goWSB (walking school bus) is part of the Sixth Sense Transport project which investigated how travel decisions could be enhanced using social networking principles and smartphone technology to create ‘visibility’ of transport options in time and space.
The research behind the goWSB app involved three years of computer science research into how to provide generalizable support for mobile applications based on the prediction of future events, supported by research studies in psychology to deliver a ‘proof of concept’ for goWSB. Using the goWSB app, parents and children track the WSB as it departs from its starting point and travels along designated stops until it reaches the school. In this way, while the WSB is being tracked, families can access real-time estimates of the WSB arrival time at their chosen stop and parents get reassurance of when the WSB arrives at the school.
And now children who use a Walking School Bus running in the UK can enter a drawing competition of a positive Walking Bus experience in a cartoon style to be eligible for prizes!
First prize is a camera and pedometer for your child plus kit for school walking school bus (e.g. hi viz jackets)! 10 runner up prizes of pedometer plus kit for walking school bus. All school leaders welcome to download our free smart mobility app goWSB service, find out more, by clicking here: competition information