Online Hospital Location System Using Google Maps
Chapter One
AIM AND OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The main aim of the research is to provide an online hospital location system, developed to help users get the right directions to different health centers using Google Maps, with the following objective:
- Provide a system that users can access whenever they need to find a hospital in a new city.
- Reduce death rate in cases of emergency, hospitals can be easily found using the system.
- Find hospital routes and estimated arrival times with the system.
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
INTRODUCTION
Now days it is necessary to have a proper system which will help user to quickly find nearby hospitals or doctors. This application is based on Android operating system. It helps user to get the hospital’s location, doctor’s location, contact details and address provided by social organization and the location of medical stores. We are implementing Google Maps on android devices. This android application uses GPS of android device to access location and compass sensor to easily map physical objects with camera. Augmented reality (AR) is one type of virtual reality. This technology mainly works with the help of various sensors which are embedded in the mobile device. It can be used on any type of connected devices and screen. AR is used in many applications like medical, manufacturing and repair, engineering design, entertainment, manufacturing, robotics, military training etc. In Our application first user selects the radius, after selecting radius, user will select the category of doctors, process the data, plot the location of selected category, and provide doctor‘s contact details with the help of Google Services and JSON parsing.
GOOGLE MAPS TECHNOLOGGY
The latest Smartphones made dramatic breakthroughs in processing power, higher random access memory, and secondary storage along with the number of extra features like internet access have opened doors to a broad range of applications development. An Android operating system (AOS) commonly used by Smartphone manufactures because it is an open source operating system based on the Linux kernel and designed primarily for touch screen mobile devices such as Smartphones and tablet computers. The internal hardware of Smartphones especially sensors like proximity, accelerometer and gyroscope sensors are used by some applications to respond to additional user actions (Akash, 2014).
There are different applications (apps) categories available for download from the online Google play store. Everyday thousands of new apps are uploaded in their online database. A number of applications related to healthcare are available in the medical category which is helpful in the diagnosis of vital sign parameters, vaccinations schedule, medicine reminder etc.
CHAPTER THREE
SYSTEM DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION
A system is a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting system. It is a set of interacting or interdependent component forming an integrated whole or a set of elements to other elements.
Some characteristics of a system include:
A system has behaviour, it contains processes that transform inputs into outputs
A system has interconnectivity; the parts and processes are connected by structural and or behavioural relationship
SYSTEM ANALYSIS
This is a process by which an old system is analysed and the flaws of the old system are documented and procedures are taken to develop a new system with a better functionality. There are several steps taken to achieve this; these steps are called “SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE”
EXISTING SYSTEM
Existing system refers to the system that is being followed till now. Presently, all the hospitals functionalities are done manually. That is if a patient wants to consult a doctor, he can sit in the waiting room till his chance is called. This procedure makes things very difficult. The main disadvantage is that it is time consuming.
CHAPTER FOUR
SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION AND DOCUMENTATION
INTRODUCTION
This section will show the user how the system can be implemented and the importance of documentation.
IMPLEMENTATION
This system can be implemented by simply following the following steps;
Put the installation CD into the disk drive
Run the installation setup
Allow the program to install
Launch the program from the program list in your system.
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary
This study makes a basic and up-to-date medical system, designed to help the patients and caregivers to determine the nearest hospital with a specific specialization field. It was built with web-based technologies. The hospital names along with their address and routes are determined by online GPS receiver within five km of radius. With the help of Google Map, the distance and route to each of the hospital is displayed for the user. This website is greatly useful in emergency cases as well as for the non-resident person of the city.
Conclusion
The project Hospital Location Management System (HLDMS) is for locating the nearest hospital in uyo. The software takes care of all the requirements of an average hospital and is capable to provide easy and effective storage of information related to patients that come up to the hospital.
It generates map of hospital location from Google so as to make it easy to locate nearby hospital for medical treatment.
The system also provides the facility of backup as per the requirement.
Recommendation
Although the developed system met the intended objectives, some recommendations are paramount. The future scope of this system is to develop and add features that determines the availability of specialist doctor on a real-time basis near patient’s location. Also. Online appoint can be integrated into the app to enable patients book appointment with the hospital if the hospital doctors are busy at the moment of search.
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