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A
GPS-based system which identifies and
displays the location of a passenger bus
(or any other vehicle) in real-time. Even
the
availability of seats inside the bus before
its arrival at the next stop can be displayed.
The
product
NIRDESHAK: Automatic Fleet Management
System
A GPS-based automatic fleet
management system, used for monitoring
and controlling vehicles from a central
station
The
client
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
The largest passenger road transport undertaking
in India
The
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
is the largest road transport undertaking
in the country. Using the GPS-based Nirdeshak,
APSRTC monitors many of its long-distance,
inter-city routes as well as one of its
most important intra-city routes, as a
part of the project.
The
system uses SMS messaging (GSM mobile phones)
for real-time data transfer between the
buses and the central control station (CCS).
There are large displays at key towns en-route,
for the benefit of passengers. The bus-station
displays are interfaced with the CCS, using
dial-up links. Apart from its position and
other features, even the availability of
seats inside the bus before its arrival
at the specified stop can be displayed.
The project is under execution. The total
value of the project is around Rs15 million.
Salient
features
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GPS-based Nirdeshak units mounted
on 75 buses |
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Monitoring from a central control
station |
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Solaris-based database server, PIS
server, Linux-based communication
server |
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Bus station displays at 16 places
on two inter-city routes |
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Display units provide information
about the arrival of buses at the
bus stop, type of service, and the
number of seats available in the bus |
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Voice
and data communication between the
bus and the central control station
over a GSM communication system |
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SMS messaging from GSM phones to collect
data from buses |
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The application is scalable for up
to 500 buses |
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