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Compass - School Bus Routing Software
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Compass comes with a lot of features designed to allow School Transportation Officials in making important logistical decisions.

View and Edit bus routes from anywhere - TRUE web browser solution
Automated assignment of students to routes based on equipment needs
Automatic multi-vehicle route generation
Routes Optimized for Mileage, Time and Schedule
Routes Optimized for number of Vehicles used and Vehicle capacity
Tiered Routing: Multi School and Multi-School level routing
Special Ed Routing – Match student to equipment on Vehicle
Hazard presence (e.g. Predator) notification
Built on World Renowned and Widely used ESRI ArcGIS Server technologies
Text Address Geocoding
Non-eligibility zone determination
Enforcement of curb-side (right side) pick ups
Enforcement of “no-turnabouts” or “ turnabouts only at dead-ends” policy
Unlimited “what-if” scenarios
Bell Time adherence
Time window adherence (e.g. Do not arrive at school later than 8:30am otherwise students will be late AND do not arrive before 8:00am since school building may not be open or security may not be present)
Max Transit Time Adherence (e.g. A students ride time should not be more than 60 minutes in duration)
Automatic student to stop assignment (e.g. All students within 0.5 miles walk distance, including left and right turns, of stop may be assigned to that stop)
Integration with district Student Information System
Optional Read-only access to route and stop information for parents and school staff
Detailed route description including turn by turn directions
On-Vehicle route display capability (e.g. Route displayed on dash mounted screen on vehicle)
Automatic Vehicle Location (GPS based tracking)
Open ESRI data format – ESRI tools can be used to work with Web Compass GIS data
Direction Narratives
Route Manifests
Route Schedules
Easy connectivity to SASI, PowerSchool and other Student Information Systems
Map based spatial searches for roads, stops, students etc.
Setup barriers to avoid certain streets and other impediments
Following features are available with GPS Tracking (Optional)
Verify if a bus
  • is following designated routes
  • is exceeding speed limits
  • is stopping longer than usual at a point
  • is engaging stop arm when required
  • has emergency door locked
  • is waiting required time before a railroad crossing
View Position of stop arm, status of brakes, position of door and other information
Transportation Managers can
  • Record and play back of path taken by bus
  • Generate variety of reports, alerts and triggers to assist with Safety and Management
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