Sacramento State launches real-time shuttle tracking system

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento State partnered with Double Map to launch a GPS map feature this spring that allows students to track the four shuttles that serve the campus, government technology reports.

The shuttles were equipped with GPS trackers over the summer and the app was soft launched in the spring. The university partnered with DoubleMap to create an embedded URL reached through the Sac State app.

The programming was done within the University Transportation & Parking Services department for no extra cost, and the software licenses and hardware cost less than $50,000, according to the report. For the full story, click here.