據(jù)Block Club Chicago報(bào)道，芝加哥羅耀拉大學(xué)兩名研究生在課程項(xiàng)目中開發(fā)了新的手機(jī)APP，可以向芝加哥交通系統(tǒng)內(nèi)的乘客實(shí)時(shí)更新電梯設(shè)備是否可用的狀態(tài)。這兩名學(xué)生是芝加哥羅耀拉大學(xué)軟件工程的學(xué)生，在收到課程項(xiàng)目的作業(yè)后，打算開發(fā)一個(gè)對社區(qū)居民有用的手機(jī)APP。于是他們開發(fā)了“Elevate Chicago”APP，向使用者發(fā)送地鐵L站的電梯是否可用的情況。芝加哥地鐵線路中約有70%的站點(diǎn)設(shè)有電梯設(shè)備，但兩名學(xué)生發(fā)現(xiàn)電梯故障不可食用的情況時(shí)常發(fā)生。因此這個(gè)手機(jī)APP可以自動推送信息，讓使用者知道自己想要去的站內(nèi)電梯是否可用。

STUDENTS' APP alertS CTA RIDERS TO BROKEN ELEVATORS

A class project undertaken by two Loyola University Chicago graduate students has resulted in a smartphone app that alerts Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) riders when elevators are broken down at the rail system's "L" stations, Block Club Chicago reports. When Tyler Arndt and Sam Siner, students in Loyola's graduate software engineering program, were assigned a class project, they focused on creating an app that would be useful to people in the community. Their idea was "Elevate Chicago," an app that informs people when elevators are out of service at “L” stations. about 70% of the stations have elevators, but the two said breakdowns are common. The Elevate Chicago app will tell riders if the elevators at their preferred stations are out of service, but it also offers push notifications, which give users the information without having to open the app.