Project presented to JKUAT as a final year undergraduate project for BSC. Geomatic Engineering and GIS

1. Online and SMS Fuel Prices Monitoring
System A Community Web GIS
Application
E28-0261/05
DEPARTMENT OF GEOMATIC ENG. AND GIS

2. INTRODUCTION
Problem Background
In 1990’s the government embarked on embarked on
economic reforms which included:
•Abolition of price controls.
•Deregulate downstream petroleum market
operations.
•Liberalization of distribution and pricing of petroleum
products supply.
•Liberalization of transportation modes.
•Abolition of NOCK’s 30% crude oil supply quota.

3. PROBLEM STATEMENTS
What has been observed
Fuel Market
•Deregulation of retail prices of petroleum products has
not closely followed the changes in international oil
prices.
•Oil companies are quick to adjust retail petroleum
prices upwards when international oil prices are rising
and slow to lower prices when oil prices are falling.

4. WEBSITES THAT SHOW FUEL PRICES

5. OBJECTIVES
• Develop a web mapping application and sms system that will
enable vehicle users find petrol station with the lowest fuel
price.
• Add tools to the website and sms system to enable users
navigate and to any petrol station within Nairobi through short
code sms queries.
• Enable users find shortest route with minimum traffic within
Nairobi using network analysis and cartographic techniques.

6. STUDY AREA

7. RESEARCH MODEL n-tier Architecture
Web Server Application Server Data Server
Mapping engine: Spatial Database
Presentation PostGIS
Scripting languages
Supporting Libraries
GDAL, OGR etc.
pgsql2shp.
Configuration file
Web Application
fule_station.map
. shp2pgsql
Client side Web Browser Desktop GIS
Query Petrol prices
Navigate User
Report
Administrator

8. RIKO SYSTEM

9. RESEARCH MODEL 2 – Google map API
Mark up languages
DOM functions
Database
Layer source Google map
QuatumGIS

10. RESULT
http://petrolkenya.20x.cc/
Stations
Member
Login
Up-date
form

11. SMS HUB
USER
Central System
HTTP trigger
Central Database
EXTERNAL COMMANDS
PHP SCRIPTS Kannel SMS Gateway

12. SMS QUERIES
Low Diesel, Station(independent),
Diesel=74.50, Petrol=88.90, Road
(Kangundo) Lowest Petrol,
Lowest 07XXXX Station(kobil), Diesel=82.56,
Petrol=80.98, Road (Koinange
Street)
Low Diesel, Station(independent),
Diesel=74.50, Petrol=88.90, Road
(Juja) Lowest Petrol,
07XXXX Station(total), Diesel=76.50,
Lowest Juja Petrol=81.70, Road (Juja)

13. SOURCES OF REVENUE
Advertisements
• Advertisements – through banners, links and
Google ad sense.
• SMS short codes e.g I can charge 5 shillings
more on the sms queries

14. ADVERTISMENT & MARKETING

15. CONCLUSION
• Hope the system will provider a platform where people
can come together and make informed decision on
where to fuel.
• The project is targeted at PSV companies, common
mwananchi and community at large.
• Anyone is welcome to participate since it’s a community
open source Web GIS application.
• Donations are welcome.

16. Questions and Comments