Google android location-aware mobile application

This project involves the study and application development of the Android Operating System. We are focusing on its location-based technologies. Based on the specific features such as GPS, Google Map, Compass, Accelerometer and Wi-Fi, a social network application which includes a tracking feature is...

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Main Author: Yang, Wujun
Other Authors: Angela Goh
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2010
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-385942023-03-03T20:49:35Z Google android location-aware mobile application Yang, Wujun Angela Goh School of Computer Engineering A*STAR Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) Markus Kirchberg DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computer systems organization::Computer system implementation This project involves the study and application development of the Android Operating System. We are focusing on its location-based technologies. Based on the specific features such as GPS, Google Map, Compass, Accelerometer and Wi-Fi, a social network application which includes a tracking feature is designed, developed and tested. The application provides regular social networking features which enable the users to communicate and share information through the network. Location Technology is added to record user’s location and allows them to track another person on the Google Map. GPS, Google Map, Compass and Wi-Fi are fully utilized in the map tracking feature. The project explores the Android Operating System through the design and development of the above sample application. The implementation of the specific features and some important general features are illustrated. Problems encountered during the development process are discussed and solutions are suggested. The Android development kit comes with a set of Android Java libraries which contains many useful functions. It also includes an emulator which can be used to test the applications without the actual mobile device. Various IDE are available and Eclipse plugin is used in this project. It gives the developer an advanced development and testing environment. Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) 2010-05-12T08:45:06Z 2010-05-12T08:45:06Z 2010 2010 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/38594 en Nanyang Technological University 49 p. application/pdf
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Google android location-aware mobile application
description This project involves the study and application development of the Android Operating System. We are focusing on its location-based technologies. Based on the specific features such as GPS, Google Map, Compass, Accelerometer and Wi-Fi, a social network application which includes a tracking feature is designed, developed and tested. The application provides regular social networking features which enable the users to communicate and share information through the network. Location Technology is added to record user’s location and allows them to track another person on the Google Map. GPS, Google Map, Compass and Wi-Fi are fully utilized in the map tracking feature. The project explores the Android Operating System through the design and development of the above sample application. The implementation of the specific features and some important general features are illustrated. Problems encountered during the development process are discussed and solutions are suggested. The Android development kit comes with a set of Android Java libraries which contains many useful functions. It also includes an emulator which can be used to test the applications without the actual mobile device. Various IDE are available and Eclipse plugin is used in this project. It gives the developer an advanced development and testing environment.
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Yang, Wujun
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author Yang, Wujun
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title Google android location-aware mobile application
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title_full_unstemmed Google android location-aware mobile application
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