GPS-BASED COMPASS ON A MOBILE DEVICE

Namen diplomske naloge je izdelati grafično aplikacijo, ki deluje kot kompas in iz signala GPS določi smer neba (sever). Aplikacija, imenovana GPS Kompas, teče na mobilnem aparatu z operacijskim sistemom android in vgrajenim GPS-sprejemnikom. Določa tudi smer gibanja do položaja, ki ga izbere uporabnik. V nalogi predstavimo operacijski sistem android in orodja, ki smo jih uporabili pri razvoju in testiranju aplikacije. Opišemo strukturo in funkcionalnosti GPS-kompasa ter prikažemo njegovo programsko zasnovo in način upravljanja z uporabniškimi vmesniki.The purpose of this thesis is to create a graphic application, which works as a compass and determines cardinal points (direction north) with the help of the GPS signal. The application is called GPS Compass and runs on a mobile device using the Android operating system and the built-in GPS receiver. It also points out the direction towards the location chosen by the user. The thesis includes a presentation of the Android operating system, as well as the tools available for the development and application testing. It also reveals the entire development process and functionality of the GPS-compass, and describes the software design and operation controlled by the user interfaces