Feature Added - Metro Station Map

[chayanforyou]

Feature added metro station map #4

Here I have used open Street Map (OSM) which for both Android and iOS platforms and doesn't require any API key.

Future idea:

• Showing user location on map
• Calculate nearest station

Sample video

sample.mp4

[aniruddha-adhikary]

Hi @chayanforyou

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

Unfortunately, as a policy for this project, we have chosen not to connect to the internet to build trust and safeguard user commute data. Any feature we build, must remain fully offline and cannot connect to the internet. Or the internet connectivity has to be built in a way that doesn't required INTERNET permissions.

[aniruddha-adhikary]

The station map doesn't have to be an overlay in the real map. It can be a simplified metro map.

[aniruddha-adhikary]

Also, something like this

https://mobac.sourceforge.io ?

[chayanforyou]

Also, something like this

https://mobac.sourceforge.io ?

Thanks for sharing. I will try to implement this

[aniruddha-adhikary]

@chayanforyou I think we should discuss the features a bit more before you write more code. I am thinking of the cost-benefit analysis. By adding megabytes to the app, what features are we offering to users? I mean just a map can be a PNG right, or we can just trigger google maps / Apple Maps.

I am thinking what other benefits we can give to the user. If it is just a map.... I mean.... We could just do this, easier to use:

https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network.html

[chayanforyou]

Yes, we can load a pdf as well. This contains the route map

But if I implement OSM offline map, do you have any opinion?

[aniruddha-adhikary]

@chayanforyou I personally prefer the Simplified map without any overlay, like the Singapore one I shared. At this moment I am not super keen to add a full featured map. Because the phones already have it.

[chayanforyou]

@aniruddha-adhikary got it. I will try to implement simplified one.