Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Continuing from the previous post...
We read that the traffic data and services provided by Inrix overhauls the coverage, detail, availability and timeliness of traffic data and creates avenues for applications where there existed none. For drivers, this translates to more options for planning trips and less blind spots. With more coverage, there's more options and with up-to-date information, there's more predictability and time for evasive response.
For automakers, the detail in the data enables multimodal routing. In addition, the device map and platform independence enables ubiquity without the need to get TMC licenses per geography.
 Inrix's traffic can benefit public sector agencies as well. Transportation agencies can better manage road network and historical traffic pattern. Public safety agencies can give more detailed information on road conditions. Emergency management agencies can get a better route to respond first to incidents.
 Historical and present-day data can both be presented so that it can be used to plan high occupancy lanes, traffic signal patterns, road sensor deployment and road narrowing schemes. Overall, the timeliness and reliability of data is improved enabling better driving experience and reduced costs. Car manufacturers become more competitive and agencies operate safer.
Wide reachability across geographies and reduced mapping costs translate to savings.
Reducing traffic congestion and improving highway conditions now becomes easier. From short term management of incidents to long term planning of road networks, the insights from the traffic data can help. Furthermore, new avenues for technology providers and mobile applications are enabled.
The highlights for the XD Traffic are:
four million miles of real time coverage, including one million miles of roads never covered before.
independence from devices, maps and geography.
resolutions of up to 250 meter enabling greater detail in data.
Higher reachability across 37 countries with emerging markets
Improvements in traffic data on motorways, highways and arterial
Improvements in road closure and traffic analysis.
 

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