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Explore Midlands Ireland: Smart Tourism Guide App

This project involves developing a multi-platform phone application for Android and iOS that integrates the digital tourism guide created by MidlandsIreland.ie. The app will utilize features like Google Maps and Places APIs, RSS feeds, and JSON feeds to provide information on various activities and locations in the Midlands region. Users can explore sections such as angling, golf, festivals, and historical sites while being able to see nearby businesses on an interactive map. The project also focuses on caching data for offline use and handling features like news and events updates. Challenges include an expansive learning curve and extensive trial and error, but lessons learned from desk research and testing have led to satisfaction in the working environment.

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Explore Midlands Ireland: Smart Tourism Guide App

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  1. Development of Smart Phone ApplicationsIndustrial PlacementBSc (Honours) in Software DesignJoseph Kenny

  2. Placement • Midland Regional Authority • MidlandsIreland.ie

  3. MidlandsIreland.ie • Strategy for Brand Management & Awareness 2011-2016 • Digital Tourism Guide • Brand Guidelines

  4. The Brief – Terms of Reference Create a multi-platform phone application for android and IOs that utilises the digital tourism guide developed by MidlandsIreland.ie

  5. Work Programme - Stage I • Concept and Design – Considerations • Brand Guidelines • Website • Digital Tourism Guide

  6. Work Programme - Stage II • Development • Google Map v2 API – Display interactive map • Google Places API – Display local businesses • Really Simple Syndication Feed(RSS Feeds) • Information feed from midlandsireland.ie • JavaScript Object Notation Feed(JSON Feed) • Technique for listing nearby businesses

  7. Digital Tourism Guide Sections • Angling • Golf • Festivals • Creative Community • Active Midlands • Eating out • Walking • Driving • Historical sites • Towns and Villages • Accommodation

  8. Additional Features: • Display user on interactive map • Display businesses nearby to the user • Caching – saving results for offline use • RSS Feeds • News & Events

  9. Google Map Api • Version 2 • Use of map fragment • Tracks user location • Capable of zooming in/out • Scaling of map fragment

  10. Google Places API • Takes time to search, runs in background using a specific technique called Async. • Place reference ID used to find businesses details. • Returns Name, Address, Contact No and GPS

  11. RSS Feed • Download the RSS feed – downloads webpage containing information • Extract the data out of XML: use a XML parser - reads the data • Store the data – stores on device temporary • Display the data: ListView with Adapter • Adapter puts data into a specific location

  12. JSON Feed • An array of keyword elements for Google places – list of keywords (pub, cafe) • Retrieves all the elements in the 'places' array – uses keywords • Invoking getPlaces with the array of json object where each json object represent a place – returns a list of businesses using keywords • Taking each place, parses and adds to list object – finds businesses, reads it and puts it into a list on screen.

  13. The Challenges • Expansive Learning Curve • Extensive Trial and Error • Problem Solving • ApiDocumentation – • dictionary/phrase book for software

  14. Lessons Learned • Desk Research • Testing • Satisfaction • Working Environment

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