Viajá: aplicação web para consultar disponibilidade de horários e valores de transportes alternativos

Abstract

In Ceará, one of the most common means of road transportation is "topiques," which is the common name for vans that provide passenger transport between cities as an alternative to buses. The vans, divided into 27 cooperatives, collectively transported approximately one million and 200 thousand assengers per month as early as 2010. However, even though it became popular, topiques service lacks a formal digital presence, with schedules and routes being made available through third-party posts or profiles. Therefore, we defined the scope of this project: to develop a reliable and easily accessible Web platform that offers up-to-date information on topiques schedules and fares. It was necessary to define the application's requirements and gather data on current topiques routes. During the execution of the project, requirements engineering was performed through user research to register the application's needs. To collect information about the routes, multiple interviews were conducted with drivers in the city of Sobral, considered an economic hub in the northern region of the state, encompassing topiques that operate throughout the region. The development process involved the structuring of a database, the creation of an API, and the design of a Web interface. After development and implementation, the application was validated using the System Usability Scale (SUS) for evaluation, resulting in a good score and thus the success of the project.