Development of GPS-based navigator for Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus

Abstract

Nowadays, location-based technologies are widely used due to their profound benefits and affordances in real-life applications, especially in daily basis. As an example, it can be applied in order to track and trace the almost exact position of a thief or burglar within a specific territory in nearly real time. The main purpose of this study is to develop a GPS-based navigation system integrated with a POI (point-of-interest) database of locations and places in Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, which are collected from a mappingsystem. To do this, a network application for smartphones was initially developed running on Web browsers and Android OS — by using PHP, AJAX, JAVA and JavaScript — in such a way to better indicate and trace the current location and information of the searched place as well as the possible relevant paths and routes. Accordingly, the data collected via MySQL is used to better search and trace positions and distances of routes derived from GPS technology and by means of Google Maps functions, enabling users to search for the current location, destination and the best possible traces to reach to the destination. The results of this development indicated that the developed navigator system could significantly increase the scope and accuracy of the searched places, resulting destinations and possible traces and paths. Consequently, the developed application makes travelling and navigating around the KamphaengSaen Campus in a more convenient, timely and faster manner.