One of the biggest concerns of the average hard-working and caring parent is the safety of their children especially if both of them are working. While the school premise itself alleviates some of the strain where the parent feels that the child is safe within the enclosures of the institute, it is the travel from home to the school that worries them the most. Those who lack the time and amenities to drop the child to school, often choose the school bus, a facility offered by the school for everyone including middle-class working parents.
GPS tracking
GPS stands for Global Positioning System. It is a navigational device formulated from an assemblage of satellites and their ground stations. With the introduction of the mobile and subsequently incorporating GPS as a service into it, civil users of the technology have tremendously multiplied. Besides, it has widened to the extent that GPS is now used to track any object or portable device, including a vehicle. An innovative introduction, IntelSchool’s Smart School Management System uses real-time GPS tracking to locate the position of the school transport carrying the children from their pick up and drop locations.
Benefits of the Bus Tracking System
Primarily, the safety of the children on a school bus transport depends upon the transporter. With the IntelSchool Smart School Management system, it can keep both parents and the institute apprised of the vehicle’s movements. Furthermore, it also serves a myriad other purposes.
Scheduling and Routing Bus Trips
Every student’s transportation involves careful, routing and scheduling of trips. These have to be charted out carefully so that the students reach their destinations on time and of course, safely. IntelSchool’s bus tracking system is embedded in the school management software so that every driver’s needs can be monitored easily. Routes can be conveniently mapped out based on previous trips. A comprehensive analysis of time traveled, routes taken, trips completed and much more allows the school authorities to effortlessly review the next schedule and the next change. The manual time is taken and energy spent on rerouting and rescheduling is drastically minimized. Besides, all exceptions across a single route such as rash driving or any other incident can be monitored in real-time to perform constructive risk management.
The system also tracks the number of children on a particular bus – a very crucial calculation that has to take place every time the student’s board and disembark. A physical calculation may even lead to errors but with IntelSchool’s Smart School Management system, this task is automated thus leaving little room for miscalculations. Regulate the drivers and benefit from quick updates knowing that the child is in safe hands.
Real-Time Tracking
Both static and live tracking updates are available when you install the IntelSchool Smart School Management Software with GPS. Both parents and the institution derive the greatest sense of security when they can perceive the kids’ progress to and from school premises.
Report Generation
Access customized reports according to your requirements to know whether a vehicle has been over-speeding, deviating a route or if it has made an unscheduled stop. You can also check if the transport was stationary at a particular location for too long.
Emergency Buttons
All GPS tracking systems carry emergency or panic buttons on the school buses. IntelSchool’s tracking system also incorporates a physical trigger button within the transport to send out an alert in case of an emergency. All activity is recorded in the School Management Software.
Messages and Notifications
Both the school and the parent receive alerts, notifications or messages about the child’s whereabouts depending upon the nature of urgency when they are using the school transport. Even notifications about the transport’s route deviation and arrival time are provided to the parents and the transport head.
Budgets
Finance is one of the most important aspects of running an educational institution. Better student services are enabled when schools can save money. Wastage of funds is lessened with the help of the IntelSchool Management system when it decreases the vehicle’s idling time, improves its route efficiency and minimizes depletion of miles contributing to lowered fuel costs. Even vehicle maintenance needs can be monitored by the tracking system.
Driver safety
Accountability of the drivers is well-defined as the tracking system successfully doesn’t just monitor the whereabouts of the vehicle but also the behavior of the driver. It also indicates any corrective action taken by the driver before and after an incident has occurred.
One of the most important features of the IntelSchool Bus Tracking system is its ability to efficiently maintain records. All key factors including driver performance, mileage and much more are recorded by the GPS thus improving the accuracy of data received. Simply print the required data when you have to deliver a report to the budgeting committee.
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