Taipei Travel Time

A map tool displays the reachable areas of given travel time and starting point via public transports in Taipei.

Website URL: https://taipeitraveltime.site

Table of Contents

• Technologies
• Architecture
• Database Schema
• Features
• Demo Account
• Contact

Technologies

Back-End

• Node.js / Express
• RESTful API
• Nginx

Front-End

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript
• jQuery
• Bootstrap
• AJAX

Database

• MySQL

Framework

• MVC

Data Structures

• Directed Graph
• Priority Queue with Binary Heap

Algorithm

• Dijkstra Algorithm

Cloud Service (AWS)

• Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
• Relational Database Service (RDS)
• Simple Storage Service (S3)
• CloudFront

Networking

• HTTPS
• SSL
• Domain Name System (DNS)

Test

• Mocha
• Chai
• Artiliery

3rd Party APIs

• Facebook Login API
• Google Maps APIs

Data Source

• Public Transport Data Exchange Platform

Architecture

Database Schema

Features

Reachable Areas

Drag the pin to set the starting point. Modify the options to fit the use case.

• Travel Time:
  • The specified period of time spent on moving from the starting point to any other region.
• Specified Transit Mode
  • Supported transits:
    1. Taipei Metro system
    2. Bus network of Greater Taipei Area.
• Number of Transfers
  • The specified number of transfers between different routes or different transits.
• Maximum Walking Distance
  • The maximum distance a passenger willing to walk from:
    1. the starting point to the first transit station of the journey
    2. the last transit station of the journey to its nearby area
• Departure Time
  • The specified date and time to depart from the starting point.

Place Info

• Place Keyword Search
• Destination Directions
• Favorite Places

Demo Account

An account is not needed for most of the functions. The below account has some built-in pins on the map to demonstrate the favorite places feature.

• Account: [email protected]
• Password: demo1

Contact

Wei-Jun Hung @ [email protected]