About this app
Manual Attendance collection is a tiresome job that is prone to errors. The Driver Console from TrackSchoolBus is a simple school bus app that helps you in this regard. It's simple and easy to use.
Most school bus tracking solutions require pre-installed hardware in a vehicle for the tracking function to work. But here, all functions including tracking, attendance and many other features are handled easily with a single android application.
Our driver console app helps you to experience hassle-free student attendance collection and quick application setup instead of going through heavy wiring and configuration to track hardware. The DriverConsole app consists of almost all the features of our Attendant app.
The driver can help verify attendance which syncs simultaneously with Attendant App/Vehicle Tracking Hardware. The whole process becomes more organised and scheduled to the minutest detail.
Further facilities include:
You can run a scheduled or an instant trip easily. Drivers do not have to memorize routes, pickup point, students from each point, etc. The tracking system will supply all the data.
Drivers can instantly find the next destination along with the contact details,address and picture of the child
New pickup points can be built and assigned
Pick up points can be updated in case of relocation
Once a trip is confirmed, it is added to the trip history
Driver gets directions for the whole trip and can see the pickup-point location priority in google maps.
Students boarded and unboarded will be noted
Pick up and drop details of students appears on the screen
Students who are on leave will be updated
Automatic announcement of next pick up point makes children ready
Once a student boards, name and welcome message is announced
Driver can turn on/off voice-over feature from settings menu
Driver can update fuel expense details of vehicle
Any instruction or message from school authority can be sent to the system
Driver can play any announcements from school
Driver can provide instructions to kids by enabling mic in application and sound will be played back through the vehicle speakers
Notifications regarding pickup-point location update,students who are on leave etc will be provided
Communication is possible through chat facility
Speed limit can be pre-set by the transport manager. An automatic alert appears when driver exceeds the set speed limit which lasts for five seconds. Until driver reduces the speed, application not allows to do any action
The trip will show up as incomplete until every student in the attendance list has unboarded
The Driver Console application announces birthday wishes of students with birthdays while he/she boards the bus
Drivers cannot modify configurations. The Transport manager needs to do a one-time configuration for setting up the application
App Permissions
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to perform I/O operations over NFC.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to collect battery statistics
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
