Google Maps is Launching Tools To Help Cities Analyze Infrastructure and Traffic (theverge.com) 9
Google is opening up its Google Maps Platform data so that cities, developers, and other business decision makers can more easily access information about things like infrastructure and traffic. The Verge: Google is integrating new datasets for Google Maps Platform directly into BigQuery, the tech giant's fully managed data analytics service, for the first time. This should make it easier for people to access data from Google Maps platform products, including Imagery Insights, Roads Management Insights, and Places Insights.
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It's helping! Traffic will move faster if you give up every ounce of your personal information!
Research is ongoing into a "first born child sacrifice", which could save the average commuter 45 seconds a day and possibly save Elephants!!
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Well, I'm sure there's a reason it's called a "public" space, and the law notes the difference.
My main beef with Google Maps (Score:3)
I'm branching even though AC raised a legitimate aspect. Not well, and easily dismissed, but I'm not going to waste time trying to "guide" a nameless cloud to substance... Traffic analysis can be anonymized for this kind of application.
My main beef is with the beef as found in the restaurant reviews. Terrible system and no evidence of significant improvement over the years it took to become a "top" reviewer and local guide... I really want to find a better system with comparative ratings rather than meaning
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Google has declared war on Strava's business model (Score:2)
Partial business model to be clear. The slashdot subject is limited to x characters.
https://metro.strava.com/ [strava.com]
Some states already have all the data they need. (Score:5, Insightful)
ITS: Intelligent Transportation Services. Cameras and sensors on major roads. Costs millions of dollars. There are even remote monitoring stations that can override traffic lights. Do they use it? Well, my (former) home state does absolutely nothing with the system. Pop-corn munchers merely watching the traffic.
One way drivers (Score:1)
errrm... (Score:2)
Given the shoddy traffic-dodging directions I get from google maps, I sure hope none of my tax money gets used for this service. Here in the LA area, it seems like the best case scenario is getting led to drive 10-20% more miles to arrive at the same time or later, and about a 50/50 chance of "this route will save you 5 minutes" taking 10-15 minutes longer than the original ETA.