A Novel and Cost Effective Approach to Public Vehicle Tracking System

There are lots of efforts being made by public transport corporations to improve public vehicle occupancy by requesting the public to use public transport over other modes of transportation. It can be noted that if the passenger knows with high confidence that the bus is going to come, he/she will definitely wait rather than opting for other modes of transport. Efficient information can therefore help the users to choose faster and more easier connections which saves their time. Trends in wireless technology like Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) have resulted in easier and faster communication. This paper presents a vehicle tracking system by integrating both of the above mentioned technologies. The central server uses geographic information system (GIS) to track vehicles to display the position information on the electronic map. This paper suggests a new cost-effective way for tracking a vehicle in public transport domain and compares proposed technique to some of the methods advised previously for tracking public vehicles.