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2) Specific Title: S2TC Share both your travel and your cost

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S2TC is an application on Google android platform that allows people to find other globetrotters who want to travel to the same destination under a low budget and share their cost.

Project Aims: The foremost aim of S2TC application is to provide a low budget travel option to people who cannot afford the entire expenses of tourist companies.

Another advantage of this application is that people can choose with whom they want to travel and make a tour group accordingly. In other words, it gives an opportunity to travelers to meet new ones and share their interests.

By using S2TC, these travelers can choose to a tour package using the apps web service that would suit their budget and other interests.

Our last but not least aim is to enable individuals to use this app on their android mobile devices anywhere and anytime.

With S2TC users can: Join a group travelling to the same destination. Meet people with similar interest. Find a suitable package according to their budget through an apps web service and use the package link in their group chat to discuss it. Travel the world while saving a lot of money.

Problem definition:Background:Tourism has become a global activity which not only gives joy to the travelers, but also brings in a lot of income for the countries that have been blessed with this natural beauty. Almighty Allah made this world a beautiful place, a place that should be explored. Someone once said, If you havent traveled the world, you have read only one chapter of this book.

Problem/Challenge:There are many people who would love to travel, and explore this mysterious place. But unfortunately not everyone can afford all the expenses these tourists companies charge. Their savings arent enough to let them endeavor such fancy trips. Target Audience: This app is mainly focused on, but not limited to individuals with low income. This application can also be useful to explorer and adventurers.

Project Scope: The project will analyze the requirements from an implementation perspective and detail the solution to provide visibility into scope for delivering the identified features. The scope identified as: Analysis of ST2C application Functional Requirements (features) Analyzing source (Intrepid, Tucan Travel) to allow in helping users to choose an appropriate tour package. Benefits and usage of web service to the travelers. Benefit and usage of tour plan (create or join) to the travelers.

Technical Design of S2TC application Android Graphical User Interface to display data to audience Application connectivity to Web service to choose a tour package. Application uses SQLite Database to store all user data and other information.

S2TC application deployment Android mobile device

S2TC Rework (if required) Changes Error correction

1) Suggested solution:Solution Plan:The proposed solution is planned to divide in two major areas:

1. Graphical User Interface: The Graphical User Interface for S2TC will be developed using Google Android SDK (Software Development Kit) and Java language. The SDK will help developing screens to display user profiles and tour packages to audience/customer.

2. Backend Service:After a lot of research on travel and tourism issues, we came over with the solution to provide people with a friendly user GUI in which they can have immediate information about the places they want to visit along with the required expenditure. In order to access and choose tour packages the explore tab will be provided. Our apps web service is a collection of two travel guides which include all the famous places throughout the world. It provides travelers with all the information they require regarding the place they want to visit, its history culture, and most importantly the net cost for visiting this place including lodging and transport.The travelers can use the link of the required package from the web service and create a tour group to invite fellow travelers to join their journey and share the cost. Other than creating their own group, users also have the option to join an existing tour group and pay the divided price. Moreover the users joined groups will be shown on his/her profile for him/her to have an easy access to their groups.

Functional RequirementsWe will be building primarily three Screens (i.e. tabs) and one Web Service: 1. Splash Screen 2. Welcome Screen 3. Home (Tab1)4. Join Group or Plan(Tab2)5. Explore (Web Service) (Tab3)

Req. #Statement of RequirementsType

1.Splash Screen (Screen)Required

2.Welcome(Screen)Required

3.Home (Screen)Required

4.Join Group or Plan (Screen)Required

5.Explore (Web Service)Required

User Requirement Specification Splash ScreenThis will display the initial screen with the Android logo and project name. Welcome(Screen)This screen contains the login and registration of the apps users. Home (Main Screen): This screen is the main default screen which displays the user profile and other information related to the user. This screen contains three sub-tabs : MyProfile shows the user status, profile picture and list of added friends. MyGroups shows the groups the user has joined Notifications shows activities such as any other user has joined or left the groups the user has joined.

Join Group or Plan(Screen): The purpose of the screen is to provide users with the list of existing groups in the desired destination (Asia, Africa, Europe, South Africa, North America, South America, Australia)as well as the option to create a new plan and invite other travelers. Explore (Web Service): This screen allows users to use the apps web service in order to choose a tour package link from one of the two travel guide links provided(Tucan Travel or Intrepid) and use it while creating the group in the desired destination.

Software Required: Eclipse Indigo (this will be used to develop Android application and work with Android device/ Emulator) XAMPP (this will be used to link the app through php script to the XAMPPs MySql database which will store all users, groups, and chat related data) MS Excel (this has been used for project management) MS Word (this has been used for all project related documents) MS Visio (this has been used as a modeling tool)Software Requirements: Windows Operating System (typically Windows 7 or Windows 8) Android Emulator (this comes with Android SDK Software Development Kit) Internet Connection (this will be used to connect to Intrepid and Tucan travel)

Hardware Required:RequirementRequired

ProcessorRecommended: 1 gigahertz (GHz) processor1

RAMMinimum: 1GBRecommended: 2GB

Available Hard Disk Space 1 GB of available space required on system drive 2 GB of available space required on installation drive for the required softwares

Operating System Windows 7 or Windows 8

CD-ROM Drive or DVD-ROM DriveNot Required

VideoMinimum: 800 X 600, 256 coloursRecommended: 1024 X 768, High Colour 32-bit

MouseMicrosoft mouse or compatible pointing device

KeyboardCompatible Keyboard device

Hardware Requirements: N/A

Question 5Following are the diagrams that show the operation of the system:

DFD or Data Flow Diagram

Flow Chart:

Use Case Diagram:

Class Diagram:

Question 6: Future workEvery application needs to be improved according to the requirements and demands. Following are the improvements that are expected to be applied in future: Travel with family/friends:In future, this application will offer individuals a choice to travel with their family/friends by giving an option to select the number of people theyre going to travel with. This option will also appear on persons profile so that other group members can see it. Groups of people with same language/nationalities:Another improvement S2TC can have is to form a group of people on the basis of nationalities or languages so that they can have a same ideology and can create a good harmony between them. Web Service:In addition to mobiles app, S2TC can become the web service which allows people to enjoy the facility from personal computers as well. Other operating systems:Beside android support, this app will also be compatible with other OS like IOS, Symbian, blackberry OS.

Why this is a priority:Improvements usually apply according to the public demand or their requirement. These improvements are important because in designing an application, a designer must take publics demand on high priority to make it successful.