The implementation used Node.js with Redis and PostgreSQL, modern web UI technologies including Bootstrap, and was hosted on Amazon EC2; project management and ticketing used Codebase.

Project Outcome

Deliverables consistently exceeded the client's expectations
The vendor delivered work on time and within budget
The client awarded Acropolium four additional projects building on the original framework
Acropolium remained the client's trusted partner for nearly three years

Platforms

Cloud
Web
Mobile

Tech Stack

Node.js
Redis
PostgreSQL
Bootstrap
Amazon EC2

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Out of the box thinking and ingenuity in solution implementation characterize Acropolium’s approach to their work. On time and on budget, Acropolium was awarded 4 additional jobs after the initial project. They remain SWIFT Weather’s trusted partner almost 3 years later.”
Rory Groves
CEO
Date: 06/22/2017