Seocho-gu Doubles Users of "Safe School Bus for Infants and Young Children" in 10 Months

RTK Real-Time Location Tracking
Operating 15 Vehicles

Seocho-gu, Seoul, announced on May 18 that the number of users of the "Safe School Bus for Infants and Young Children" service, which is operated to ensure children's safety on their way to and from school, has doubled in approximately 10 months since its introduction. The number of users has increased from the initial 318 to 642.

Real-time location information screen. Provided by Seocho District.

The "Safe School Bus for Infants and Young Children" is a service that informs guardians of the real-time location of daycare center and kindergarten school vehicles, as well as whether their child has boarded or disembarked, via an application. It was the first to be introduced among Seoul’s autonomous districts last year. Based on Real Time Kinematic (RTK) technology, which significantly reduces the margin of error compared to GPS, the service provides highly accurate vehicle location information. For convenience, it is linked with the widely used "KidsNote" app in daycare centers and kindergartens.

Parents can check the vehicle's location and whether their child has boarded or disembarked in real time through the "Safe Boarding/Disembarking" menu in the KidsNote app. Even when arrival times fluctuate due to weather changes such as rain or snow, or traffic congestion, parents can immediately check the location, reducing unnecessary waiting and anxiety about the commute. Parents can easily notify any changes in boarding via the app, and teachers can reduce the burden of attendance checking and communication, allowing them to focus more on safety management inside the vehicle.

At the start of the service, a total of 14 vehicles were in operation, including 1 at a daycare center and 13 at kindergartens across 7 institutions. This year, one more kindergarten (1 vehicle) was added, increasing the total to 15 vehicles. Seocho-gu plans to gradually expand the number of participating institutions.

Since July last year, Seocho-gu has also applied RTK technology to 16 public shuttle buses, including the "Filial Piety Bus" for assisting senior citizens, the "Culture Bus" for residents using cultural facilities, and the "AI Special Zone Bus" connecting the Yangjae AI Special Zone hubs, to provide real-time location information.

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