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(IVRS). 193 nos. of Passenger Information Display Boards have been commissioned at 111 features like journey planner, facility to track bus, women’s safety feature, alert facility,
locations including bus shelters, bus stations, tourist places and prominent places, and time table, tourist information etc. Benefits due to ITS include discipline and efficiency in
mitra.ksrtc.in, the bilingual commuter portal provides host of information to commuters bus operations, reduction in passenger wait time, improvement in modal share of KSRTC,
which include tracking the bus on GIS map, time table, route details, fare, KSRTC bus reduction in carbon emission. The return on investment has been highly encouraging as
services etc. (MITRAKSRTC- Official app) is the mobile app, which provides valuable well with cost savings on introduction of the project estimated nearly Rs. 6 crore.

Intelligent transport system monitoring setup

Year 2015-16

gPS BASED initiAtiVES for trAnSPort iMProVEMEnt

By Bangalore Metropolitan transport corporation

iming at monitoring the operation and there by improving operational efficiency by increasing crew productivity, vehicle utilization and
Aensuring timely operation, GPS based Vehicle Tracking System has been introduced by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation.
Further, Vehicle Tracking System aimed at providing real time information to commuters there by reducing uncertainty and anxiety was
proposed. It was felt by the bus crew that it might cause difficulty in performing their duty and there were a lot of tampering issues wherein
crew used to disconnect the devices which has been addressed by creating awareness among the crew. The GPS based Automatic Vehicle
Locator is helpful in real time tracking the of buses and monitoring them, collection of operational data and MIS reports, two way voice
communication between the bus and the control centre, providing real time passenger information through different channels (LED based
displays at major bus stands, SMS, Mobile App, Bus stops, IVRS facility and internet), PIS LED display screens are installed at 10 major
bus stands, which provide the bus arrival information like bus no., route, destination and ETA in both Kannada and English and establishing
connection with Control and Command Centre. Cost recovery of the project has been done in the form of increased productivity and
decreased operational cost due to increased operational efficiency. Installation of vehicle tracking unit has helped to monitor driving habits
of drivers to improve driving profiles in order to reduce accidents. Vehicle tracking unit installed in bus

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