Saktna — Real-Time School Transportation Platform

Saktna is UpMost's school transportation platform — built so parents, schools, and fleet operators share one live view of routes, buses, and student safety.

Challenge

Schools needed reliable live tracking across hundreds of buses, automated parent notifications when trips start or delay, and an operations console that stays responsive during morning and afternoon peaks — without fragile SMS-only workflows.

Architecture

The platform separates ingest (GPS and trip events), real-time fan-out to school and parent clients, and operational APIs for dispatchers. Event streams keep dashboards current while durable stores retain trip history for audits and reporting.

Stack

Real-time channels use WebSocket and SSE where appropriate, with Redis for pub/sub and hot state. APIs authenticate with JWT, protect sensitive payloads with AES-256-GCM, and use HMAC where request integrity matters. Rate limiting guards public and parent-facing endpoints.

Scale

Production footprint includes 150+ schools, 500+ buses, and 25,000+ students on active routes — with concurrent live sessions during school-day peaks.

Security

Transport and at-rest controls include AES-256-GCM for sensitive fields, HMAC for integrity-sensitive requests, JWT sessions, and rate limiting on public surfaces. Access is role-scoped for school staff versus parents.

Result

Operators run fleets with live GPS visibility; parents receive automated trip notifications; reported operational metrics include 98.5% punctuality and 97% parent satisfaction on published Saktna surfaces. The corporate UpMost site links this case study so education buyers see quantified proof — not only product marketing copy.