DB
Live resource database
Resources are stored in a database on a Linux server instead of being trapped in hard-coded pages. This makes the system easier to update as real conditions change.
Database details →Built in the field
Designed from real use, not theory.
FieldCompass was shaped in libraries, shelters, tents, buses, and on park benches. That matters because the app is not only asking “where is a resource?” It is asking “can someone realistically use this information right now?”
Built from lived experience. Driven by dignity. Designed to help people find their way.
Phone-first
The app is meant for small screens, poor connections, low battery, stress, weather, and situations where time matters.
Reality-aware
It accounts for transit, weather, shelter timing, documentation, eligibility, distance, and what someone can actually do next.
Reusable model
Denver is the first public demonstration. Cities, advocates, providers, and funders can contact FieldCompass to discuss using this model elsewhere.