Implementation Examples - Safety & Security

Tour Bus Operator - Oversight

The Challenge

A tour bus operator is required by law to inspect each of the buses prior to the start of each trip. Records of each inspection and the status of various safety systems inspected must be maintained. Management of the company is concerned that inspections are being rushed and in some cases the inspection reports are being fabricated.

The operator's goals were:

To accurately monitor when each inspection on each bus is taking place.
To maintain an electronic log of the inspections and what the status of the various safety systems is at the time of each inspection on each bus.
To monitor individual vehicle utilization within the fleet to perform comparative analytics concerning maintenance and repairs.
To direct the inspection procedures and provide updated direction to inspectors when inspection requires change.

Sparrow's Solution

Each vehicle in the fleet is assigned a unique Sparrow Item QR Code and the associated marker for that vehicle is affixed to the interior of the vehicle to which it corresponds.
Each inspection point is assigned a unique Sparrow Station QR Code marker and the inspection point markers are affixed to the appropriate place within each vehicle.
Each marker – when scanned – provides the inspector information about the test that needs to be performed at that specific location, provides the inspector an on-screen form they need to fill out and directs them to the next inspection point.
Each person performing inspections is provided with a smartphone that includes the Sparrow application and as each marker is scanned, the GPS location of the smartphone (and thereby the marker) is recorded along with the time and date of the scan and the inspector performing the scan.

ROI & Benefits

Each scan of a Sparrow QR Code marker is logged in real-time. Sparrow requires that viewers provide identity information the first time that a Sparrow QR Code marker is scanned. The unique identity of the inspector, the vehicle they are inspecting and the unique inspection point on that vehicle are logged to Sparrow’s secure online database at the moment that the scan of the marker is performed.
Management is provided with up-to-the-moment reports which buses have been inspected and the status of each inspection point on the bus.
All the inspection logs are exportable, and management can archive these logs for use in audits or when accidents occur.
As each vehicle is uniquely identified, over time, management can monitor fleet utilization and see which vehicles are being used more often than others, which vehicles require preventative maintenance thereby minimizing costly repairs and service outages.
The inspection point markers’ displayed instructions can be changed – this allows management to optimize the inspection routine and also add or remove inspection points as the regulatory environment changes over time.

Implementation Examples - Safety & Security

Tour Bus Operator - Oversight

The Challenge

The tour bus operator's goals were:

To accurately monitor when each inspection on each bus is taking place.
To maintain an electronic log of the inspections and what the status of the various safety systems is at the time of each inspection on each bus.
To monitor individual vehicle utilization within the fleet to perform comparative analytics concerning maintenance and repairs.
To direct the inspection procedures and provide updated direction to inspectors when inspection requires change.

Sparrow's Solution

Each vehicle in the fleet is assigned a unique Sparrow Item QR Code and the associated marker for that vehicle is affixed to the interior of the vehicle to which it corresponds.
Each inspection point is assigned a unique Sparrow Station QR Code marker and the inspection point markers are affixed to the appropriate place within each vehicle.
Each marker – when scanned – provides the inspector information about the test that needs to be performed at that specific location, provides the inspector an on-screen form they need to fill out and directs them to the next inspection point.
Each person performing inspections is provided with a smartphone that includes the Sparrow application and as each marker is scanned, the GPS location of the smartphone (and thereby the marker) is recorded along with the time and date of the scan and the inspector performing the scan.

ROI & Benefits

Each scan of a Sparrow QR Code marker is logged in real-time. Sparrow requires that viewers provide identity information the first time that a Sparrow QR Code marker is scanned. The unique identity of the inspector, the vehicle they are inspecting and the unique inspection point on that vehicle are logged to Sparrow’s secure online database at the moment that the scan of the marker is performed.
Management is provided with up-to-the-moment reports which buses have been inspected and the status of each inspection point on the bus.
All the inspection logs are exportable, and management can archive these logs for use in audits or when accidents occur.
As each vehicle is uniquely identified, over time, management can monitor fleet utilization and see which vehicles are being used more often than others, which vehicles require preventative maintenance thereby minimizing costly repairs and service outages.
The inspection point markers’ displayed instructions can be changed – this allows management to optimize the inspection routine and also add or remove inspection points as the regulatory environment changes over time.