Special Purpose Online Bus Tracking(SPOT)

Special purpose online bus tracking system is developed to provide the real time information of buses to the passengers. It consists of two android applications. First application establishes communication between central server and bus system which is capable of providing real-time data (GPS coordinates) regarding the current location of buses. Second application is student side application which displays the current location of the bus on Google map along with the estimated time of arrival to the specified bus stop hence it saves the time of students. Both the side applications provide dynamically updated timetable. Another important feature of both the applications is emergency service through which call or alert messages can be simultaneously sent to college, police and ambulance in case of accidents. Thus this is a cost effective, efficient system and helps students to catch their buses at the proper time.