Author : M.A Hosany and H.Z.A.C Nunkoo

Speed cameras are a new introduction on the roads of Mauritius. Indeed, they have been recently implemented by the Government of Mauritius and is seen a must due to increasing casualties on the road and more and more reckless drivers. This research work highlights the development of a location-aware Android mobile application to assist drivers in preventive driving and to respect Road Traffic Regulations. This is used more specifically for a fleet of vehicles owned by a company. The main scope is to detect speed cameras found around the highways of Mauritius. A fundamental part of the application is to develop an application keeping in mind a real time approach since the application has to respond to time frame constraints. This lead to choices like an internal database found on the smartphone itself. A way of storing the position of the vehicle is also implemented to act as log files which can be consulted by the person in charge of the fleet of vehicles. The work has been implemented successfully and tested at various steps of the development of the application in different situations to ensure a successful result.

Keywords: Speed cameras, Software engineering, Geolocation, Android runtime environment

Article published in International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Vol.7, No.4 (Aug-2017)