Snapcrap lets you take images of poop on pathways and report it to the city

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Snapcrap obtains from Snapchat’s images however makes it poop-themed.


Snapcrap

A brand-new app called Snapcrap lets users take images of human poop on San Francisco’s pathways or streets and send them to the city’s Public Works Department to start a clean-up.

Snapcrap, which released on iOS recently and on Android on Tuesday, utilizes your phone’s GPS to figure out the specific area of the feces. You can likewise track current tickets to ensure the concern is dealt with. The app obtains from Snapchat’s images, changing the ghost logo design with among poop.

“See something gross? Just snap a photo and press submit,” Snapcrap’s App Store description checks out. It sends out a report to San Francisco’s 311 hotline.

San Francisco is working to handle its filthy streets as it battles with problems of homelessness. To assistance fight the issue, it developed a “Poop Patrol” in August, comprised of 5 public works workers who patrol the streets and steam-clean filthy locations. The city likewise has a 311 app where individuals can report feces, along with other things like graffiti or the requirement for streetlight repair work or tree upkeep. The city navigates 1,300 regular monthly demands to tidy up human and animal waste, stated Rachel Gordon, director of policy and interactions at San Francisco Public Works.

“We want to be both responsive and proactive in addressing street cleanliness issues,” Gordon stated. “The new Snapcrap app provides the public with another reporting tool; but it is not as robust as the City’s SF311 app in terms of precise reporting, which can help crews locate and address the concern more rapidly.”

Snapcrap developer Sean Miller informed the Los Angeles Times he was motivated to develop the app after moving from Vermont to San Francisco and finding he needed to often step over human and animal poop.

“Pretty much everyone who lives here is pretty well accustomed to seeing this stuff when you’re walking down the street in every neighborhood,” Miller informed the publication. “It’s very frustrating. You should be able to pull out your phone, take a photo and send it to the city to have it cleaned up.”

Miller informed CNET that there are around 200 to 300 brand-new Snapcrap users every day.

The app might show to be handy. But it may not be really enjoyable for the city workers who’ll be getting all these poop photos.

First releasedOct 9, 4: 07 p.m. PT.
Update,Oct 10 at 10 a.m.: Adds remark from San Francisco PublicWorks

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