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GPS technology makes food & civil supplies distribution more efficient: MapmyIndia implements vehicle tracking &

management solutions
Removes inefficiencies in Public Distribution System of Food & Civil Supplies Department, Moradabad through interactive management of vehicle movement New Delhi, June 2010: MapmyIndia, Indias leader in maps and GPS navigation solutions, is helping the Food & Civil Supplies Department, Moradabad (FCSDM) make their Public Distribution System (PDS) more efficient through the use of sophisticated GPS and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology. MapmyIndia is deploying a special interactive system through which FCSDM would be able to track their food and commodities distribution vehicles in real-time, thus cutting down inefficiencies in the food distribution channel. The system will help FCSDM keep a check on the distribution of food and commodities meant for the poor, without any diversion and pilferage. The project is being run in Aonla, Barielly, Moradabad, JP Nagar, Rampur and Bijnore districts of Uttar Pradesh. In order to ensure that the project is a success and to remove any inefficiency in the system, MapmyIndia undertook the following rigorous steps: 1. Mapping of the Fair Price Shops (FPS), the base godown and commodity specific routes the trucks would take. MapmyIndias field surveyors did a manual road survey to identify road ends, unpaved roads etc. This data was plotted on a digital vector map and routes charted out 2. 3. A special robust GPS tracking device was installed in the trucks which would help the system keep a complete check on the whereabouts of the truck including over speeding/accidents etc Customization of MapmyIndias highly accurate GIS VT1 Vehicle Tracking System to implement the following: Route deviations, undue stoppages, abnormal delays, over speeding in standard routes which were to be plotted using MMIs Field surveyors Live tracking of all the trucks grouped according to commodities being carried and commodity specific routes SMS intimation to local FPS Owners when a truck left from a godown and when it when it entered a FPS SMS intimation to FPS Smartcard Subscribers when a truck was about to reach a FPS Setting of control rooms (one for each district) and operators for monitoring/handling day-to-day operations/incidents and MIS Reporting Completely managing the end-to-end solution starting from road survey, mapping, tracking, reporting, enhancements, management

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According to Rakesh Verma, MD, MapmyIndia: This is a prestigious project for the MapmyIndia team and at the same time it also recognizes MapmyIndias capabilities as a leader and pioneer in the GPS, digital mapping and Location Based Services (LBS) applications space. Our aim is to provide a complete and robust end-to-end managed solution to tackle some of the most primary issues that many public distribution systems departments face throughout India. About MapmyIndia (www.mapmyindia.com) MapmyIndia (CE Info Systems (P) Ltd.), a New Delhi-based ISO 9001-2000 Company founded in 1992, is India's leader in premium quality digital map data and consumer navigation services. Since 1994, through continuous field surveys and state-of-the-art mapping technology, the company has built its proprietary MapmyIndia Maps, the most comprehensive, accurate, robust and reliable navigable map dataset for all India. MapmyIndia is driving the Indian navigation industry by providing internet, mobile and in-car navigation products to end consumers directly as well as in partnership with leading international and national players. The company has been providing GIS based enterprise solutions to over 500 leading corporate and government organizations in every vertical. In 2004, MapmyIndia was short listed by NASSCOM as a showcase company for IT innovation in India. Most recently, MapmyIndia's Managing Director was elected by GPS Business News as the "World's GPS Businessman for the year 2007" for driving the navigation industry in India. *** For more information contact: White Fish Communications Anil Nagwani: +91 9811268046, Hemant Arya: +91 9810780153

MapmyIndia Rohan Verma: +91 9999004967

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