https://github.com/googlemaps/transport-tracker

Applications for tracking moving assets on a live map
https://github.com/googlemaps/transport-tracker

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Applications for tracking moving assets on a live map

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/googlemaps/transport-tracker
• Owner: googlemaps
• License: apache-2.0
• Archived: true
• Created: 2017-02-21T00:20:10.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-10-15T19:41:56.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-16T18:14:17.853Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: bus
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 8.26 MB
• Stars: 566
• Watchers: 84
• Forks: 439
• Open Issues: 7
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
**_NOTE:_**  This demo application is no longer functional as it has multiple dependencies that must be updated.

Google Transport Tracker

========================

Google Transport Tracker is a set of applications designed to track a

range of moving assets (such as vehicles) and visualize them on a live map. The

applications use a mixture of technologies - Android, Firebase,

Google Maps, GTFS (General Transit Feed Specification), and more.

**Note:** This application implements asset tracking. For use in a production environment, you therefore need a [Google Maps APIs Premium Plan license](

https://developers.google.com/maps/pricing-and-plans/). For more information, see the [Google Maps APIs terms of service](https://developers.google.com/maps/terms#section_10_4).

## Overview

This is the open source release for the 

[I/O Bus Tracker](https://io-bus-tracker.appspot.com/).

The repository consists of a number of components, representing the individual

moving parts of the bus tracking system. It includes an Android app,

in `/android`, that's installed on Android devices and deployed on the tracked

vehicles, along with a matching administration UI in `/admin`.

The repo also contains the display side of the system, designed to drive 60"

LCD TVs. There is `/backend`, written in Node.js and running on Google Compute

Engine, which receives the locations reported by the Android app, along with a

time table provided in GTFS format, and makes regular updates to a Firebase

Real Time Database. The client in `/map` receives the updates from the Firebase

database and draws them on the LCD TV.

## Getting started

See the [developer documentation](https://developers.google.com/maps/solutions/transport-tracker/start).

## Directories in this repo

The project contains the following subdirectories, each housing

a single component:

### `admin`

A web interface for administrators to see a quick overview of all the

assets being tracked.

### `android`

The Android app that resides with each asset to be tracked.

Once configured, this app keeps its location synced with Firebase, and reports

on other metrics, such as battery life.

### `backend`

The server-side component that manages the state of the Firebase database.  For

a tutorial on this component, please see 

[Transport Tracker Backend codelab](https://codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/transport-tracker-backend/)

### `map`

The public web interface that displays schedule information and asset

locations. For a tutorial on this component, please see 

[Transport Tracker Map codelab](https://codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/transport-tracker-map/)

*This is not an official Google product.*