G.A.S. Geographical Auto-Delivery System

1. CS 410 Orange Team Feasibility Presentation November 8, 2010 G.A.S.Geographical Auto-Delivery System CS 410 Orange Team

2. Presentation Outline • Introduction and Personnel • Problem and Characteristics • Solution • Software/Hardware • Competition • G.A.S. Cannot Provide • Benefits to Customer • Market Analysis • Risks • References • Image Credits CS 410 Orange Team

3. CS 410 Personnel Dr. Stephan Olariu Consultant CS 410 Orange Team

4. ROAD TRIP! CS 410 Orange Team

5. On the way… CS 410 Orange Team

6. Or Maybe… CS 410 Orange Team

7. Problem Traveling in unfamiliar places is troublesome and inefficient CS 410 Orange Team

8. Characteristics of Problem • Amount of money spent traveling • Time on the road due to traffic • No idea where anything is • Distracted driving due to non auto-delivery apps CS 410 Orange Team

9. How much is spent while traveling? 10 % Points of Interest 44% Transportation 23% Lodging 23% Food & Drinks Source: U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics CS 410 Orange Team

10. Frequent Travelers and Trip Cost • “In 2008, the average U.S. household spends about $1,415 on transportation, lodging, food and drinks, and points of interest while on vacation and pleasure trips”1 • “U.S. Travel Association forecasts [this year] that there will be 450.9 million business trips in the U.S. and up to 480 million in 2012”2 Sources: 1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and 2. U.S. Travel Association CS 410 Orange Team

11. Trip Cost Cutting • In 2009, National Business Travel Association states, in regards to travel management, “Among the top ten cost cutting measures, number 1 is reducing non-essential travel and number 10 is reducing prices of hotel bookings.” Source: National Business Travel Association CS 410 Orange Team

12. Travel Costs Continue to Increase CS 410 Orange Team

13. Wasting Everything • In 2007, wasted time in traffic totaled 4.2 billion hours • Total amount of wasted fuel topped 2.8 billion gallons • Overall cost based on wasted fuel and lost productivity reached $87.2 billion Source: Texas Transportation Institute CS 410 Orange Team

14. Distracted Driving • 4 out of every 5 accidents are attributed to distracted drivers. • In 2008, almost 6,000 people were killed and 500,000 were injured in crashes related to driver distraction. Source: Edgar Snyder & Associates CS 410 Orange Team

15. How can we fix this? G.A.S. Geographical Auto-Delivery System CS 410 Orange Team

16. Goals • Save time and money for the travelers • Make money for the businesses CS 410 Orange Team

17. Objectives Utilize existing phone application technology Automatically inform traveler of road conditions, traffic reports, and weather Use a server to push real time updates Configure GPS coordinates to user profile CS 410 Orange Team 17

18. Objectives Define constraints of user profile Develop scenario based algorithm Cross application development for all smart phones, ensure reliability and compatibility Market the product CS 410 Orange Team 18

19. Current Process Start Trip Frustration, Behind/Late Traffic Stop For Gas Stop For Dinner Anger, Broke No idea where food is Expensive Gas Prices Road Rage Terrible Trip CS 410 Orange Team 19

20. How G.A.S. Helps! Start Trip Traffic G.A.S. Avoid Traffic Expensive Gas Prices G.A.S. Stop For Gas Cheap Gas Stop For Dinner No idea where food is Favorite Restaurant G.A.S. CS 410 Orange Team 20

21. G.A.S. CS 410 Orange Team

22. Complexity Analysis CS 410 Orange Team

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32. Complexity Overview CS 410 Orange Team

33. Algorithm CS 410 Orange Team

34. Website Competition CS 410 Orange Team

35. AnDroid Competition CS 410 Orange Team

36. iPhone Competition CS 410 Orange Team

37. G.A.S. Cannot Provide A stress free car ride Completely prevent distracted driving Find businesses not located in the database Automatically make a user profile Tell you if the point of interest you are driving to is worth the trip CS 410 Orange Team 37

38. Benefits to the Business Customer • Substantial increase in visitors to attractions and points of interest in lesser known areas • Increased profit for small gas station owners and large chains alike • Fast food chain and family restaurant profit increase • Hotel chains increase profit CS 410 Orange Team 38

39. Benefits to the Traveling Customer Quicker travel to locations Avoid traffic, road and weather problems Find places to eat easier Explore and enjoy popular attractions and points of interest within an unknown area Less money spent on travel overall CS 410 Orange Team 39

40. Market Analysis • Bilal Syed, RaceCoast gas station owner, stated he is willing to pay $50/month for service. • Dr. Olariu said he is willing to pay, as a traveler, $15/month. • Popular services, which provide traffic updates, gas prices, weather reports, and news info • MSN Direct : $29.95 Monthly • XM Nav Traffic : $9.94 to $16.94 Monthly • FM Traffic : $49.99 Monthly CS 410 Orange Team

41. Risk Analysis CS 410 Orange Team 41

42. User Risks • Privacy/Security • Mitigation: Password Encryption, Wireless Encryption. • Business Fraud • Mitigation: Business Agreement CS 410 Orange Team

43. Legal Risks • Data mining/scraping • Mitigation: Service Level Agreement (SLA). • Distracted Driving • Mitigation: Text to Speech system Source: http://itsm.fwtk.org/service-level-agreement.htm CS 410 Orange Team

44. Financial Risks • Business Participation • Mitigation: Marketing Plan, Viral Marketing. CS 410 Orange Team

45. Technical Risks • Server Load • Mitigation: Topology based design, Concurrent design. • Existing Phone Applications CS 410 Orange Team

46. Schedule Risks • Business Participation • Mitigation: Marketing Plan CS 410 Orange Team

47. A Happy Ending CS 410 Orange Team

48. Remember… You can’t get anywhere without G.A.S. CS 410 Orange Team

49. References • United States Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics • http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2010/travel/ • U.S. Travel Association: U.S. Travel Forecast Charts • http://www.ustravel.org/sites/default/files/page/2009/09/ForecastSummary.pdf • National Business Travel Association • http://www2.nbta.org/Lists/Resource% 20Library/NBTA2009Forecast.pdf  • Edgar Snyder & Associates: Car Accident Cell Phone Statistics • http://www.edgarsnyder.com/car-accident/cell-phone/statistics.html • Texas Transportation Institute: Economic Factors Tap the Brakes on Traffic Congestion • http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/media_information/press_release.stm CS 410 Orange Team

50. Image Credits • Family, Slide 4 • http://www.buzzle.com/img/articleImages/15911-43med.jpg • Business Man, Slide 4 • http://www.gnurf.net/v3/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/031-busy-business-man.png • Restroom Sign, Slide 5 • http://happyberfdaytome.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/restroom_sign.jpg • Fast Food Chains, Slide 5 • http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/2008/11/16-22/fast-food-logos.gif • Dollar Sign, Slide 5 • http://pslawnet.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dollar-sign.jpg • Clock, Slide 5 • http://www.webeden.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/real-time-search.jpg • Traffic (HRBT), Slide 6 • http://i.ytimg.com/vi/S0-GSHdQxII/0.jpg • Vacation Family, Slide 47 • http://www.toonpool.com/user/496/files/vacation_50845.jpg • Business Man, Slide 47 • http://us.cdn4.123rf.com/168nwm/yayayoy/yayayoy1006/yayayoy100600039.jpg CS 410 Orange Team