Mobile Sports Client with GPS Tracking on iPhone and BlackBerry

Mobile Sports Client with GPS Tracking - A Case Study

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Company able to leapfrog competition in one stroke with a very usable application on the latest mobile platforms

Situation

A portal for athletes to plan and track their workout, trail running and biking schedule
Similar portals from company’s competitors provide features over traditional mobile phone platforms

Challenge

The company wants to meet competitor features and also provide differentiated service via popular and lifestyle mobile phones like the iPhone and BlackBerry
The company wants to leap ahead of the competition with new-age mobile features

Harbinger Solution

Mobile client for the portal that records workout timing, schedules, information on athlete weight, calories burnt, nutrition etc.
The client tracks athlete location, training route covered and timing, and displays on a map from Google Maps
Adapted web-based interface of the portal to suite the iPhone and BlackBerry native-UI principles
Workout and training route data gathered from the user’s mobile is reflected on user’s profile page on website

Technologies & Tools

iPhone 3.1 SDK
iPhone GPS API (CLLocationManager)
GMap2 Google Map API for routes
Xcode 3.2
Objective-C
Cocoa Touch framework
BlackBerry SDK 5.0
RIM / J2ME location and maps packages for finding and displaying device location
Events, timers and UI layout classes for display on BlackBerry device screen

Benefits

The mobile app has practical application for athletes to record and track their training route while on the run
Support for location tracking was a seamless and integrated experience for athletes on the run with no additional devices or change in behavior

Tags: Mobile Application Development

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