gotrack

A student tracking product for school transport

gotrack is a student tracking product that Dex developed for school transport companies. It is designed around the safety and security needs of schools, and it combines GPS tracking of buses on their routes with the automatic check-in and check-out of pupils. Students are recorded as they board and leave through sensors that use iBeacon technology, so the transport operator has a record of who traveled on each run.

Route planning and operator tools

The product also includes route optimization, which helps plan journeys more efficiently across a fleet, and bus operator management, which gives the transport company tools to run its drivers and vehicles. The company describes the combination as one of the more comprehensive student transport solutions available. That assessment is the maker's own, and it is reported here as such.

The company behind the product

Dex is a software product engineering firm that builds custom software for growing businesses. Its listed services are product engineering, mobile development, application services, DevOps, Sitecore development and blockchain work. The firm says it has worked with clients in many industries and designs its solutions to improve productivity, automate business processes, make employees more efficient and improve the customer experience. One example of its wider work is an IoT porter tracking system that helps hospitals cut patient waiting times and digitize staff tasks. The current material confirms that Dex builds products for clients across several countries.