UTP CarPool System

Transportation has been one of the main problems with students in university, especially
for university in the remote area. Only a minor portion of students has their own
transport, more over, the University Tecknologi Petronas is located far away from the
city, students there have faced a lot of difficulties when they want to go out of the
campus. UTP car pooling system has been developed with the purpose to overcome that
problem. The system will let a student share his private vehicle with one or more people
that have common or aligned destination. This concept has been familiar in the United
State and many countries in Europe but not in Malaysia. UTP Car Pooling System is a
web based system will be implemented by open source software, which will bring the
flexibility and reusability to the system. Apache will be used as Web Server while MySql
will be the backend Database. PHP will act as a middleware, to generate the dynamic
content to display at the client side. Because of mobile blooming and characteristic of
car pooling system, the system will take the advantage of wireless technology to provide
service to mobile users via their hand phones. The system development will consist of
three phases with three particular versions. During the first phase, the system will be set
up on PC platform, so that user can access the service via their computers. After the
second phase, a lot of enhancement will be made such as ability to notify users via email
and SMS. The last phase will produce another version for micro browser, which is
totally supported by every hand phone. At that time, UTP Car Pooling System will have
ability to bring an alternative method of transportation to UTP student, which can help
them to overcome one of their main problems. Mobility is the main characteristic that
makes UTP car pool system different from others one. Most of the systems now, based
on author's research does not support handphone as well as SMS notification, which
are the most used in communication. Therefore, UTP CarPool System does not only
promote this concept system in UTP as well as Malaysia, but also a deep enhancement
of car pool system fields.