Traffic Alert System

ABSTRACT

The traffic alert application is designed to work on android platform devices. The traffic alert application consists of multiple client applications residing on Mobile Handheld device. The application will provide the alerts of traffic incident to the user while standing at one place or moving between two locations. The user can define a radius in miles, which the application will scan and alert the user if there is any traffic incident in that radius. If the user is traveling, and any incident happens on any route then the application will show alternative routes to that destination. The User will use an option to set destination address, radius for app to scan for traffic incidents, and authority to start and stop the app as a background service in the application settings menu. On the Initial launch, the mobile application shows the current location of the user and the default scanning radius will be 1 mile.

Keywords

Traffic incident alerts, geolocator, scanning radius, alert service, web service, alternative routes.

ABSTRACT2

Keywords2

Introduction4

Application Structure4

Use-case Diagram4

Development Modules and Classes5

Class Diagram9

Sequence Diagram for Show alerts11

Sequence Diagram for Showing Alternate Routes12

Activity Diagram for Showing Alternate Routes13

Flow of Application14

Application System Architecture15

Google Maps API15

Application Testing15

Test Plan15

Launching Traffic Incident Alert Application17

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Conclusion18

References19

Traffic Alert System

Introduction

The traffic alert system is specifically developed to avoid traffic congestions and blockages. The purpose of traffic alert system is to facilitate the citizens during driving. The application helps by alerting the user with the traffic incidents that may have disrupted the flow of traffic in the defined radius. The user will define a radius in the application initially, and then the application will show the user the alternative routes to the destination. Traffic alert system has a great importance in the case of traffic disruption as it will save the precious time of the user by providing alternative routes. Hence, this application is mainly helping and facilitating the user.

There have been few other applications, which inform the user about the traffic incidents that occur around the user's location. They also provide alternative routes, but the services never let the users to choose or select the radius of scanning. A user should ensure that the web service, providing the traffic incident alerts, is up-to-date and accurate. Apart from providing traffic incident alerts, it also notifies the user if the road is blocked due to construction work. In that case, alternative routes to the destination will appear on the map (Friesen & Smith, 2011). Traffic alert system will also help the users in the case of traffic jam because of fog. Traffic jam is a major problem during winter because of the presence of fog (Neurauter, Llaneras, & Green, 2011). Government has created several strategies and precautions, but traffic alert system played an effective role to solve this problem.

The traffic alert system will use web services to find out alternative routes in the Google Maps. Overall, this application will surely help the users to reach at their destination comfortably. The learning experience from the project has been ...