Cloud based Student Transportation Safety System

In the post-9/11 world, fleet managers, government officials, public safety personnel, and other stakeholders have become concerned about the potential for attacks involving trucks, containers, or other elements of the global transportation infrastructure. The current smart city trend focuses on providing an intelligent, interoperable and secure environment for all citizens. The cloud based Student Transportation Safety System presented in this paper is a location aware mobile asset management solution for operators of commercial fleets, having a cloud based platform at its core. The system focuses on improving all aspects related to transportation safety and it is based on a secure, global transportation infrastructure that is intelligent, interlinked and interactive.