Hi,
I am a student studying in software engineering course in Malaysia. This semester I am required to develop an application for mobile device for my final year project. What I need to do is only to be able to locate the user location in a building, show the route that can be taken, and optionally download the building's map, and use the turn-by turn navigation without any internet/GPS access after that.
My main questions are;
1) How do I get a building's map? For example I wanted to have a map of my university campus, where do I get the map from? Google Map?
2) How to implement the turn-by-turn navigation without any internet/GPS? Only the graphical is enough, no need for sound support.
3) How do i obtain user's location using Wi-Fi connection instead of GPS?
Thank you and I hope any developers won't mind sharing some of the knowledge for a learning student.
I am not hoping for source codes, I just need guidance and directions on where should I look, and what I need to study.
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Hello all,
I work for a company in the commercial and residential services industry, and we are looking at possibly expanding into using tablets to help improve efficiency and customer service. However, there is nothing currently out that would suffice for our use, because the database we use at our main office is a proprietary SQL database program. I trying to get a good direction of where to look to be able to hire a programmer to create an Android program for us than can hook into our SQL database.
Any information or leads as to where I might be able to start looking would be fantastic!
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As a quick summary, I work for public safety in Indianapolis, IN and have need to develop an app that will monitor SMS/email messages on an Android tablet or phone sent from our dispatch center that will automatically route to an address via Google Maps at the touch of a button.
That's the basic gist of it. The potential in making such an app is ridiculously marketable with the right direction (mine).
If you have the skill and/or are interested in helping me with this project, I would love to talk with you.
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Hey DEVs,
I've been a power user for almost a year now. I really really dig Android and I feel its about time that I should start developing for this awesome platform too.
I've previously worked in Java and MySQL but I'm completely new to Android Development. Noob is another word to sum it all up. I've tried few video tutorials by setting up SDK and Eclipse. So far that has worked pretty fine for me. I'm now planning to work on a GIS app that could at least incorporate local POIs of where I live.
Its just that I don't really know where to start things from. I've already spent few days looking for appropriate stuff but whatever I came across, was more like scattered pieces of a Jigsaw puzzle. Google Map APIs is another thing that I need alot to learn about ! so Kindly guide me through and give me something to start with ....... I'l be very very grateful !!
regards,
an aspiring dev !
I wrote a custom GIS android app in flash builder 4.5.1, the code base is flex and actionscript using ESRI's arcserver flex api and uses adobe air for native integration on a mobile device. The web service is a local service I am serving up through the town I work for, it is using ArcServer to serve the data. You can check out the app in the android market its called Vernon GIS Fire. ESRI also has an app in the market, it allows you to search their resource center for different web services, you could upload your own data in the resource center and serve it up using their resoucres
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So I am trying to develop an app for my conventions. I have never coded before in my life outside of a basic java class 7 years ago and have a bit of help but not anything android useful.
My buddy is an IT guy and is doing our sql server and VB layout for Windows based systems.
I want to be able to query the SQL server from my android devices an Asus Transformer TF101 and Galaxy S2 Sprint. I also want it to be able to modify entries in the database. It will be used to manage volunteer schedules. I want have updates to the database pushed to my phone.
The things I need to be able to query is Name, phone number, shift time for the current day, punch times for that day, and total logged time for the week.
I have read a few guides on here all with high ratings and have been lost with it all. Having no experience in coding I am trying to find a way to learn this but really prefer to have someone sit down and give me the basics. Best way for me to learn is watching and participating.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Vladimir Kulyukin is an associate professor at Utah State University and he teaches Android programming among other things. Search Google for the terms "Vladimir Kulyukin" + "android programming" and you will get his blog with links to all his videos. I cannot post the links here as I am a newbie and not allowed to post links.
If your IT guy is making your SQL server directly accessible from the internet, fire him.
What you need is for him to prepare an API, a REST one perhaps. For REST APIs, you just use the HTTP client library that comes with Android.
Does anyone know of someone to sign up for Free Online App Development classes? I want to learn how to develop/code/design apps (nothing big or spectacular) to expand my knowledge. I'm more of a "hands on" & "visual" learning; which I'm sure many people are. I'm just having trouble finding the right place to start from. I've browsed through the Google provided training, but still having trouble getting started. The training pages Google provides doesn't go into much, if any, detail about how to start with the IDE (I downloaded the new Android Studio). Google pretty much throws some sample code at you; without really explain how to start your "own" project.
So if you could post some links to videos, online classes (free [preferably] or really really cheap) I would greatly appreciate it.
(not sure if this was the right place to post this question, so if the MOD could move it to where more appropriate)