PROJECT SYNOPSIS

ANDROID APPLICATION

TEAM:
TEAM MEMBERS:
RAJESH KUMAR G.P

AKSHAY G

SHRUTHI K.S

SHREYA K.L

EMAIL:

kumars.gp@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE/AIM:
BY USING ANDROID PLATFORM AND USING GOOGLE MAPS API KEY, OUR APPLICATION ALLOWS THE
USER TO SAVE HIS/HER POINT OF INTEREST DYNAMICALLY AT ANY GIVEN POINT OF TIME USING THE
“SAVE LOCATION” BUTTON.

WHEN THE USER ENTERS HIS POINT OF INTEREST, THE CLIENT SYSTEM(ANDROID PHONE) CONTACTS
THE GOOGLE API AND DISPLAYS THE REQUIRED POINT OF INTERESTS WITHIN A CERTAIN RADIUS.

TECHNICAL DETAILS:
THE MAIN FEATURE OF THIS APPLICATION IS TRACKING CERTAIN POINT OF INTEREST USING THE GPS
TECHNOLOGY. THE USER CAN SAVE HIS/HER POINT OF INTEREST WHICH WILL BE STORED IN THE
DATABASE MANAGED BY THE CLIENT. WHEN THE USER ENTERS HIS/HER POINT OF INTEREST THE CLIENT
SYSTEM (ANDROID PHONE) CONTACTS THE GOOGLE MAP LIBRARIES AND DISPLAYS THE REQUIRED
POINT OF INTERESTS WITHIN A CERTAIN RADIUS.
AS SOON AS THE USER ENTERS HIS POINT OF INTEREST, THE LOCATION OF THE REQUIRED POINTS OF
INTERESTS ARE DISPLAYED DYNAMICALLY TO THE USER. FOR EXAMPLE IF THE USER ENTERS HIS POINT
OF INTEREST LIKE RESTAURANTS OR ATMS WITHIN A PARTICULAR AREA THE CLIENT SYSTEM(ANDROID
PHONE) CONTACTS THE GOOGLE MAP WHICH IN TURN DISPLAYS THE REQUIRED POINTS OF INTERESTS
BY CONTACTING ITS GOOGLE MAP LIBRARIES.

INNOVATIVENESS AND USEFULNESS:

THE UNIQUE FEATURE OF THIS APPLICATION IS THAT IT ALLOWS THE USER TO SAVE HIS POINT OF
INTEREST. THIS POINT OF INTEREST IS STORED IN THE LOCAL DATABASE. WHENEVER THE USER WISHES
TO KNOW THE DETAILS LIKE THE TIME AND DATE ETC, HE CAN VIEW THAT BY LOOKING AT THE DETAILS
AND VISUALIZE THEM ON GOOGLE MAPS.

CURRENT STATUS OF DEVELOPMENT:

1. PROOF OF CONCEPT WHICH INCLUDES LOCATION BASED SERVICES, REVERSE GEOCODING,
FORWARD GEOCODING USING GOOGLE MAP LIBRARIES IS COMPLETED.
2. YET TO INTEGRATE ALL THE ABOVE MODULES.

MARKET POTENTIAL AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE:

ABOVE 52% OF THE MOBILE PHONES CURRENTLY USE ANDROID PLATFORM SINCE ITS AN OPEN SOURCE
SOFTWARE. IT ALLOWS THE USERS TO WRITE AND EVEN MODIFY EXISTING PIECE OF CODES. SINCE
ANDROID OCCUPIES MORE THAN HALF OF THE CURRENT MARKET SHARE, THERE ARE NO DIRECT
COMPETITORS PRESENT IN THE MARKET. BEING THE FIRST TO OFFER SUCH A PRODUCT, FUTURE
COMPETITORS MAY NOT BE A MAJOR PROBLEM DUE TO LONGER PRESENCE OF OUR PRODUCT.