MobileWish Pocket Travel Assistant is a freely available application for Flash Lite 3x enabled mobiles that compile a range of information proven to be indispensable for the traveler. The application combines data from Google Maps, Yahoo, Wikipedia, BBC, Reuters, Twitter, You Tube and others to provide users with all the information needed for their journey. Pocket Travel Assistant is a particularly interactive application. It asks the travelers for inputs and on that basis provides many options to choose from including scrollable street maps and dynamic item list.
Suruk an application for GPS-enabled mobile phones allows auto rickshaw passengers to keep track of distance covered, rate charged and detect if an auto driver is overcharging or taking a wrong route. The Suruk application exemplifies how mobile technologies can facilitate services that would be unfeasible and unreasonable to provide through the web. Suruk is an attempt to provide a practical solution to these difficulties faced by common people. At the same time, it offers a system that can benefit drivers who are honest and helpful by rewarding them with more hires and tips.
The AWATAR Mobile Booking is an advance ticket booking application for Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) passengers through mobile phone. It enables customers to cancel tickets, if and when necessary. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation is the first State Transport Undertaking in India to facilitate booking of bus tickets through a mobile device. Its introduction presents a win-win situation for both the Corporation, allowing it to earn higher revenue, as well as the commuters who avail its various services with greater ease and at their convenience.
The SMS 139 service, an initiation by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited, is powered by the technological platform developed by Spice Digital Limited. Aimed at increasing customer satisfaction, the service gives the commuter easy access to information regarding PNR status, train arrival/departure, its running location, accommodation availability and fare enquiry. This service not only reduces the travelers’ dependence on agents and manual enquiries but also presents them with a one-stop solution for all travel related information.
