A Global Positioning System (GPS)-based fleet
safety management system will be introduced for Houseboats, the mascot of
Kerala Tourism. The system will track houseboats and ensure the safety and
security of tourists while they cruise the backwaters. Besides tracking and
locating houseboats on a Geographic Information System (GIS) map and timely
emergency response, the route travelled by a houseboat can also be “geo-fenced”
to receive alerts on any route violations. Web and mobile-based public
interfaces for the tourists and others will help them access information on
accreditation, safety, and security rating of every Registered Houseboat in the
State through the website of the regulating authority Kerala Tourism. The
tracking system, which integrates advanced technologies in GPS, Global System
for Mobile Communication (GSM), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), and
microprocessor subsystems, has been developed by the Centre for Development of
Advanced Computing (C-DAC) for Kerala Tourism. It will initially be introduced
on 100 houseboats in the State in view of the increasing safety and security
concerns and mounting accidents on the backwaters.
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