Paper Title
OCCUPANCY GEO TRACKER: REAL-TIME SEAT AVAILABILITY AND LOCATION TRACKING FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Abstract
Public transport, in particular buses, are often plagued by seat availability issues, random arrival times, and overcrowding, which cause inefficiencies, customer dissatisfaction, and mishaps. This paper proposes a "Seat Occupancy Geo-Tracker System" for buses that combines real-time seat occupancy monitoring with GPS-based bus tracking to improve the overall routing experience. The system uses image processing methods to detect seat availability, which is monitored through camera feeds from stereo cameras, as well as GPS modules to check the real-time location of the bus on its itinerary. The data of seating allocation and GPS are forwarded wirelessly to a remote cloud-based database that anyone can access. This information is displayed, in real-time, at bus stops by displaying seat availability, probable times of arrival, and locations. This results in reduced waiting periods as well as increased levels of customer satisfaction. To elaborate further, the system lets the bus operators monitor seat availability and track buses effectively. The proposed system, incorporating advanced technologies such as image processing, GPS tracking, and cloud computing, is a cost-effective solution for raising the efficiency and reliability of public bus services. This progressive method addresses not only seat management but also improves the holistic passenger experience, making public transportation more reliable and convenient. Keywords - Smart Transportation, IoT Integration, Network Design, Real-Time Data Processing, Statistical Analysis, System Optimization, Real-Time Monitoring, GPS Tracking, Interface Design, Object Detection, Feature Extraction, Pattern Recognition