This Project was done as part of a competition. I would like to see through this half-done thing and make it better

Beacon

1. Introduction

Problem:

Traffic Jam, a major drawback to our progression through everyday activities has been more of a frustration than a situation due to the lack of management. It’s a matter of road, transport facilities and long term solutions, so obviously, blaming the Govt. or respective areas of law enforcement produced no results. Therefore we have been bearing it as a crown of thorn. It is not a problem that we can eliminate immediately, but the one we can avoid. “Prevention before Cure”- as they say.

Solution:

An alert software that tracks and reports occurrences of traffic jam. It will show specific routes where jam are occurring real-time (based on internet/GPS services). It will provide alternate routes to destination based on that tracking.

2. Scope

This App Does:

Users of this app will be Android Phone users who travels using general routes described in map (Dhaka). This application uses ‘Crowd Sourcing’-a popular survey-based data collection approach, so 16+ users are more potential sources of data gathering. The system analyzes the received data and conducts search for options to a specific problem (e.g find and show routes etc). It will provide a User Interface as per user’s need to navigate through the app, along with server side assistance.

This App Does NOT:

It does NOT guarantee a clean, smooth experience in the route it suggested to the user. It will NOT base its assumptions on direct contact with anyone but the users. It will NOT cover any route not shown in Google Maps. It can NOT show any suggestions with no user active. It will NOT work real-time in offline mode.

3. System Bodies

1. Users: [UNREGISTERD]

Can:

• Browse maps and watch suggestion marks on it by others Register.

Can NOT:

• Suggest routes.
• Edit others’ suggestions.
• Rate suggestions by others.
• Take part in polling.
• Find point to point ‘Good’ routes.

2. Users: [REGISTERD]

Can:

• Log in once. (except after log out)
• Create / Update (after creation) a user profile.
• Create connections with other users
• Browse connected peers’ profiles.
• Suggest routes.
• Rate suggestions by others.
• Take part in polling.
• Find point to point ‘Good’ routes.

Can NOT:

• Edit others’ suggestions.
• Rate a suggestion twice.
• Communicate with peers through the app. [NO ADMIN USER WILL BE ALLOTTED EXCEPT IN CASE OF SYSTEM CRASH/FAILURE]

4. Use cases of the system:

	Actors	Actions	Comments (if Applicable)
Registration	User [Unregistered], System	After information from user is provided, creates an account	Secondary: Google TM login.
Create Profile	User [Registered], System	After information from user is provided, creates a profile.
Update Profile	User [Registered], System	After prompt, updates a profile.	Not applicable if no profile exists.
Add suggestion	User [Registered], System	After prompt, user will provide binary response. System will track his/her position and create a suggestion.	Future Proposal: Delayed Response analysis using AI
Browse Map	User [Registered, Unregistered], System	After prompt, System will provide a map showing ‘red’ or ‘green’ routes.	Existence in Google Maps.
Check Route	User [Registered],	System After prompt with specified points (locations), System will provide a route (if available) with ratings.	Existence in Google Maps.
Search Suggestions:	User [Registered], System	After prompt with specification, System will provide suggestions grouped by connected peers/ location etc.	Existence of Connected Peers wherever needed.
Rate Suggestions:	User [Registered], System	User can authenticate another suggestions.
Take a Poll:	User [Registered], System	User can participate in +1ing other suggestions/users.	Google Plus TM user rules applied.

5. Technical Information

Technology: Android

Build Tools:

Web Server:

Database: