My REST-COAST
Mobile Application
Web Application
Part of the EU Horizon 2020 REST-COAST project, engaging citizens in coastal restoration.
Overview
Developed within the context of the Horizon Europe REST-COAST project, this mobile app provides the tools for enhancing public understanding and engagement with coastal ecosystem restoration. Featuring a visually engaging design aligned with the project's visual identity, it helps to raise awareness among citizens by illustrating the current challenges faced by coastal zones, demonstrated through real-case scenarios from each of the nine REST-COAST pilot sites.
We were subcontracted by Pensoft Publishers to design and develop the mobile app, delivering the full end-to-end development.
Client
Pensoft Publishers EOOD
Sector/Industry
Scientific Publishing
Location
Bulgaria, EU
Target
B2C
Scope
International
Date
2024 - ongoing
Problem & Objectives
The project needed a way to:
- Keep citizens informed about ongoing restoration projects and investments.
- Provide up-to-date, multilingual content without frequent app redeployment.
- Ensure accessibility even in low-connectivity coastal environments.
- Deliver an engaging, user-friendly experience across devices.
- Present restoration sites in a structured way, showing their unique threats, measures, and outcomes.
- Offer both site-specific and general views of threats (e.g., seabed erosion) to help citizens understand local and global challenges.
- Support long-term scalability for new sites, threats, and results as the project evolves.
The Solution
We built My REST-COAST as an informational, community-facing mobile app, designed for scalability and long-term content growth.
Key features include:
- Dynamic content updates – new articles, news, and materials can be published without redeploying the app.
- Site explorer – interactive maps and detail pages where each location shows its unique threats, measures, and results.
- Threats overview – a global list of threats with general background information, complemented by site-level details.
- CMS integration – extended OctoberCMS with a custom plugin for seamless content management.
- Offline mode – users can access content and maps even in remote field conditions.
- Multilingual support – ensuring inclusivity across different regions and audiences.
- CDN integration – optimized content delivery across geographies
Technology stack
Flutter
Google Cloud
Firebase
OctoberCMS
Achievements
Delivered the full UI/UX journey – from concept to mockups, data structures, and multilingual support
Designed and implemented a site–threat–measure–result model, turning complex ecological data into accessible visual content
Extended OctoberCMS with a custom plugin that allows instant publishing of new content without redeploying the app
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The impact
- Production-ready since early 2025.
- Currently in closed testing, awaiting final content preparation.
- Expected to become a key citizen engagement tool, helping communities follow restoration efforts and understand both global and site-specific environmental challenges.
- Lays the foundation for long-term scalability as new sites, threats, and results are added to the project.
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