Overview

Bus Tracking in ARGUS lets you view your school bus trip on a live map and check key trip details like the bus number, ETA, and pickup/drop location. You can access it anytime from the More menu.

What You’ll Learn

• How to open Bus Tracking in ARGUS
• What you’ll see when the trip is active vs not active
• How to read the bus tracking screen (ETA, bus details, trip timings)

Who Can Use This

• Parents and Students (both can access Bus Tracking)
• Available for K-12 + Pre-K users (based on school transport setup)

Before You Begin

• Make sure you are logged in to the ARGUS mobile app.
• Bus Tracking works only when your school transport is active for your profile.

The bus tracking feature is accessible to both students and parents.

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Steps to Track the School Bus in ARGUS

Step 1: Open More

1. Open the ARGUS app.
2. Tap More (bottom navigation).

Expected Result: You’ll see a list of modules under More.

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Step 2: Tap Bus Tracking

1. Tap Bus Tracking

Expected Result: Bus Tracking screen opens. Now there are two possible scenarios:

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Scenario A: Trip is NOT active (bus is not running right now)

If the bus trip has not started (or the trip is already completed), you may see a pop-up message:

Smart Bus
“Tracking is available only during the active trip”

1. Tap OK

Expected Result: You can close the message and check again later when the trip is active.

Tip: Tracking usually works during school pickup/drop trip times.

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Scenario B: Trip is active (bus is running)

When the trip is active, you will see the live tracking screen.

Step 3: View the live map

1. On the map, you will see the bus icon moving on the route.
2. The bus location updates as the bus moves.

Expected Result: You can track where the bus is currently and how it is moving on the route.

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Step 4: Check ETA and trip details (bottom panel)

At the bottom of the screen, you will see details like:

• Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) (example: “In 29m 18s”)
• Bus number / registration number (example: MH03CP9784)
• Bus Current in Location (example: Airoli Abhyudaya Bank, Airoli)
• Attendant name and contact number (person responsible for students in the bus)

Expected Result: You can quickly understand how long the bus will take and which bus/route is assigned.

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Step 5: Expand for more details

If you slide the bottom panel up (expand it), you can see more information such as:

• Estimated Start time
• Actual Start time
• Trip route/stops details (as shown in the screen)
• Estimated End and Actual End (when the trip completes)

Expected Result: You can see a clearer summary of trip timings and start/end status.

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Helpful buttons on the tracking screen (Quick guide)

On the map screen, you may see icons such as:

• Layers (to change map view)
• Home (to jump back to main route view)
• Share/Arrow (for map actions)
• Target/Locate (to centre/locate on map)

(Exact behaviour may vary slightly by device.)