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Vidit Shah
6,037 PointsAn app like Uber
Hello, My name is Vidit and I live in Mumbai (India) Over here our public bus services are not upto mark.But are evolving. I would like to make an app like uber which help us to locate particular bus number and come to know it's estimation time ,just like uber. with Help of Google Maps we come to know where is that particular bus and how much time it will take to approach by taking in the consideration of users current location.
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Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,738 PointsAre you wanting to create your own bus company or track existing buses? If its existing buses, are they tracking the location of the buses and giving the public access to that information?
Vidit Shah
6,037 PointsBus Schedule App already Exists. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobond.mindicator&hl=en
Vidit Shah
6,037 PointsVidit Shah
6,037 PointsTrack existing public transport.They don't use any such technology to track their buses.
Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,738 PointsBrendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,738 Pointsmaybe you could start with the published bus schedules, and then you could improve the accuracy in real time with GPS from your users' phones or GPS locators on the buses if the city will cooperate.