A Real Time Transit Tracker for College Bus

摘要

Unusual and unexpected conditions on the roads affect the smooth operation of the organizational bus systems and the movement of vehicles. Also, everyday problems such as traffic congestion, unexpected delays and irregular vehicle dispatching times take place. As a result of which students and staffs of an organization get affected and they inevitably have to wait for the arrival of their respective bus. A student or a staff waiting for the college bus may want to enquire about the current location of the college bus. This inconvenience can be avoided by introducing Android based bus tracking system which helps to retrieve the location coordinates of the college bus. The main aim of this Android application is to track the college bus which would give the location of bus with the help of Google map and help the users to plan their way to reach their college on time. This application is highly used by the students and staffs of educational institutions since the android mobiles have become common used and it is an easy way of tracking the buses.