CHAPTER ONE

GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Global Positioning Satellites network is known to have offered users with many
applications especially in the area of tracking. Currently, fisherman who lost their way in
the sea could locate their position by using GPS receiver installed on their boat. They
could acquire a coordinate and call for a rescue crew to save them with reference to the
GPS coordinate. GPS is used for navigation and provides continuous and timing
information position of things anywhere in the world under any weather condition. GPS
consist nominally of 24 operational satellites orbiting the earth at very high altitude.
Satellites send signals to the GPS receiver to locate the exact position. These satellites are
constantly monitored to make sure that they are working properly. The GPS parts consist
of three segments which are user, space and control. This project will focus on the ground
segment. This segment is further divided into two parts. First is for control and command
of the satellite and the second is for receiving and exploiting some set of data. The GPS
receiver is used to capture the current location and data provided by the GPS which it
couldn’t be understand by human because of its ASCII character. This GPS data needs to
be extracted and decoded in order to get the desired information. Besides that, GPS
receiver can also provides information such as time, status, altitude, number of satellite in
view to get the current latitude and longitude for a particular location. (Kennedy, Q.
2009)
On the other hand, Android mobile platform is becoming more popular to the
users for its multi-dimensional purposes. Thus, this proposed system namely “GPS-
based Location Tracking System via Android Device” uses GPS and any mobile phones
having an Android operating system to track the location of a person whenever
necessary.
The Global Positioning System (GPS) will provide effective information in real
time on locating, mapping and find the location of specific place. Return to the
monitoring device by improving the level of service provided. A GPS location finder
informs the user of the location of the specific place and its location and duration. The
system uses geographic position and time information from global positioning satellites.
This system consists of an Android mobile phone containing a GSM and GPS modem
and the processor permanently integrated into the vehicle. This device is called a tracking
device that continuously accesses its current location and sends updates to the server. At
the monitoring device that is an Android application provides the user the exact location
of the vehicles of his interest.
A GPS location finder system uses the Global Navigation Satellite System
(GNSS) which works in conjunction with a range of satellites and uses microwave
signals for communication. A GPS device can be installed in the vehicle or used as a
portable device.
The microwave signals are transmitted to the GPS device and received back to obtain
information on the real position of the vehicle, its speed and direction. This information
can be viewed online or in real time and can be saved for future reference (Maurya , K.
2016).
In addition to, the GPS system can be used for various functions to track, control
and identity your specific location. Some of its important features are live speed
monitoring, live location on the map, activation / deactivation report of the vehicle's air
conditioning, car door opening alert, system fuel theft, the immobilization of the vehicle
in case of theft, panic emergency button, anti-theft alert system of the vehicle, rental car
theft deterrent system, report of theft car on / off the global positioning system (GPS) is a
global radio navigation system consisting of the constellation of 24 satellites and their
ground stations. GPS transport services can be placed in a vehicle, on a mobile phone, on
special GPS devices, which can be a fixed or portable unit (Ritika, A. 2015).
The transportation tracking system is a way to monitor the location of a vehicle,
the GPS system, widely deployed to track fleets of trucks. Transport tracking ensures that
vehicles are used properly and can be recovered in the event of theft. Transportation
tracking is based on both Global Positioning Satellites (GPS) and a cellular system. A
tracking module in the vehicle continuously collects GPS coordinates indicating the real-
time position of the vehicle. Using a cellular data service, the coordinates are
immediately transmitted to the computers of the tracking company. Customers can then
connect to the tracking company's website to see their vehicles on road maps, similar to
the in-dash and portable GPS navigation systems.
A GPS system combines the use of automatic location in individual environment
with software that collects this data to obtain a complete picture of specific locations.
Modern location systems commonly use GPS or GLONASS technology to locate a
mechanic workshop, but other types of automatic location technology may also be used.
Mechanic information can be viewed on electronic charts via the Internet or specialized
software. Urban transit companies are increasingly using GPS locating systems,
especially in larger cities. (Rameshbabu, N. 2014).
A real-time location finder system was required to transmit the collected information
after regular intervals or at least could transmit the information when the monitoring
station requested it. Active systems have also been developed to transmit data in real time
via cellular or satellite networks to a remote computer or data center.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Location tracking has been of great importance since centuries, when military
planners realized its usefulness for targeting, positioning, and navigation. Intoday's era,
its significance has been increased. We can know the location of a specific place like
mechanic workshop using GPS when connected to internet. But the drawback of the
system is it cannot work without internet. So, to overcome the problems of online
location tracking such as no network area or low signal strength, i proposed a system
which will track assets for particular area also we can track location from source to
destination.
1.3 AIM AND OBJECTIVES
The aim of this project is to develop an automobile mechanic location finder. The
objectives are:
i. To design an android based application GPS location finder to identify mechanic
workshop.
ii. To design a GPS framework using and android phone
iii. To develop the proposed system using Google map.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The significance of this study is to design an android based application that would serve
as a Location finder device, which will be used to determine/know the real-time or
precise location of a mechanic workshop at anytime and anywhere, in order to locate the
mechanic workshop. Hence, this system can be adopted by anybody around the world.
1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The study way or focus is centered on Global Positioning System (GPS) location finder
to identify mechanic workshop using sequence algorithm.
1.6 ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY
This project is segmented into five distinct chapters.
Chapter One describes the general introduction, aim and objectives, significance of the
study, scope and limitation as well as the organization of the report.
Chapter Two talks about the literature review and the historical background of the
propose system.
Chapter Three deals with the analysis of the existing system, problems of the existing
system, description and the advantages of the proposed system.
Chapter Four deals with the design of the system which entails the output. Input,
database and procedure design of the system, the implementation comprises of the
hardware and software support while the documentation comprises of how to use the
system and the system maintenance.
Chapter Five deals with the summary, experienced gained, conclusion and
recommendation.
1.7 DEFINITION OF SOME TECHNICAL TERMS
WIRELESS: Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the
electromagnetic transfer of information between two or more points that are not
connected by an electrical conductor.
GPS: the Global Positioning System, is a global navigation satellite system that provides
location, velocity and time synchronization.
SATELLITE: A satellite is an object in space that orbits or circles around a bigger
object.
INTERNET: This is a global computer network providing a variety of information and
communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized
communication protocols.
TRACKING SYSTEM: This is also known as a locating system, is used for the
observing of persons or objects on the move and supplying a timely ordered sequence of
location data for further processing.
 CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 REVIEW OF THE RELATED PAST WORK
Sadaphalt (2011) worked on “Problem of public transportation.” He proposed
system to overcome problem of public transportation. Wireless sensor network used for
monitoring of bus transportation system and record of arrival time of buses at bus stops.
The system is detecting the delay and arrival time of bus at bus stops.
Kakuda (2006) proposed a system “Children tracking system”. Kakuda proposed
technology for children tracking system to prevent crimes against children and beneficial
to parents. The technology is based on mobile ad hoc network. The system is helpful to
parent to know the safety level and to and from information of their children on school
route.
Ramesh, (2007) wrote a paper on “Land vehicle application on android
platform” .He proposed land vehicle application on android platform. A land vehicle
tracking system combines the installation of an electronic device in vehicle with purpose,
designed computer software at least at one operational base to enable the owner to track
vehicles location. The vehicle information can be viewed on electronic map via internet
or specialized software.
Almomani (2009) presented a review “System to monitor driving behavior of
employees”. Almomani proposed system which is useful for operators to monitor driving
behavior of their employees. The tracking system includes acquiring the location &
ground speed of vehicle in the current movement. This system receives SMS alert when
the vehicle exceeds the predefined limits by using global system for mobile
communication. The real time query system for public transport service using Zigbee and
RFID is more competent and suitable for passengers demand and give data such as bus
location, bus number and number of persons inside the bus in real time.
Benjamin (2012) reported on “Computer vision system” .He proposed a real time
computer vision system for vehicle tracking and traffic surveillance on the basis of video
image processing system. The vehicle trajectory is used as input to sophisticated,
automated surveillance applications. The tracking system can give exact position of
vehicle and vehicle movements in weaving sections.
Kamble (2013) worked on “Fleet Management”. In passive tracking system, a
hardware device installed in the vehicle store GPS location, speed, heading and a trigger
event such as key on/off, door open/closed. When vehicle returns to a specific location,
device is removed and data downloaded to computer
Abid (2017) worked on “GPS Navigation System” .Neural network is used to
process uncorrected raw signals received by GPS receiver. A neural network having an
input receiving the satellite related information to obtain an output signal representative
of receiver related navigation information, where in the neural network comprises one of
the adaptive learning for the error reduction and optimum calculation. This system
improves the average accuracy of GPS signal reception at the bus station.
Manikandan (2014) proposed a system on ”Public transportation information
using GSM query response system”. Manikandan implement real time public
transportation information using GSM query response system. The system is capable of a
tracking large number of buses simultaneously, detect their service routes and predict
arrival time to down station with an acceptable accuracy. The microcontroller acquires
data from the GPS module and sends to the control point by using the GSM module.
Dilip (2016) developed a project on “Vehicle Tracking and Alerting
Systems”.This enables the owner to observe and track his vehicle and find out its
movement and its past activities. This hardware is fitted on to the vehicle in such a
manner that it is not visible to anyone who is inside or outside of the vehicle. Thus it is
used as a covert unit which continuously or by any interrupt to the system, sends the
location data to the monitoring unit. When the vehicle is stolen, the location data from
tracking system can be used to find the location of the vehicle and can be informed to
police for further action. Also it can even detect unauthorized movements of the vehicle
and then alert the owner
 Maruthi, (2016) worked on “SMS based bus tracking system using open source
technologies”. Maruthi proposed SMS based bus tracking system using open source
technologies. The system manage and control the transport using a tracking device to
known the scheduled vehicle and current location of vehicle via SMS using GPS tracking
device. An alert can also be sending to notify the updated location to the users through
SMS.
Mohammed (2017) presented a work on “GSM Based Tracking System‖
International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology”. This system is helpful for
public transport vehicles such as buses and taxis, it provides Tele monitoring and
management system for the transportation of the taxis and buses within the city. In this
paper the system mentioned consists of an-On- board module‖ which is mounted in the
vehicle which is to be tracked. This on-board module consists of Global Positioning
System, a GSM modem and ARM processor. The navigation message which is
broadcasted by the GPS position satellite is received and resolved by the GPS receiver of
the vehicle terminal. This satellite computes the longitudes and latitudes of vehicle
coordinates, then transform it into the short message form by using GSM communication
controller and this message is sent to the monitoring center through the GSM network
Beren (2018) worked on “Design and development of GPS-GSM based tracking
system with Google map based monitoring”. This system uses Global Positioning System
(GPS) which is used to receive the coordinates of latitude and longitude form the satellite
during the critical information. We all know that tracking system is now-a-days a very
important in modern world. This system can be used in the monitoring of soldiers, also in
tracking the theft of the vehicle and in many more other applications. This system uses
microcontroller, Global Positioning System (GPS) and Global System for Mobile
Communication (GSM). This system uses only one GPS device and GSM enable a two
way communication process. GSM modem is provide with a SIM card which uses the
same and regular communication process as we are using in regular phone.
There have been many works published related GPS tracking system. However, all these
working are implemented using external hardware interfaces. The accurate tracking of
targets is highly challenging without using external modems or tracking chips for getting
the exact location of the user.
The work done by Mistary and Chile represents vehicle tracking system using
GPS, GSM modem and micro-controller. The work is implemented for monitoring the
movement any time of any equipped vehicle. In this system, GPS receiver receives the
location data and convert this data into the data string of NMEA 0183 format in
continuously periodic manner. At operator station, the receiver receives and put this
reading into the GUI application made in MAT-LAB.
The application contained an algorithm which gets the NMEA reading and converts into
degree format suitable for Google earth which is called by using an algorithm. The
system can be improved by connecting GSM modem to the GUI, for lower the need of
operator and making the system more reliable.
The work by Almomani, Nour.Represents the vehicle tracking and management
system using GPRS, GSM, the Internet and GPS, essentially helpful for feet operators in
monitoring driving the behavior of employee. The system consists of the web and mobile
application for the end user. The developing approach for making this system includes
the proposed GPS vehicle tracking system is mainly executed using JAVA 2 Enterprise
Edition platform (J2EE5), JAVA 2 Standard Edition Platform (J2SE 6) and J2ME.
MIDP (Mobile Information Device Profile), combined with the CLDC (Connected
Limited Device Configuration). The SMS alerts are also provided for the notification of
the certain events. The system can be improved by increasing the services of the
application and improving GUI.
The work done by Thong, Chua Tien Han and Tharek Abdul Rahman proposed
front-end intelligent and web-based FMS to manage vehicle feet efficiently and
effectively. This implemented work includes an intelligent front-end terminal installed in
targeted vehicles which communicate with feet management control center through GSM
channels, which is monitored by using web-based dashboard.
To determine précised location of object khan And Ravi have proposed tracking unit
which it is attached and using GSM modem this information can be transmit to remote
user.
This system contains GPS and GSM modems along with ARM processor that is
setup in the vehicle. Through SMS the location of vehicle can be reported. GSM and
Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies helps to track the vehicles exact
information. Real time control is provided by SMS system. You can monitor the location
from anywhere using this system.
Jignesh B Jadav, Dr.K.H.Wandra, as in proposed system has the control and
communication between the user and device are achieved through a short message
services (SMS) protocol available in the mobile phone. SeokJu Lee,
Girma as in proposed system can get only the location of the conveyance, this project
provides ignition switch and immobilizer relay which can immediately seize the engine
ignition just by sending a message from android application. In addition, it also provides
fuel security.
2.2 REVIEW OF GENERAL TEXT
The security of personal and public conveyances is a chief issue and so having Global
Positioning System (GPS) automobile tracking machine to your conveyance, and
ascertain its protection when you are touring. This conveyance monitoring system may be
applied within the personal conveyances or may be observed in customer’s conveyances
as a larceny aversion and retrieval device. Police officers can comply with the sign
transmitted with the aid of the tracking device to find a vehicle that's glommed. This
machine can be set up for the four wheelers but in India in which majority of the human
beings making use of wheelers bikes, the maximum frugal supply of an anti-larceny is
the automobile tracking gadget. Fleet operators usually use conveyance monitoring
systems for fleet management features which includes routing, dispatch, on -board facts
and protection.
Vehicle robbery is the principle situation for the behavior of this task, is one in every of
the largest crimes that's hard to remove. The ultra-modern trend of automobile robbery
entails the vehicle being taken away, and also alarm signal capturing where the alarm
disabler signal can be traced by thief using a tool to seize the signal and use it to disable
the alarm. There are numerous options to prevent the auto theft, common vehicle alarm
machine which nearly all vehicles have the system established, and additionally GPS in
which the positions of the vehicles are traced.
 CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY AND ANALYSIS OF THE SYSTEM
3.1 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The system has 2 modules whereby each module work hand in hand together in order to
achieve the objectives of this project. The first module will handle locating part, which
will track the mechanic workshop details and the second module is to get exact location
information from GPS.
Global positioning system find nearby location Street Address, City, Country and Zip
code. Also Show you’re way to reach the place with speed of travelling. This application
is used for emergency case we able to find location of nearby hospitals and contact detail.
It’s providing automatically emergence call to the particular location. Google map find
distance of the two places. Also know driving direction of the two cities and Travelling
time and distance of the place. Application is finding nearby hospitals via the GPS and
also driving direction.
3.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM
The slow dissemination of information is a problem usually hap-pens in big cities with
many on-going activities and upcoming events. The residents and visitors of a certain city
need to be aware of these activities and events. Owing to the dynamic nature of city life,
widely announced activities and spontaneous specific activities are planned and/or
changed. Consequently, affected residents and visitors need to be readily aware of the
relevant information. Location finding is an important issue to be considered very
seriously to manage our daily works in time.
3.3 PROBLEMS OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM
The problems are itemized below.
1. Lack of proper, correct, accurate and concise information about the specific
location
2. The delay associated with the finding of the location of the specific is
annoying.
3.4 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM
This proposed system provides the facility to search all the nearby mechanics
information in one place and also the application is so powerful that it can easily able to
find your current location and then rout you to the selected mechanic workshop without
putting any extra effort. Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled navigation in devices
that precisely determines geographical location by receiving GPS co-ordinates
information from the GPS satellites. Originally, it was only used by the United States
military, but later this service is available freely worldwide and now most receivers are
integrated into smartphones, PC tablets, airplanes, tracking devices and automobiles. At
present, people feel more convenient to just use their Smartphone built-in GPS as
navigation tools instead of a separate GPS device. Smartphone navigation typically gets
free and speedy automatic updates as compare with commercial GPS devices.
3.5 ADVANTAGES OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM
The vehicle tracking system can be used in a number of areas
i. The accuracy of getting the correct location of mechanic workshop.
ii. Can Track the mechanic details easily
iii. No need to call them
iv. Can get exact location information from GPS
v. It more reliable than other existing systems.
 CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 SUMMARY
Mobile locating finder application based on Location based service to track and locate to
mechanic workshop device using geographic coordinates of the user as a location
provider it helps the user to locate their specific places. This application also ensures the
security of the user, which is necessary in case if the user is woman. The objective is to
track the location according to radius maintained by administrator and sending feedback
to the users. Further extensions can be done in getting the location from the service
provider by extending the radius and providing security to the radius in order to increase
the capacity between the communicating mobile devices as a location tracker. As the
Location Based services are emerging great popularity these days for marketing this
application will good option in that criterion

5.2 CONCLUSION
The proposed Android based application for locating mechanic workshop as a full, open
and free mobile device platform, with its powerful function and good user experience,
rapidly developed into the most popular mobile operating system. A detailed introduction
of Android application framework and the working principal of Android applications
finally, a near place on the android platform was put forward to illustrate this mechanism.

5.3 RECOMMENDATION
This system is recommended to users and other access point, more so for
upcoming developers who may want to work on GPS location finder to identify the
location of mechanic workshop.