{"id":93,"date":"2015-03-24T15:02:49","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T15:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/onep\/?p=93"},"modified":"2015-04-28T13:19:27","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T13:19:27","slug":"app-feature-download-pack-for-offline-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/onep\/2015\/03\/24\/app-feature-download-pack-for-offline-use\/","title":{"rendered":"App Feature: Download Pack for Offline Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It can be suggested that one of the key problems when people\u00a0travel abroad is the huge cost of data roaming &#8211; no-one wants to come home from a holiday or months travelling to be confronted by a huge bill! Because of this, TravelSafe will provide a feature that enables the user\u00a0to choose a location and download a summary pack of information, which can be accessed offline once they\u00a0get to their\u00a0destination.<\/p>\n<p>The pack will contain:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Map(s) of the area<\/li>\n<li>Travel information &#8211; public transport stations and times<\/li>\n<li>Key cultural customs incorporated with tips on staying safe<\/li>\n<li>Key phrases in the local language<\/li>\n<li>Helpful numbers, such as emergency services<\/li>\n<li>The user&#8217;s information such as holiday insurance, lost credit card, passport number and itinerary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To access it, a\u00a0user will open the application at home or work, connected to WiFi, search or select a location and chooses what information they would like to be included in the pack. This will then be downloaded and then stored in the device storage in an application specific folder,\u00a0where it can be accessed alongside previously downloaded packs. The application will be able to store packs for multiple locations, dependent on the amount of memory available on the user&#8217;s smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>The other feature posts in this\u00a0blog describe\u00a0where each set of information will come from and how it will be used, as\u00a0the purpose of this feature is to collate that information for use offline.<\/p>\n<p>Written by Emily.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>This post represents that the group has chosen appropriate economic and social Contextual Factors\u00a0that directly link to the marking criteria, and are vital to understanding what requirements a specific app feature has. This is based on market analysis, evaluation, and expert opinions. There is evidence that questions that the app feature has been\u00a0chosen intelligently (by reference to literature and analysis) to produce a conclusion of professional quality, leading to a successful product.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This post additionally represents Engineering and Design decisions. These are based on the Contextual Factors and literature review which the group have tailored the product to incorporate. This means that the app feature has considerable research, fluent design and well planned out engineering steps. All of which are apparent in this post, and are also illustrated with media. This app feature dictates future engineering steps, illustrates how and why the product has been influenced in its design, and shows how engineering this app feature will solve problems.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It can be suggested that one of the key problems when people\u00a0travel abroad is the huge cost of data roaming &#8211; no-one wants to come home from a holiday or months travelling to be confronted by a huge bill! 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