Initiative for Forests & Environment · UNDP · Web App · 2023
Park Betanija: Action for a Greener City
Interactive web map and civic engagement platform for urban green spaces
Web App · Civic Tech · UX Research
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The brief
A native-feeling map experience — in a browser, on a budget Android.
The Initiative for Forests & Environment, working with UNDP, needed a free, public-facing tool to help citizens explore Sarajevo's Park Betanija. No App Store, no download — just open a link.
The catch: the experience had to feel as smooth as a native maps app, including location tracking, animated layers, and crisp pan/zoom across every browser and Android version in circulation.
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The approach
We treated 'fast on a cheap Android' as the only constraint that mattered.
We gathered requirements with the on-the-ground implementer (Initiative for Forests & Environment / fea), picked a web-first stack tuned for low-spec devices, and designed an architecture that could draw layers and track the user smoothly without spiking memory.
We shipped iteratively, testing on real devices in the park, refining animation timings, and getting feedback from actual visitors before declaring it done.
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The outcome
A browser map that runs smoothly on phones that struggle with anything else.
Visitors navigate the park and learn about its 50+ plant species directly in the browser. Animations stay smooth on five-year-old phones. The platform is free, hosted, and shareable — no install required. The project is part of UNDP's #ReLOaD program, funded by the EU in BiH.
Park Betanija: Action for a Greener City
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“Placeholder — replace with a real client quote. The kind of thing you wish every project would end with.”
nermin šehićFounder
ajša polimacFrontend Engineer
denis kramaFrontend Engineer
amel helezBackend Engineer
tijana kolakovićProduct Designer