Real-Time Public Transport Tracking for Small Cities
A scalable, low-cost real-time bus tracking system for small cities that uses GPS from existing Android ticketing machines to provide live locations, accurate ETAs, delay reporting, and fleet monitoring via a Flutter and Firebase-powered app optimized for low-bandwidth environments.
This project presents a scalable and cost-effective real-time public transport tracking system specifically designed for small cities and tier-2 towns. By leveraging GPS data from existing Android-based ticketing machines operated by bus conductors, the solution delivers authenticated live bus locations, accurate estimated arrival times (ETAs), and route information through a unified Flutter-based application. The platform integrates three coordinated interfaces — a Conductor Module for trip management and disruption reporting, a Commuter Application for real-time tracking and intelligent notifications, and an Administrative Dashboard for fleet monitoring and performance analytics — all supported by a Firebase-powered backend ensuring real-time synchronization and operational scalability. Requiring no additional hardware infrastructure, the system is optimized for low-bandwidth environments and immediate deployability, thereby enhancing commuter trust, enabling data-driven decision-making for transport authorities, and contributing to reduced congestion and urban pollution through improved public transport adoption.