Edulog has delivered another industry first: the ability to capture GPS and transportation-specific data using a basic cell phone and then use that information to plan efficient bus runs. With a GPS-enabled cell phone and the EduRunBuilder software, you can drive a bus run and automatically track the travel path and any manually located bus stops using GPS coordinates.
Going far beyond collecting simple GPS stop coordinates, the system also supports rich transportation data such as right-side pick-ups, corner stops, school stops, bus garage stops, and passenger counts. EduRunBuilder then transmits this data via the cellular network back to the AutoRunBuilder software for processing and display.
Never before has such power and flexibility been made available to school transportation operations - or has there been such an easy way to gather accurate information to populate the transportation database.
One of the greater challenges for the implementation and continued operation of any vendor's routing and scheduling software is: how do I get complete and accurate transportation information into the system? In response to this challenge, Edulog has developed the industry's first GPS-based data collection system for school bus routing.
Combining the accuracy and low cost of Garmin handheld GPS units with Edulog's intuitive and easy-to-use software, school district can now capture bus stop locations, bus travel paths, and associated times-and then transfer this information to completely and accurately add to or change the routing and scheduling planning data.
With the Garmin GPS unit and Edulog's AutoRunBuilder software, you can drive a bus run and automatically track the travel path and any manually located bus stops using GPS coordinates. Information collected by the GPS unit is electronically transferred to AutoRunBuilder for processing, display, and integration with the routing and scheduling system. Never before has such power and flexibility been made available to school transportation operations-or has there been such an easy way to gather accurate information to populate the transportation database.
EduRunBuilder and GarminRunBuilder give clients the ability to create bus stops and runs using manually collected GPS data that can then be imported into the bus routing system for transportation planning and scheduling using the AutoRunBuilder software. Features and benefits include:
- Manually create new bus runs using GPS data
- Intuitive interface requires almost no training or understanding of software operation
- Supports a full range of detailed transportation data
- Increase the accuracy and efficiency of your runs
- No hardware installation required
- Runs on a basic cell phone or Garmin handheld
- Powerful bus stop/run editing tools
- Full integration with planned bus routing data
- Intuitive and easy to use!
Simply put, there is no easier or quicker way to gather required transportation information than the AutoRunBuilder software.
