Inspiration
Difficulty in exploring campus for new students, especially international students Paper maps are not interactive, and hence hard to use Leaflets provide limited information (Only names)
What it does
The app is a map of the University Main Campus tracking the user live using GPS and shows pop-ups about buildings while exploring the campus
How we built it
Using Android Studio IDE : JAVA and Xml
Challenges we ran into
Due to time constraints we weren't able to complete the whole pop-up part also needed to learn about ANdroid Studio and xml
Accomplishments that we're proud of
The App tracks the person in real-time and does basic searches using the search bar
What we learned
Learnt about the Android Studio IDE. Learnt about XML Scripting language Learnt about using the Google Play Services in android development. Gained more information on overall app development in Android based systems. Learnt about Google Cloud Platform and how to integrate it within the applications. How API Keys work. How to geofence and track user in real time. How vector drawable and SVG files come in handy for application icon creation.
What's next for Project Rockets
Speak information like Siri 3D maps instead of 2D Real time operational hours To and FRO directions Adding the pop-ups(the main foundation of the app wasn't integrated due to time constraints). Making the app University of Toledo centric. Cross-Platform Application Development.
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