An Internet of Things based Vehicle Permit Verification System with Digital Device for Timber Transportation

Abstract

The vehicle permit system enables any person to obtain permission to transport timbers around Sri Lanka. The persons can apply for vehicle licenses/permits via the forest department and verify them by the police. It has been realized that the vehicle verification process is still done by stopping vehicles by local police officers. The process of applying for licenses/permits is still done by visiting the divisional forest office, and the records are maintained paper-based. This paper presents a novel concept for an Online real-time permit verification system for Sri Lanka, and there is no ongoing system or architecture to do this concept up to now. Two digital devices and a web portal were used for this concept to become a reality. Once devices are powered ON, complete permit verifications can be automatically recorded into the web portal. For example, if there is a police checkpoint with a checking device and a vehicle arriving towards the checkpoint that has a vehicle device powered ON, once the vehicle reaches a 50m radius area, it transmits a signal to the checkpoint device. With that signal, police officers can identify whether the arriving vehicle has a valid permit. Also, they can get a fully detailed view of the permit. The permit issuing and verification portal were hosted in a live environment and ready to receive signals from verification units in real-time. Further development of this system uses the blockchain concept to share and save details among vehicles