Abstract

Transportation is something that humans can't avoid in this 21st century .A significant portion of daily hours are spent commuting , hence the transportation system needs to be efficient and effective.Bus schedule is not regular and is overcrowded by people due to a lack of proper transport management system . To overcome these problems a GPS based tracking system and IR and pressure sensors based passenger counting system is being used.The proposed system lets the passengers track the bus on a particular route by getting the information sent on their cell phone. The real-time location of the bus is provided along with the approximate count of the number of passengers riding on the bus. So the Passengers can easily get to know about the timings and seat availability instantly , which allows the passenger to decide whether to wait or the upcoming bus or would he/she will have to ride the next bus after that. All this helps to reduce the time and effort of the passenger