The Election Commission of India seems an intelligent front-runner in utilizing technology for fair elections. Not just limiting to foolproof EVM machines for fair voting, the election commission moved a step ahead and used the VTS (Vehicle Tracking System) to mutely track the movement of the flying squad.
In Chennai, during the election time, the district election office used VTS devices to understand the ergonomics of flying squad on duty. The election office kept an eye on the movement of all flying squads using the vehicle tracking software in the three constituencies of North Chennai, South Chennai, and Central Chennai.
In fact, as per a report in Hindu, ensuing the alleged deviation from the designated route, unnecessary stoppage, and irregular activities, the Chennai district election office has issued a show cause to flying 17 of the flying squads. Since the vehicle tracking software have nifty features to optimize the route (the best route for the destination) and establish geo-fencing (designated area of movement), it helped the Returning officers of all three constituencies monitor the movement of flying squads in Chennai in the run-up to the elections.
These days Vehicle telematics have presented several successful implementations that has helped the department keep a check on activity, thus enhanced performance. For both commercial and private fleet owners, Vehicle telematics have been proven breakthrough technology to track vehicles on road for safety, productivity, and efficiency. You can plan & coordinate better routes for quick and safe passage to the intended destination. With technological advancement in both software and hardware exact location of the vehicle can be determined with meter accuracy, with a lot more features like vehicle speed, fuel level, and vehicle immobilization.
The way the Chennai district election office used the technology, it bestow patronage to other departments to install the same to keep a check on the movement of vehicles and officers involved in outdoor visits. In fact, for safe transit of EVM machines, returning officers may use the Vehicle Tracking System to guide and navigate the pooling booth to reach their destination, and subsequently monitoring remotely for any path deviation and breakdown of the vehicle.