After a meeting with my supervisor Dermot, I now have some points to focus on for the project.
I have decided to look into location aware applicationss, research the area and whats being done in the area, I have looked up a sample android program called breadcrumbs that uses androids location api and I plan to base my application on something similiar.
Breadcrumbs allows the user to use a gps system to get around but it displays pictures of the area to show the user where to go.
For the next week or so I have tasked myself with
-Researching Wireless/Mobile areas
-Reading IEEE and ACM articles
-Research development platforms
-getting/reading Android Books
Friday, October 24, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Mini Update
So I've downloaded the Android SDK along with the plug in for eclipse, I have played around with it a bit and looked at some of the demo's and examples that come with the SDK.
This is all software side though so I plan to concentrate more on reading up on research related topics this week, I have found an ebook that I will probably buy to have a read and a few blogs to start with, of course I will have to find more academic stuff to make sure my research is adaquate and accurate.
My project website is also up and I'm happy with the design of it now, you can keep an eye on it at http://www.donalrafferty.com
This is all software side though so I plan to concentrate more on reading up on research related topics this week, I have found an ebook that I will probably buy to have a read and a few blogs to start with, of course I will have to find more academic stuff to make sure my research is adaquate and accurate.
My project website is also up and I'm happy with the design of it now, you can keep an eye on it at http://www.donalrafferty.com
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Project Research
I have provided my project proposal on my Android application proposal, so just waiting to hear if it is accepted or needs to be changed.
In the propsoal I have only vaguely described that I wanted to create an android mobile application, So this week I decided to look into what kind of application I could create, I went to the ADC Galler which is a description of the top applications that were programed for Android during a competition for developers.
I found a program that allows users to take pictures and create a route of pictures so people can visually see where they have to go to get to a destination in a building or on the street. I thought this was a nice idea so I have decided to look into a slightly less complex version and maybe create an application that will allow students find areas in the DKIT building.
So I plan to look into the API's I may require to do this and anything else I may require along the way
In the propsoal I have only vaguely described that I wanted to create an android mobile application, So this week I decided to look into what kind of application I could create, I went to the ADC Galler which is a description of the top applications that were programed for Android during a competition for developers.
I found a program that allows users to take pictures and create a route of pictures so people can visually see where they have to go to get to a destination in a building or on the street. I thought this was a nice idea so I have decided to look into a slightly less complex version and maybe create an application that will allow students find areas in the DKIT building.
So I plan to look into the API's I may require to do this and anything else I may require along the way
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