{"id":4635,"date":"2018-05-28T18:38:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T10:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avlview.com\/gps-tracking-blog\/?p=4635"},"modified":"2024-04-23T09:12:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T09:12:44","slug":"ais-140-for-school-bus-in-kerala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avlview.com\/gps-tracking-blog\/ais-140-for-school-bus-in-kerala\/","title":{"rendered":"AIS 140 for School Bus in Kerala"},"content":{"rendered":"

In response to AIS 140 standards<\/a> set forth by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH<\/a>), Kerala Motor Vehicle Department<\/b> (KMVD<\/a>) released an overview of its AIS 140 implementation plans in Kerala <\/b>at a pre-empanelment meeting held at Transport Commissioner Office, Thiruvananthapuram on 16th May 2018. Many executives in the Telematics industry attended the meeting.<\/p>\n

Given the approaching deadline (April 1, 2019) set by Govt. of India for the mandatory implementation of AIS 140 standard across the nation, it is now clear that KMVD wants to kick off the VTMS project with the first phase of AIS 140 for school bus implementation on around 14,000 school buses<\/b> in 2018.<\/p>\n

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As a first step, KMVD intends to enlist Vehicle Location Tracking units (VLTs)<\/b>, which can be used in the school transport system, for enabling tracking and monitoring of the school buses in Kerala.<\/p>\n

The objective is to standardize the VLT data protocol and data format specification to meet the state-specific requirements and to support the vehicle owners to avail good quality VLT devices and superior after-sales services.<\/p>\n

The pre-qualification requirements for the manufacturer and the specifications for vehicle tracking unit firmware details are listed in the document<\/b> viz., Vehicle Tracking & Monitoring System Kerala Implementation\u2013 Phase II<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Enlisting is for the devices<\/b>, and as such, multiple devices from the same manufacturer will require separate applications for enlisting. Manufacturers must also arrange a registered agency or franchisee who is authorised to sell, install, support and service the VLTs in each of the four zonal regions (Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur & Kozhikode) in Kerala.<\/p>\n

The KMVD will publish the list of enlisted VLT models along with the details of the Registered Agencies on June 30th, 2018<\/b>.<\/p>\n

KMVD would then send a circular to all registered schools in Kerala with a directive to implement GPS vehicle tracking systems along with the list of empanelled VLTs and approved Registered Agencies. The school bus\/fleet owners will be advised to procure only the enlisted GPS tracking devices\/VLTs.<\/p>\n

KMVD\u2019s initiative, supported by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, India (C-DAC<\/a>), in rapid implementation of vehicle tracking systems across the transport sectors could prove worthy to the optimal management of nearly 3.5 lakh km of the road network and traffic that involves almost 10 million vehicles on the road.<\/p>\n

How C-DAC ended up with KMVD?<\/h2>\n

In 2016, based on the requirements put forward by KMVD (notification dated 3rd Feb 2016), C-DAC had developed a set of protocols and backend system setup for tracking public transport and commercial vehicles in Kerala, for approximately 9 million vehicles (based on Kerala motor vehicle registration details) registered under KMVD till 2014-15.<\/p>\n

Then formed standards were supposedly made to be applicable for:<\/p>\n

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