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UI / UX Improvements for the enviroCar Project

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The project I shall be working on during the GSoC period is the enviroCar Android project. This application collects data from an OBD II adapter that can be installed in automobiles. It communicates with the adapter through Bluetooth and stores data for each of the user’s tracks. This includes, but is not limited to, the speed of the car, its GPS location, the RPM, the data from the O2 sensors and the fuel consumption.

My goal is to improve the current user interface and the user experience, to make it more streamlined and fix a few issues that I have noticed while using the application. I believe that these changes can greatly improve user experience and user retention. more >

Plain GPS based recording for enviroCar – Final Blog Post

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Introduction

Currently, the Android application for enviroCar can record tracks only when it is connected to the OBD-II adapter through Bluetooth. The enviroCar app will be of no use to the user, if he/she does not have a working OBD-II adapter or if Bluetooth is not working on the user’s mobile phone. This limits the usage of the app to a great extent. The main goal of this project is to add plain GPS-based recording of a track to the enviroCar Android application. This will increase the usability of the enviroCar app and simultaneously increase the collection of data on the enviroCar server. It is also equally important to automate the GPS-based track, for which Activity Recognition features can be used.

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Plain GPS based recording for enviroCar – Mid Term Blog Post

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Introduction

Currently, the Android application for enviroCar can record tracks only when it is connected to the OBD-II adapter through Bluetooth. The enviroCar app will be of no use to the user, if he/she does not have a working OBD-II adapter or if Bluetooth is not working on the user’s mobile phone. This limits the usage of the app to a great extent. The main goal of this project is to add plain GPS based recording of a track in the enviroCar Android application. This will increase the usability of the enviroCar app and simultaneously increase the collection of data in the enviroCar server, which can be used to analyze traffic. It is also equally important to automate the GPS based track, for which Activity Recognition features can be used. more >

Plain GPS based recording for enviroCar – Introductory Blog Post

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Currently, the Android application for enviroCar can record tracks only when it is connected to the OBD-II adapter through Bluetooth. What if the user does not have a working OBD-II adapter? What if Bluetooth is not working in user’s mobile phone? In both the cases, the enviroCar app will be of no use to the user. This limits the usage of the app to a great extent. In my Google Summer of Code 2018 project, I want to add plain GPS based recording of a track in the enviroCar Android application. This will increase the usability of the enviroCar app and simultaneously increase the collection of data in the enviroCar server, which can be used to analyze traffic.more >