LogiTrack

Explanatory Video: LogiTrack

Overview

LogiTrack is a highly scalable logistics platform that connects users in need of transportation services for goods with a network of drivers. Designed for a global audience, the platform provides seamless booking, real-time vehicle tracking, and transparent pricing. Built to handle up to 10,000 requests per second, LogiTrack supports a user base of 50 million users and 100,000 drivers, ensuring efficient coordination across a large network.

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Key Features

User Features

• Booking Service
  Users can book multiple vehicles for transporting goods, providing details like pickup location, drop-off location, vehicle type, and an estimated cost.
• Real-Time Tracking
  Once a vehicle is booked, users can track the driver’s location in real-time.
• Price Estimation
  LogiTrack offers upfront price estimates based on factors like distance, vehicle type, weather, day time and demand.

Driver Features

• Job Assignment
  Drivers receive and accept booking requests, allowing them to view pickup, drop-off locations, estimated price, estimated distance and start the booking.
• Job Status Updates
  Drivers can update the status of the booking, such as en route to pickup, goods collected, delivered or cancelled. User can also cancel the booking until the item is not picked.

Admin Features

• Fleet Management
  Admins manage vehicle availability, monitor driver activity, change driver from vehicles, add/remove driver/vehicle and access booking data for operational oversight.
• Data Analytics
  Basic analytics allow admins to track metrics like completed trips, average trip times, most used vehicle types and driver performance.

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System Design

Scalability

• Concurrent Request Handling
  LogiTrack can handle 10,000 concurrent requests per second by leveraging load balancing, micro service architecture, and caching.
• Database Distribution
  Designed with a distributed database architecture to support the high volume of users and drivers globally.

Real-Time Data and GPS Tracking

• Efficient Tracking System
  Manages real-time GPS data to allow thousands of users to track their drivers without overloading the system and it also utilises kafka for efficient db updates.

Database Schema

• Optimized Data Structure
  A database schema designed for user, driver, booking, vehicle, and tracking data, with optimized handling of high-frequency updates.

Matching Algorithm

• Driver-User Matching
  A matching system that connects users with available drivers based on proximity, vehicle type, and availability, handling thousands of concurrent requests.

Pricing Model

• Dynamic Pricing
  Pricing is calculated based on variables like distance, vehicle size, demand, and location, with support for surge pricing during peak times.

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Technology Stack

• Frontend: React, TypeScript
• Backend: Node.js, NestJS
• Database: MongoDB, Redis
• Messaging: Kafka for event-driven communication
• Cloud Providers: AWS for scalability and distribution
• APIs: OpenRouteService for route optimization, Leaflet Maps for location services, OpenWeatherApi for weather data, Razorpay for payment gateway

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Getting Started

Installation

1. Clone the repository.
2. Install the dependencies using npm install.
3. Run the frontend server using npm run dev.

Contributing

We welcome contributions to improve the LogiTrack platform! To contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/feature-name).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add new feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/feature-name).
5. Open a pull request describing your changes.