RGreenway is an app that maps and provides information about Raleigh's greenway trails. It displays trails on a map with distances and descriptions. The app's features include social check-ins, a workout mode to track exercise on trails, local weather data, and a tool for reporting issues. The app developers obtained trail data from the city and plan to expand the map to include more trails. Future versions may add more social and exercise tracking capabilities. Beta testing is being conducted to identify bugs before public release.

1. Creating America’s
Smartest Park
RGreenway
Eric Majewicz

2. What We’ll • What is RGreenway?
Cover • Who are we?
• Data, Data, Data
• RGreenway features
– Trail Map
– Social
– Workout Mode
– Weather
– SeeClickFix
• Beta Testing
• Roadmap / Future Enhancements

3. What is • RGreenway is an app for
RGreenway? navigating the Raleigh greenway
system
• Displays trail data including
distance, description, and
parking lots for each greenway
• Shows closest trails to you
current location and driving
directions
• Other features include check-ins
on Facebook, workout mode,
weather, and SeeClickFix issue
reporting

4. Who are we?
Lorena Castellanos &
Eric Majewicz David Matthews
Software Developer Graphic Designers
Patrick Gravinese
Social Media
Traci Tillis
PR / Communications
Brad Johnson
Community Relations

5. Data, Data, • City of Raleigh geoportal provides
Data geospatial for Raleigh landmarks, including
greenways
– http://maps.raleighnc.gov/geoportal/
– KML files include coordinates for
greenways, parking, trail descriptions, etc
(~1.8MB)

6. Data, Data, Issues
Data 1.Data consistency across multiple KML files
2.Size of files (1.8MB for Raleigh, 2.1MB for Cary)
3.Performance issues parsing large KML files
Resolutions
1.Create an ETL process for cleansing and transforming
data from multiple sources into a single JSON file

7. Data, Data, Resolutions
Data 2. Switched parsers
XML parsing using SAXParser JSON parsing using
Jackson

8. Features – Map Choices
Trail Map
Adding Overlays to the Map
• 22,000 coordinates, 232
line strings
• Performance issues with
adding more overlays

9. Features – • Detect when you are on a
Trail Map greenway
• Displays a list of the closest
greenways to your current
location
• Provides trail name,
description, length, parking
locations

10. Features - • Uses Facebook SDK for
Social Android
– Single-sign on
– Created Facebook check-in
places for each greenway
• Future social opportunities
include Twitter integration,
ratings/reviews

11. Features - • Not meant to replace running
Workout & cycling apps
– Displays time and distance
– Speech capability using
iSpeech SDK
• Future opportunities include
possible integration with
RunKeeper API

12. Use the Weather Underground API to retrieve weather
Features – data for the users current location
Weather

13. Features -
Weather

14. SeeClickFix is a website used by the City of Raleigh public
Features - works to allow individuals to report maintenance issues
SeeClickFix

15. Beta Testing • Used Zubhium for beta testing
– Free tier includes 25 users, unlimited applications
– Provides real time crash reports, feedback from
users

16. Future • Add more trail data (Cary, American Tobacco Trails,
Enhancements Umstead Park)
– Looking to partner with triangletrails.com
• Working on plan for 2.0 features
– Make app more social (twitter integration,
rate/review trails)
– Enhance workout mode
– Send picture for SeeClickFix

17. Thank
YOU!
QUESTIONS?
Online
www.rgreenway.com
Twitter
@RgreenwayRal
Facebook
Rgreenway
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