Decision 4: What happens to expired hotspots?
Hotspots resolve after a few hours but stay accessible for 24h. Pick how that looks.
Option A
Ghost Pins
Expired hotspots stay on the map but fade to ~30% opacity. Tap one to see "Resolved 2h ago" + full history. No extra panels.
All pins visible — active + expired
🚨
🎉
🚧
🚧
2h ago
👮
5h ago
✊
8h ago
Why pick this
Zero extra UI — map does all the work
See
where
things happened at a glance
Simple to build and understand
Tradeoff
More pins on map = more visual clutter
Faded pins can look like a loading glitch
Option B
Activity Timeline
Map only shows live hotspots. Expired ones move to a slide-up panel at the bottom. Collapsed by default — just a small button until you tap it.
Default (collapsed)
🚨
🎉
🚧
↑ Recent (3)
Map is 100% clean.
Small button at bottom.
Tapped open
🚨
🎉
Last 24 Hours
Water Main — N 7th
Resolved 2h ago
Police — Bedford
Resolved 5h ago
March — Rodney St
Resolved 8h ago
Panel slides up ~40%.
Tap an item → map highlights it.
Why pick this
Map stays clean — no visual clutter
Expired items get more context (time, confirmations)
Swipe down to dismiss, easy to ignore
Tradeoff
Takes ~40% of map when open
Extra tap to see expired activity
Pick one
A
— Ghost pins (simple, more pins on map) or
B
— Activity timeline (clean map, slide-up panel)