An Off-Road Travel and Navigation App for iOS and Android for Startup
A unique mobile app based on patented numbering system, empowers users to easily navigate on-road and off-road locations
Situation
- A US based startup in the travel and navigation domain, developed a unique numbering system to identify locations
- The startup wants to leverage it’s numbering system to make it easier for users to navigate to remote sites like camps, trek trail etc
Challenge
- Build a mobile navigation app based on the numbering system, providing ability to navigate and locate off road destinations
- Enable user to share location with friends and family
Harbinger Solution
- Developed mobile apps for Android and iOS platforms. The application invokes the unique number for a location using rest based APIs from the client’s server. Implemented a directional arrow to point users towards the off road destination using orientation sensor and location bearing for android devices and latitude and longitude gyroscope for iOS devices.
- Utilized Facebook, Twitter APIs and invoked inbuilt text messaging application, to enable users to share their location over social media, messaging and emails
Technologies & Tools
- Native Android SDK Tool
- Mac OSX, Xcode
- Integration with Flurry Analytics
- Google Maps API V2, Google maps framework 3
- Apple Map Kit
Benefits
- Client entered the market with an innovative on-road and off-road navigation app leveraging his patented geo-location numbering system
- The app received good reviews and helped client to attract large number of customers
- Enhanced user experience with social sharing and messaging of current location with anyone, at anytime and for any reason