A Model of Android - Dependent Vehicle Monitoring System

Abstract

From a global perspective, the number of cars using our roads around-the-clock has increased dramatically, and this has tremendously amplified the insecurity on our roads. This has become a key subject, especially in Nigeria. Consequently, automobile trailing schemes are gradually becoming evident amongst common users in the transport sector in most major metropolises. This paper aims to showcase a developed Android-based application system for vehicle trailing schemes that integrates Google Maps real-time features, the “Global Positioning System (GPS), and employs the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)” technology. The GPS component is a space-based navigation system that runs on location and time data at all times, irrespective of place and time on the globe, provided there is a line of sight to any of the four or more GPS satellites. The time and location are displayed, utilising Google Maps, which serves as an interface with the application so that the user will be able to constantly monitor moving vehicles via the smartphone. Presented here are the designed model and the experimental outcome of the automobile trailing system that verifies the possibility of the system trailing the movement of vehicles from one location to another at any given time, as well as an interactive Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the Smartphone application.