Nathan Pannell smiling on a sailboat off Vancouver Island

I build upbeat apps
that get people
into the real world.

I’m in Victoria, building Parkdex.

Vancouver Island needed a Pokédex.

I made Parkdex to help me visit all 117 provincial parks on Vancouver Island.

The web app maps roughly 200 parks and islands. You can find places, save a wishlist, track visits, and see how much of the island you have explored.

Parkdex map showing visited parks across Vancouver Island
Parkdex River Otter Rookie discovery badge
Parkdex places checklist with Cowichan Valley parks expanded

Parkdex, 2026 · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

A few things I’ve built.

From an island-wide park tracker to a six-hour hackathon build.

More projects

Projects, mistakes, and what stuck.

Notes from building, breaking, and taking the long way around.