Project walkthrough · By Jamil Fayad
GPS vehicle tracking
Independent project · 2023 · Full Stack Developer
A vehicle-tracking application needs to connect location updates with a useful view of where a vehicle has been. This independent project combined an Android application, Firebase and a web dashboard to bring tracking and route review into one system.
The problem and scope
A stream of GPS coordinates is only one part of a tracking tool. The web interface also needs to help someone select a period, view a route and calculate distance. The project connected mobile location information to those dashboard functions.
My contribution
- Built a web dashboard with date-based filtering and route visualization.
- Added distance calculations alongside the route history.
- Used Firebase as the backend connecting the Android application and web interface.
How the parts connect
- 01Android application
- 02Firebase backend
- 03Web dashboard
- 04Date filters, route history and distance calculations
Why this is relevant to business software
The relevant pattern is a shared data source serving both mobile collection and an operational dashboard. Similar integration needs can appear in field-service or delivery software; those are potential applications to scope, rather than claimed deployments of this project.
What a business deployment would need
- Agree how location is collected, who can see it and how long it is needed.
- Test gaps, delayed updates and duplicate points using representative journeys.
- Define distance-calculation rules and check them against known routes.
- Scope mobile permissions, access controls, operating costs and support before a rollout.
Project context
This is an independent engineering project, not a client case study. It demonstrates the mobile-to-dashboard integration described here. A new deployment would need its own validation; this walkthrough does not establish a customer's savings, uptime or fleet capacity.
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