OCTranspoLive: A live OCTranspo GPS bus location application for ...

4.1.2 StopsNearActivityOne of the options the user can select from the main menu is to look for stops nearthem. This will create and Intent object and then start the StopsNearActivity usingstartActivity. When this Activity is created the location services are used to nd theuser's location. If available the GPS will be used for a ne-grained location and ifnot Google's location service will be used, provided the WiFi on the device is turnedon. When the user's coordinates are found a request is made to the OCTranspoLiveAPI. This is done using an HTTP GET request like the one below.Listing 2: Near Stops Requesthttp : / / l o c a l h o s t :8080/ octranspo_api / r e s t / stops / near ? l a t=45.4104& lon =−75.6935Figure 3: Finding bus stops near youIn Figure 3 the rst screenshot shows what the user will see while waiting for16