MapQuest, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AOL, has announced that it has integrated traffic and road condition cameras into its maps and directions.
March 14, 2012
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3891 MapQuest, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3890 AOL, has announced that it has integrated traffic and road condition cameras into its maps and directions. Now available in over 100 markets and featuring more than 11,000 cameras from partner 163 Inrix, the majority of the images are updated within a couple of minutes. The company says more cameras will be added in the next several months and traffic cams will also be available on MapQuest's mobile web and mobile apps in the near future.
Tour de France organisers TdFHUB2014 Ltd will be using traffic intelligence supplied by Inrix to help minimise traffic congestion and potential disruption around this year’s event.
The UK will host the first three stages of the world’s largest annual sporting event, visiting Leeds, Harrogate, York, Sheffield, Cambridge and London, with huge crowds expected to watch the race from the roadside.
Inrix will assist TdFHUB2014 Ltd to plan and respond to any incidents by providing Inrix Radio and the Inrix
Four of the biggest players in the world of mapping have joined forces to create easy-to-use, interoperable open data that will power the next generation of maps. Kevin Borras talks collaborative interoperability with Overture Map Foundation’s Marc Prioleau and TomTom’s Willem Strijbosch
David Crawford reviews developments in near field communications for mass transit payments. ‘A carefully-designed and well-implemented mobile near field communications (NFC) solutions can give passengers a compelling experience that will encourage them to make greater use of public transport.’ That was the confident conclusion of a recent joint White Paper drawn up by the International Association of Public Transport and the global mobile operators’ representative group GSMA.
TomTom’s speed cameras service is now available in Brazil. The company has worked with MapaRadar to enhance the service, which will be delivered directly to devices as a hosted service, or via a server-to-server bulk feed.
Drivers will benefit from up-to-date warnings of nearby fixed and red light cameras, as well as speed enforcement zones.
Car manufacturers can easily integrate the world-class service in their in-dash and mobile navigation systems. Backed by OpenLR, the open standard for "procedure
