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Fare and Route Guide Application

Jayan Carlo M. Escuro and Nickson C. Tabalnos

Cavite State University – Trece Martires City, Cavite

The study was conducted from April 2017 to April 2018 in Trece Martires City,
Cavite to develop a Trece Martires City Fare and Route Guide Android.
Specifically, the study aimed to: design a mobile application capable of
providing map, fare pricing, information and location; create a mobile

application using Android Studio, Gravit Designer for the interface and
SQLite for the database; test the mobile application in terms of functionality,
accuracy and portability; and evaluate the mobile application in terms of
functionality, content, reliability, usability, efficiency, and portability based on
ISO 9126 criteria. Developmental research and Fourth Generation
Technique as methodology was used in the study. Survey questionaires

and interviews were performed to gather the necessary data. Fare pricing
of tricycle was based on “Ordinance Number 2008 150”, the jeep, bus and
multicab fare pricing was based on Transportation Franchising and Regulatory
Board (LTFRB). The participants of the study were the city commuters,
councilor, Department of Tourism officer and IT professionals. sThe mobile
application was designed and capable of providing map, fare pricing, information
and location to the users. It was developed using Android Studio, SQLite for

Database and Gravit Designer. It was tested in terms of functionality,
accuracy and portability. Based on testing, the mobile application is
compatible on Android phones that has Android Kitkat (4.4) and above
version. It requires internet connection for the navigation map, phone screen
size of four inches and above with a resolution of 480x800 and a Global

Positioning System (GPS) capable phone. In addtion, an accuracy rating of
93 percent was given by the software testers. The evaluation was conducted
based on ISO 9126 criterias such as functionality, content, reliability, usability,
efficiency and portability. Based on the result of evaluation, the mobile
application was rated 4.75 with verbal interpretation of “Excellent” which
implies that it could be used as guide to commuters travelling in Trece Martires
City, Cavite.

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