TrafficLand and Weatherbug partner on real time travel information

US live traffic video aggregator TrafficLand is providing video from its national network of roadside Department of Transportation cameras on the latest WeatherBug mobile app for the iOS platform.
May 9, 2014 Read time: 1 min
US live traffic video aggregator 1964 TrafficLand is providing video from its national network of roadside Department of Transportation cameras on the latest WeatherBug mobile app for the iOS platform.

The companies have long worked together to provide accurate weather information and real-time video and say that pairing TrafficLand’s nationwide network of street cameras and WeatherBug’s real-time, neighbourhood-level weather data gives iPhone and iPad users the timely traffic and weather information they need to better avoid severe weather risks.
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