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Title: GPS Technology

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GPS Technology School Transportation
Synovia - FAPT
Florida Association for Pupil Transportation
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Requirements For A Successful GPS System

Company has School Bus Specific Experience
Application Designed Specifically for School
Transportation Management
Data is Live Time Real Time
Hardware
Proven Not Beta
Firmware Updated Over the Air
Store and Forward Feature
Signal Receipt and Acknowledgement Feature

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Requirements For A Successful GPS System

Hardware Installation
Install Crew Experienced in School Bus
Installations
Install for Long Haul Solid and Firm
Electrical Connections
Installation Guaranteed for at Least 1 Year
Software Features
Live Time Real Time and Historical Reporting
Useful Management Reports

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Requirements For A Successful GPS System

Offers Comparative Analysis of Planned vrs Actual
Operations (Planned Route Data Auto Secured from
Routing System)
Offers a Local Map Option (Makes Use of Local Map
Updated Regularly by District)
Offers District Controlled Server and Company
Hosted Server Options
Customers that Are Successful and Happy with
Solution. (Talk to Several from Customer List)

5
Emerging Technologies with GPS

Driver Tracking and Payroll
Student Tracking
Sub-Driver - Driver Direction Terminal
Integrating AVL/GPS/Driver Data with
Payroll System
Vehicle Maintenance System
State Reporting
Mileage
Student ridership
Field Trip system
School District Report Card System

6
Setting the Standard for School Bus Tracking

6 Years of school transportation GPS focus
100 Customer retention
110 Years of industry experience
4,500 GPS systems on school buses
Over 40 customers in 14 states
Fully integrated solutions (routing/payroll)

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School Transportation Success

Flagler County Public Schools, FL 150 Total
Buses
Marion County Public Schools, FL - Contract
Fairfax County, VA 1,600 Total Buses
Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC 1,400 Total Buses
Houston ISD, TX 900 Total Buses
Forsyth County, GA 350 Total Buses
Indianapolis Public Schools, IN 250 Total Buses
Davis School District, UT 210 Total Buses

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How does it work?

HARDWARE
GPS units are installed on the buses and
automatically report live data
Options include student tracking technologies
such as RFID and MDTs
COMMUNICATIONS
The system sends information in real-time over
cellular networks (ATT, Sprint/Nextel,
Verizon, etc)
SOFTWARE
Synovia software allows you to track
buses and create management reports both
live and historically
Synovia can integrate with any routing data

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Fully Real-Time Tracking

Real-time tracking of one or
all buses at any time!
Bus stop reporting
location/time/duration
Idle monitoring based on
district limits (5 minutes, 10
minutes, etc.)
On-time performance reporting
for school arrivals

10
Compare Planned vs. Actual Route Activity

Integrated with any routing/scheduling data
Local map overlay for increased accuracy

11
Increased Safety and Security
Live Dispatch Track any bus, any where,
any time especially during emergencies Reduced
Liability Accurate data for route and accident
analysis
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Reduced Operating Costs
Time Management Manage driver time on/off bus
routes, reduce wasted staff man hours Fuel
Reduction Monitor idling and manage increasing
fuel costs
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Driver Time Tracking