IMPLEMENTATION OF GEO-MESSAGING USING GOOGLE CLOUD MESSAGING AND LOCATION BASED SERVICES API OF ANDROID

In this paper, we are proposing the implementation of Geo-Messaging using Location based services and Google Cloud Messaging API’s of Android. Geo-Fencing can be defined as the process of sending messages tied to a location which means the receiver will not get the message until he enters the vicinity of the specified location. Geo-Fencing can be implemented using Location based services support provided by the Android platform. Location based services can be pull- based or push-based services. Pull based services are where the user sends a query to get the results for example if the user wants to get the nearest petrol bunk he has to send the query as “Where is the nearest petrol bunk”. Push based services are where the messages will be automatically pushed to the users based on their location without explicitly requesting/pulling them from the server.