08-10-2014, 09:50 AM
Abstracts: “Carpooling” web application offers sharing of car journeys, so that more than one person having the similar travel needs, travels in a car. This application maps the routes through Google maps and find the best matches to share journeys. The web app will also be connected with Facebook and other social networking sites to provide the updates to users. The users will also receive updates through emails and SMS’s. The passengers can also choose their co-passengers accompanying with them. The passengers going towards same route will be verified with documents required under this application. The payment will be settled through a code provided by the application to the passenger. After the journey, the passengers can also give their feedbacks and ratings about their journey on the social networking sites. By using Car polling travel cost and fuel can be saved. It will also reduce traffic congestion and helps in meeting new people. Carpooling is a web application which is based on Java, Database, Google Map API, FB API, Servlet JSP. The tools used for this application are Netbeans, Workbench, SMS gateway, Paypal payment gateway and Windows7.