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The GainesvilleRTS iPhone application project addresses challenges users face when accessing the RTS website on portable devices. The project's motivation stems from increasing difficulties with the website's usability on mobile platforms. The solution proposed is a dedicated iPhone application that simplifies access to necessary transit information. The project involves designing a user-friendly interface and implementing essential functionalities, including real-time bus tracking and multi-directional search. Future goals include enhancing the app's features and improving user experience.
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Apple iPhone Application - iRTS Miguelly Georges CIS 4914 Senior Project April 23 – 9:00 PM
Summary Motivation: • Increasing difficulty using RTS website: go-rts.com • Difficulties accessing the site on portable devices Problem: • Need easy-to-use portable version of RTS website • Collection and usage of necessary information Solution: • iPhone application called: GainesvilleRTS
Literature Sources • iPhone Development. http://developer.apple.com/iphone • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoA1MBRJ_BA • Miller, Charlie et. Al. “Security Evaluation of Apple’s iPhone.” Independent Security Evaluators Jul, 2007. • Zdziarski, A. Jonathan. “iPhone Open Application Development.” O’Reilly, 2008. Print. • Mark, Dave and LaMarche, Jeff. “Beginning iPhone Development Exploring the iPhone SDK.” New York: Apress, 2008. Print. • Grissom, Scott. “iPhone Application Development Across the Curriculum.” Allendale, MI: Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges, pg 40-46, 2008. • Roberts, Chell A, Dessouky, Yasser M. “An Overview of Object-Oriented Simulation.” California: Interfaces, Vol. 70, No. 6, pg 359-368, 1998.
Worked Performed • Design Plan • Classes: Each class will be responsible for storing a specific information regarding to a bus. Code Generator will run the application and store all the bus information • Methods: Will be responsible for generating specific functionalities and variables • Variables: Data extracted and created for overall functionality of application • Creation of GainesvilleRTS iPhone application icon • GUIs (graphical user interface) designed • Interface actions created and linked
Conclusion and Future Goals • What I can derive from this work is the level of difficulty in creating an iPhone application • Learned Material: • Positive: Learning objective-C Learning how to use iPhone SDK and Xcode • Negative: Prioritizing order of Xcode Cost of uploading to iPhone application store • If I were given another opportunity, what I would do differently would be to have my own Macintosh computer • Increase functionality of applicaton: • Adding a multi-directional search • Adding an estimated time of arrival for any given bus