2018 International Conference on Automatic Control and Dynamic Optimization Techniques (ICACDOT)
International Institute of Information Technology (I²IT), Pune
Location Based Reminder Android Application
Using Google Maps API
Pradnya Battin
Department of Electronics & Telecommunication
NBN Sinhgad School of Engineering
Ambegaon, Pune
Pradnya.2984@gmail.com
Abstract—Thepopular reminders are based on electronic
calendar in mobile phones . These reminders are purely time
specific i.e. this will give notification only on at that particular
time. Many times it is not confirmed that we will be present at the
specific location for the work for which we have set the reminder.
Instead it is beneficial if the notificationor alarm triggers when
we are actually present near or at that specific location. To
remind modern people of something at a specific time and
location , Smart Location Reminder is a boon . To serve the
purpose, implementing an application for Android-based
smartphones and tablets which is not only time based but also
location based. The system uses free, public API service from
Google Maps.
Timely reminder reduces chances of missing the location of
interest & task to be reminded can be performed on desired time
and at desired location .Also Ease of search is achieved by
finding nearby places of interest.
Keywords- Location based reminder , GPS, Mobile Application
I.INTRODUCTION
Background :
In current busy life style people have to perform variety of
task in their day to day life like meeting at work, buying
groceries, filling petrol after work etc. We generally use paper
notes and now a days reminder system in mobile phones.
Various tasks can be categorize as follows:
1. Task which is Time based
2. Task which is Location based
In “Time based tasks” the task which is starting at a
specific time eg.Meeting which is scheduled at 11 AM. We set
reminders in our mobile for the same. On the otherhand, in
“Location based reminder” the task to be performed at specific
location, like filling up the petrol while going back home from
office. In such case setting alarm onlyby time might not be
beneficial if useris not certain when he/she willbe passing by
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Dr. S.D.Markande
Department of Electronics & Telecommunication
NBN Sinhgad School of Engineering
Ambegaon, Pune
sdmarkande@sinhgad.edu
the petrol pump. This has motivated to design location based
reminder system. In this notification will be given & alert will
be given as a reminder when you are going nearer to the
petrol pump.
The Location based reminder is example of location based
services(LBS). Location based reminder application depends
totally on the technology of Global Positioning System (GPS)
to identify the desired location[1]. This project aims to
develop a location based reminder system using Google Maps
API which takes help of GPS.
II. SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
The block diagram of “ Location Based Reminder” is as
shown in Fig. 1The smartphone contains built-in GPS receiver
which receives signal from GPS receiver. The application
performs Geolocationing based on GPS reading to detect
presentlocation of the user. The desired locations & tasks are
stored inthe database. If task to be reminded is available in the
database , after that application will perform comparison of
the location which is identified with the location related with
the desired task. If theapplication user is physically near to
the defined location , then reminding alert will be given to
the user about the task[1].
Web Service
Google Task of
Maps Interest
Data
Synchronization
GPS
Coordinator
SQLite
Fig. 1 Architecture of proposed system
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For adding locations for specific tasks into the database , the
application uses Google Maps. By picking up the desired
locationwhich is showing on Google Maps , user can add
the desired task into the database. This will be usedfor
setting reminder in Location Based reminder application.

It is not necessary for the user to physically present at the

specific location while entering the reminder in the
application.

III. IMPLEMENTATION
Following are the important steps of operation in the
suggested Location based reminder application.
Step 1.Identification of locations for which reminder is to
be set by the user.
Step 2. Creation of location-based reminders by user
Step 3.Alert will be given when user is at the defined Fig. 3: Flow chart of adding location in the application
location by the application.

Figure 4: Flow chart for giving alert for created

Fig. 2: Flow Chart of identifying locations with respect
to the tasks to be done
reminders
Considerations while using location based services:
1. Delivering messages at appropriate times: Suppose a lady
goes to the milk center every evening on her while coming
back from work, at that point location based reminder delivers
her messages. She may find it irritating if she receivewhile
going to work because she don’t want to pick milk while
going to work. So it is necessary to mention that she only

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wants alerts at specific times of the day. Therefore using time C) Set Reminder
based constraints is necessary .eg. After 7.30 pm[2].

2. Deliver messages according to the travel patterns of the

user: Many times a user may receive a message for the any
reminder when user is within a peripheral of the location or
at opposite side . But the user find it easy to go to the desired
place when the user is passes ort in front of the location. The
application has to consider the user’s travelling path .
Calculating just the straight-line distance between points may
give false alert[2].

Finding nearby places:

This is additional feature introduced in the android

application. If user is at new place & wish to find out the
ATM near to his location, this feature helps in finding the
desired location.
Algorithm:
1. Asks whether to switch ON the GPS if not.
2. Asks whether to use current locations
3. If yes ; GPS identifies current location.
4. If No; retrieves last used location
5. Enter the place of interest
6. Searches the nearby places & gives the list.

d) Location Alert
IV. RESULTS
a) Home Screen

e) Nearby Places
b) Pick Location:

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 V. CONCLUSION

In the modern life style people are very busy & often forgets
the tasks to do. Many times people remembers the task after
they pass by the location of interest. Going back to the specific
locationagain is time consuming & tiring too.

This application helps the user to reach at exact location of

interest in his preferred time slot. Timely reminder reduces
chances of missing the location of interest & task to be
reminded can be performed on desired timeand atdesired
location . This reduces time loss &disappointment .

Identifying desired nearby places is on figure tips of the user

if the current location is unknown to the user . The application
makes the search easy & faster .

VI. FUTURE SCOPE

This project can be extended to indoor reminder systems using

WLAN. The application can also be utilized for tourist
guiding system..

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