herrdragon/bustrackinggps

Bus Tracking GPS

Included original Ada Fruit GPS program, original GPRS HTTP POST program (from Pachube), and both programs combined and modified which is the one that is actually loaded to the Arduino. Just copy the combined program to the Arduino SDK and uploaded to the Arduino. For GPS model and wiring visit https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-ultimate-gps/arduino-wiring. The GPRS Shield is from SeeedStudio.

See the Installation wiki page for more details

Status

Beta (Testing in progress)

Screenshots

Press

None

Why

We need a cheap open-source solution to track transit buses.

Who

Code for Miami

How

Hardware

Arduino board (Amazon link)
GPRS shield (Amazon link)
GPS board (Amazon link, Adafruit link)
Case for Arduino board (Amazon link)
SIM card with data plan (T-Mobile link)

Costs

Arduino board $21
GPRS shield $29
GPS board $40
Case for Arduino board $10
SIM card with data plan $40/month

Software

Miami Transit API LeafletTransit

Deploy

See the wiki for Installation and assembly instructions.

Testing

1. Connect GPS Tracker to USB power supply in the vehicle.
2. Place tracker in a location open to the sky for a good GPS signal.
3. Wait about 5 minutes for the signal to be obtained.
4. Open the Code for Miam LeafletTransit web app to view the location of the GPS Tracker.

Contribute

Contact Code for MIA

License

Code for America LICENSE.md file.

More Information

Wiki of discussion of Miami-Dade county's bus tracking system (Wiki link)

bustrackinggps's Issues

Choose an open source license for this project

See: https://github.com/blog/1530-choosing-an-open-source-license

Update links from RadioShack to Adafruit

Provide instructions on how to install this

If it helps, here's a guide on how to create good howtos: https://github.com/codeforamerica/howto/blob/master/Good-READMEs.md

did anything result from this?

Hi,

I've been thinking about a similar tracking solution (for a small, community-run train line) and stumbled across this repo since it's linked in https://github.com/CUTR-at-USF/awesome-transit.

Since the Readme still says "beta" and the project appears to be abandoned: did anything result from your tests with it / is a version of this still in use or being developed elsewhere? Just thought I'd ask.