1. Web based tracking of sector parties/flying squads
Ashwin Shenvi

2. Introduction
Crucial role of Sector officers / police patrolling parties during pre-poll/poll day
Sector comprises polling stations
Flying squads to attend to MCC violations and expenditure- related complaints
Important role in security plan/management
Expectations
Minimum response time
Reach the trouble spot in shortest possible time through shortest possible route
Instill confidence in polling parties
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3. Need for tracker….. Monitor the movement of sector parties
Check on the activities of personnel
Route/time taken to reach a trouble spot
Monitor the movement of flying squads for redressal of complaints
Traditional method of finding location through wireless sets not foolproof
Check whether sector parties are escorting buses carrying polling parties
Ensuring active presence during the crucial night before the polling day
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4. Details…
Sector party vehicles and flying squad vehicles fitted with SIM based GPS sets
Blackbox- Vehicle tracker software used to track
Internet based software helped in seamless access 24x7
All polling stations mapped as points of interest(PoI).
Vehicles on the map indexed as <sector party #> < LAC> ( polling station #)
Example : sector party 1 comprising polling stations 1 to 10 and 15 of Kalka LAC was shown as Party 1 KLK ( 1 to 10) (15).
Features
live report generation of every vehicle
live status of each vehicle( moving, parked, etc),
speed, route taken, trip summary
route playback
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5. Snapshots……
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10. Advantages Effective security management Curtail snail trail movement
Navigation of polling stations regularly
Tracking even ‘on the move’
Reduction in trivial mobile calls
Effective usage of wireless communication
Effective in sectors covering wider area
Cost effective
GPS Sets deployed on Rs.250/- each
Public/political parties’ goodwill for faster reach
Easy mobilization of more patrolling parties to polling stations with huge queues
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11. Future course…. Cover all buses carrying polling parties
Geo-fencing feature to be added
Alerts if sector parties leave their areas unauthorised
Try GPS transponders with radio signals instead of SIM based GPS
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12. Thanks
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