CU Bus Tracker

This is the android version of the BuffBus app. It's used to visualize the bus information from the BuffBusTracker, hosted at http://cherishapps.me:8080/. Information comes initially from http://buffbus.etaspot.net/.

App description

CU Bus Tracker helps University of Colorado at Boulder students, faculty and affiliates commute by showing next bus times for CU operated buses. Bus routes that are tracked:

• Buff Bus (Williams Village)
• Hop Clockwise and Counterclockwise
• Athens Route
• Late Night Transit Routes
• Discovery Express Route

App link

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cherish.BusTracker

Next Release:

• Make start page more sharp (change buttons, feedback button, font+colors)
• Make buttons responsive (splash effect?)
• Stampede (RTD integration)
• Set default zoom on location click
• Add DNS record and IP redundency
• Show network information to the user (no connection vs server not responding)
• Add loading indicator?

TODO:

• Show announcements somehow?
• Show data integrity estimates on bus times?
• Unit tests for each function (In progress)
• Data JSON testing
• Diagrams!
• Change ParsedObjets to use SparseArray over array?
• Guarantee shortest arrival time is placed on top
• Exclude routes with excessive times (> 2 hours)
• Make sure only one stop is defined as closest for RTD
• Differentiate between an inactive route and a stop that doesn't report an approaching bus