Live Location Tracking in Saha Operations: How to Establish Real-Time Visibility

In the Saha operation, real-time location tracking is crucial for operational transparency. Many companies still rely on outdated methods, such as WhatsApp groups and manually maintained Excel files, to manage their logistics. The main issues are lack of visibility, unfair compensation, and difficulties in proving incidents. Our system solves these problems by transmitting location data from mobile devices to a server in real-time, which then pushes this data to a management dashboard and incident dashboards via a socket-based connection, rather than traditional REST polling.

This approach minimizes server and device battery usage while providing up-to-the-minute location data. The system also enables geographical queries directly in the database using PostGIS, enhancing performance and accuracy. When managing multiple fleets on the same platform, each vehicle sees its own data, but cannot access another vehicle's data, ensuring isolation.

This backend segregation ensures that queries for one fleet do not inadvertently expose data from another fleet, preventing data breaches. Real-time, reliable data collection enables automatic compensation calculation based on actual incident data rather than manual entries. Incident management is also streamlined, with automatic alerts and tracking of recorded incidents, reducing disputes and manual interventions.

All these improvements are built on the foundation of real-time visibility, which in turn leads to more transparent, efficient, and auditable operations. The key to successful implementation lies in securely managing this visibility by using methods such as OTP authentication, JWT token rotation, and masking personal data in logs.

By providing real-time visibility in a secure manner, we can significantly improve operational efficiency and accountability in logistics management.