Sitspot — my places, calling me back outside

Description and use

Sitspot automatically identifies safe outdoor windows using open data and models, notifying users while preserving privacy.

Problem

Users in hot, polluted cities lack a simple way to find short, safe outdoor windows for activities like birding.

Outcome

Sitspot delivers timely, safe outdoor invitations, reduces manual checking, and learns user preferences, all while keeping data privacy and operating on free tiers.

Workflow

• Add 3–5 real places once
• Sitspot pulls weather, AQI, tide, sun, eBird data hourly
• Decision function scores each spot×hour and applies safety rules
• If a window passes, Gemma writes an invitation
• Push notification sent; user taps to open voice chat
• User accepts and gets voice reply with details
• User taps "I'm here" to start on‑device BirdNET
• BirdNET identifies birds with confidence words
• User returns home; app writes a short field note
• App learns from accepted/declined windows

Evidence

Sitspot watches a few real places you choose and calls you back outside only when one of them opens a genuinely good window.

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Every hour it pulls weather, air quality, tide timing, sun position and recent eBird sightings for each spot, and forecasts how good birding will be with TabPFN.

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When a window clears the bar, Gemma writes a short, grounded invitation… and your phone buzzes.

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At the spot, tap I'm here and put the phone in your pocket: BirdNET runs on the phone and names what it hears, always with an honest confidence word. Audio never leaves the phone.

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The first real dawn invitation is queued for my park.

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