TravelMem App for Android

What problem does this app solve?

• It will allow the user to look for places to travel to.
• Can plan travel.
• Can add previous travel.
• Can record location, pictures and videos.
• Can view these records in a map.

How will this app solve those problems?

• Uses a web API to search for places to travel to.
• When planning a travel. Routes such as airports to use and road directions can be added. In the middle of the routes, stops can also be added.
• Previous travels can be added through the list of travels or directly place it on the map.
• Pictures and videos can be added to the travel by clicking the marker on the map or opening the travel in the travel list.
• These travels are recorded in a list but the user can open the app's map and see the travels there.

What is the minimum viable product of this app?

• A login activity for the user.
• A map activity to show traveled and planned places.
• A search activity that consumes an API to search for places to travel to.
• A fragment to edit a travel.
• A list of travels.
• A fragment to play media and view pictures.
• A navigation drawer to show user info.
• A settings fragment for utilities such as theme and notification.

What features may be added to this app in the future?

• Notify the user when a certain location is reached, using service started in App
• Set custom sound when a certain location is reached
• A way to share travel records with other users.
  • Will also have to add travel visibility, only me, friends and anyone.
• A way to create a travel with other users.
• A way to split travel fees with other users.
• A way for companies to integrate their business with this app so users can view their establishment.
• The app may be put on auto-mode so it can record the travel path automatically.
• In-app camera

Model

• Travel class.

  • Name
  • Fine/Coarse Location Name
  • LatLng location. The location of this marker
  • Video TravelMedia list
  • Picture TravelMedia list
  • Description
  • Start date
  • End date
  • Completed
  • origin point
  • destination point
  • Waypoint query
  • Route. For history purpose only. Tell user this. User should use google map when navigating
  • View
    • Create travel view
      • EditText
      • origin/destination read only by user
    • Created travel view
      • TextView with edit button/view
      • origin/destination read only by user
      • Copy this travel, copy waypoint query
      • Allow sending direction query to google map
    • A list view of Travel
    • Origin/destination can be set in the travel view, but will be overriden in the RouteEditorUI
      • Setting Origin/destination in travel view will override(delete) route.
    • open RouteEditorUI button
      • Origin/destination icon. opens google places autocomplete
      • Origin/destination can only be edited in here

• TravelMedia

  • type
  • media uri
  • Location LatLng
  • Description

• Route

  • Leg list
  • Overview polyline. LatLng list
  • Bounds
  • Copyrights

• Bounds

  • northeast LatLng
  • southeast LatLng

• Leg

  • Step list

• Step

  • instruction
  • distance
  • duration
  • start Point
  • end Point
  • travel mode
  • polyline. LatLng list

• Point

  • Custom name
  • LatLng

• User profile

  • email
  • first name
  • last name

UI

• Nav drawer

  • Shows user profile
  • Menu items
    • Travels
    • Images
    • Videos
    • Logout

• Toolbar menus

  • Settings

• TravelsMapUI. Activity

  • Uses google map
  • Shows Travels on the map
  • List of travel in a collapsable view
  • Can show selected Travel route
  • Can show the latest media with a location in the map
  • Can open a SearchLocationFragment to search for places to travel to

• RouteEditorUI. Fragment.

  • Uses google map
  • Shows detailed Travel route on the map
  • Add first opening warning that the user should not use this for navigation

• ImagesUI. Activity

  • Shows all images

• ImageViewerUI

  • Shows details of the image
  • Allow user to click a locate button and edit location button

• VideosUI. Activity

  • Shows all videos

• VideoViewerUI

  • Shows details of the video
  • Allow user to click a locate button and edit location button

Libraries and API

• Google Maps, Direction, Places, Location.
• Google Maps Android API Utility Library
• Retrofit 2
• Gson