Web Platform for P2P Photography Services and Photo Processing Automation

Summary

A European company offering route-planning services, maps, and online travel-assistance information needed a website to connect photographers and guides with tourists — and to replace its manual data entry with automation. INNERLUXES delivered a Drupal/PHP web platform plus a mobile app that automate photo uploading, file synchronization, and communication, making data input faster and more accurate while raising the popularity of the Client's information resources.

About the Client

The Client is a European company that offers route-planning services, publishes maps, and supplies travel-related information. The company develops solutions and provides online travel-assistance services via desktop and mobile devices.

The Challenge

The Client needed a website to connect photographers and guides with tourists. It also experienced difficulties entering guide information, since the current system supported only manual entry of photos, addresses, and other information provided by photographers. The Client wanted to upgrade the system to make data input automatic — all tourist information gathered by a photographer should be transferred to the website database from a mobile application. The Client turned to INNERLUXES for website design services.

The Solution

INNERLUXES delivered a new website that automated the following functions: camera-to-server photo uploading, synchronization of photo files with corresponding data sheets (addresses), and communication between photographers and managers.

Website visitors can now look up the places they need using a theme catalog or by browsing the map. A venue page includes its detailed address, visitor reviews, interior and exterior photos, tips on nearby places, and social sharing buttons.

Additionally, INNERLUXES developed a mobile app that provides photographers with an assigned electronic itinerary containing information about the spots (streets, buildings) they should capture.

The Results

• INNERLUXES delivered a photo-service website that connects travel photographers and tourists, automating much of the manual routine — photo uploading, file synchronization, and communication.
• As a result, the Client could raise the popularity of its information resources and make data input more accurate and rapid.

Technologies and Tools

PHP, Drupal framework (CMS), TinyMCE.