Desenvolvimento de aplicativo móvel para acompanhamento do transporte coletivo de Curitiba

Abstract

The unceasing rhythm dictated by the large urban centers causes in the population the necessity of minimizing the time spent in their locomotion, especially when the public transport is used for this purpose. However, it’s difficult to determine with precision when the bus will stop at the bus station. Fortunately, the technology evolved to a point where the smartphones are now a very popular artifact. Nevertheless, the mobile and wireless networks, such as 3G and Wi-Fi, allow the people to stay connected all the time, regardless the place they are. Amongst the severeal benefits brought by the smartphones, the information exchange between the users is one of them, making possible a phenomenon called crowdsourcing. The crowdsourcing, applied in a larger environment { covering the entire, or almost the entire, city { may be the first step to evolve it to a Smart City, where the technology is used by the population to solve/mitigate a specific problem, such as mobility. In this project it is proposed the development of a mobile application which integrates concepts from Smart Cities and crowdsourcing, where real time information concerning the public transport, specifically the actual state of a bus line, is available to users.