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Tracking system in 3,200 school buses
School buses operated by Emirates Transport will now be officially tracked as part of a new high-tech programme unveiled by UAE Education Minister, Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Qattami.
Some 3,200 buses have been upgraded to become part of the school bus tracking programme initiated by the company.
The announcement came on the second day of a School Transportation Conference, being hosted by Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The new system will be linked to operation centres around the country and it will allow live monitoring of buses.
It will also assist in the management of the transport fleet and provide valuable data on mileage and routes travelled. Apart from operational uses, data from the tracking system will be collected and analysed for improving and streamlining the school transport structure.
The system combines the use of GPS and radio-frequency identification technologies (RFID). Mohammed Abdullah Al Jarman, General Manager of Emirates Transport said: “The initial trial period was carried out in Abu Dhabi since September of last year, and proved very successful.
“We are very optimistic about the whole process and are looking forward to exploring the full possibilities of the system. We have already trained 162 of our employees on the operation of the system, 15 of them were also trained as trainers, so they can pass on what they learnt to other staff across the corporation.”
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