by thu nguyen advisor: prof. krzysztof janowicz geog 596a – capstone project
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Travel LogAndroid Smartphone
Application
By Thu Nguyen Advisor: Prof. Krzysztof Janowicz
GEOG 596A – Capstone Project
Objective
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Develop a smartphone application for trip planning and tracking itinerary, by utilizing location-based and GPS technologies, as well as, the Cloud Computing for data storage.
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Massive amount of unmanageable travel
documents
Scrapbooking is time consuming, expensive, not real-
time
A solution is needed to save time on trip planning and
journaling.
Motivation
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Smartphone Solution
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Highly active, always available personal item
All-in-one device
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Free download from Android Store
Require high-speed internet
Off-line mode available
Trip Planner
Expected Results
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Real-time weather forecast
Near-by gas, restaurants, etc.
Insert marker, picture, video, notes to map
Bookmark to Favorites
Expected Results – Cont.
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Android Platform Google Cloud storage
Web Picasa for photo album YouTube for video Google Docs for other file format
Data Access via Google Restful API SQLite database
Methodology
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Android UI Design pattern Action Bar Popup menu Fit multiple resolution and density Support both Portrait & Landscape
views
Methodology – Cont.
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YouTube Unlimited File size < 2 GB limit
Picasa Web Album 1 GB free Photo < 800 x 800 pixels don’t count
toward your storage quota
Data Storage & Cost
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Google Docs 1 GB free all non-Google Docs file
extensions Document created in Google Docs
don’t count toward your storage quota Additional space cost $0.25/GB/yr
Can be shared between Picasa and Google Docs
Data Storage & Cost – Cont.
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Google Place API
Twitter API Wiki
WunderWIKI Weather API
Web Service API
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System Infrastructure
Hardware Windows Lab Top Droid 2 smartphone
Data Storage Picasa Web Album YouTube Google Docs SQLite database
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System Infrastructure – Cont.
Software Adroid SDK Toolkit JDK 6 Eclipse IDE 3.4 or greater Eclipse JDT Plugin, Android
Development Tool (ADT)
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Architecture Diagram
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Functional Grouping Trip screen Destination screen Action Bar Pop-up menu
UI Design Database Design
System Design
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Create new trip
Trips listing
Pop-up menu
Trip UI
Show mapNotesDelete
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Map of destinations
Destination UI
Photo albumVideoNotesZoom inZoom outAdd markerDelete marker
Pop-up menu
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Favorites
Find Place
Zoom to my position
Weather Forecast
Exit
Action Bar
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Favorites
Pop-up Menu
Show on mapWalk toDrive toShow detailsCall
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Find Place
Walk toDrive toShow DetailsAdd to favoriteCall
Pop-up Menu
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Zoom to my position
Show DetailsAdd to favoritePop-up Menu
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Weather Forecast
My positionFavoritesSearch
Pop-up menu
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Database Design
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April 2011
Create SQLite databa
se
May 2011
Widget on home screen & Trip Screen
June 2011
Destination
screen
July 2011 Action Bar
August 2011
Destination
pop-up menu
Demo at a local GIS User
Group
Implementation Timeline
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Questions & Answers