Technical Feasibility
A particular set of skill that will be required to accomplish a task. This is a concern regarding the hardware, software, or any system components that can be developed or acquired. For now, we are using a map of that is similar to any other map, for example google map, or apple map. The map has the same feature as to track the current location, or by using a zip code.
Economic Feasibility
In order to obtain our app, people only have to do the same and simplest way. The app is going to be made available in the app store, or any application store available on smart phones for free. The objection of this app is to reduce the consumed by the regular way to find a gas station. Also, to choose with confident a gas station that has a cheapest gas per gallon. Economically, this is a benefit for all the users.
Legal Feasibility
The United States Constitution establishes a purpose of intellectual property is to serve broader societal goods and to promote the progress science and useful art. Therefore under the Article 1, Section 8 United States Constitutions: To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries; Therefore, there are existing or similar app on market, however we made it differently by giving information in the different format and features.
Operational Feasibility
The application in action to help people find the nearest gas station with all other details such as prices of various gas brands with the location. Gas around is also very acceptable to changes since our information is updated every 24 hours. With that said, this application is very much likely to be put into operation.
Scheduling Feasibility
To prevent any inconvenience, there would be a downtime every once in a while. This time would be used as a maintenance time. This would likely to happen after midnight simply because most of the gas station would have closed. The number of people using Gas Around after midnight also would be the least ad that’s why the down time is chosen to after mid-night.
The bottom line, this app is made to increase efficiency and to give financial benefit to the users. The operation of this app is easy, by only one click, we can find where your current location is and the nearby gas station, and of course with the price included. By having this app, people will not be stranded in the middle of nowhere by having no gas in the tank, nor have to buy gas illegally in a bottle or other gallon. People can approximate the gas they have left before they buy at the gas station by searching one from our app. This is a very useful app to have in your smart phone, and this app will cut down your inefficiency and save your money!
2. Cost / Benefit Analysis
· Strengths: The strength point of Gas Around is that it can direct its users to the nearest gas station. Gas around also includes the gas prices of different brand for convenience purposes. A business hour of registered gas station is also available so that people know when the gas station will open and close.
· Weakness: Gas around is only available through a few operating system such as Apple and Android.
· User/Stakeholder requirement: In order for Gas Around to function, there are several things that is needed. One is the availability of data for the gas prices and location. Gas Around includes map to help user locate gas station. Also, user would play role in updating prices. They can help us update prices by commenting on the application itself.
· Organizational requirement: The organization requires Gas Around is to have data that will be updated every 24 hours since gas prices might fluctuate. It also requires a map that can locate all the gas station in every area of the city.
· What this new application should do to solve problem: This is application is here to solve the problem when people are running out of gas. This application solve problem by giving its user navigation to the nearest gas station and also telling the prices.
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