Comments on: Google Maps Now Estimates Drive Time At Rush Hour http://searchengineland.com/google-maps-now-estimates-drive-time-at-rush-hour-11847 Search Engine Land: Must Read News About Search Marketing & Search Engines Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:49:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: gary price http://searchengineland.com/google-maps-now-estimates-drive-time-at-rush-hour-11847/comment-page-1#comment-3426 gary price Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:32:07 +0000 http://searchengineland.com/beta/google-maps-now-estimates-drive-time-at-rush-hour-11847.php#comment-3426 Greg: Forgot to mention that you can get an idea of Inrix "predictive" technology in action via BeatTheTraffic.com. Estimates for the <a href="http://www.beatthetraffic.com/traffic/traveltimes.aspx?regionid=1&viewname=Bay+Area" rel="nofollow"> for the SF Bay Area from BeatTheTraffic.com </a> Estimates for <a href="http://www.beatthetraffic.com/traffic/traveltimes.aspx?regionid=15&viewname=New+York+City" rel="nofollow">NYC metro from BeattheTraffic.com</a> Estimates for <a href="http://www.beatthetraffic.com/traffic/traveltimes.aspx?regionid=2&viewname=Orange%20County" rel="nofollow">Orange County, CA from BeattheTraffic.com</a> Other companies in this space are <a href="http://LandSonar.com" rel="nofollow">LandSonar</a> and <a href="http://www.TrafficCast.com" rel="nofollow">TrafficCast</a>. <a href="http://www.wral.com/traffic" rel="nofollow">You can try a demo of their</a> technology (via <a href="http://www.landsonar.com/?p=121" rel="nofollow">RouteCast, a LandSonar user</a>) here on <a href="http://www.wral.com/traffic" rel="nofollow">the WRAL web site</a> in Raleigh-Durham, NC. I would bet it's there, somewhere, but I was unable to find any predictive info. What I think is most useful here (it's also available on <a href="http://www.skylineglobe.com" rel="nofollow">SkylineGlobe</a>. is the embedding of live traffic cams in the map. Finally, TrafficCast is also working in <a href="http://www.trafficcast.com.cn/english/index.htm" rel="nofollow">China</a> and developing the "world largest" network of celluar probes in Shanghai. Greg:
Forgot to mention that you can get an idea of Inrix “predictive” technology in action via BeatTheTraffic.com.

Estimates for the for the SF Bay Area from BeatTheTraffic.com

Estimates for NYC metro from BeattheTraffic.com

Estimates for Orange County, CA from BeattheTraffic.com

Other companies in this space are LandSonar and TrafficCast.
You can try a demo of their technology (via RouteCast, a LandSonar user) here on the WRAL web site in Raleigh-Durham, NC. I would bet it’s there, somewhere, but I was unable to find any predictive info.

What I think is most useful here (it’s also available on SkylineGlobe. is the embedding of live traffic cams in the map.

Finally, TrafficCast is also working in China and developing the “world largest” network of celluar probes in Shanghai.

]]> By: gary price http://searchengineland.com/google-maps-now-estimates-drive-time-at-rush-hour-11847/comment-page-1#comment-3425 gary price Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:40:10 +0000 http://searchengineland.com/beta/google-maps-now-estimates-drive-time-at-rush-hour-11847.php#comment-3425 Greg, a href="http://www.inrix.com">Inrix is one of several providers of real time traffic providers/aggregators and they also traffic predictions. Inrix technology is used with many GPS devices that offer real time traffic like Telenav, TomTom, and others. Inrix comes from Microsoft Research. <blockquote>"Inrix is the exclusive beneficiary of years of research and millions of dollars of development by Microsoft Research into the statistical inference of traffic patterns, predictive analysis and mobile-based visualizations of real time systems. Inrix has built upon Microsoft’s patented, proprietary technologies to enable the delivery of next generation traffic information services."</blockquote> The have a bit more about their traffic prediction technology <a href="http://www.inrix.com/pdf/Inrix%20Dynamic%20Predictive%20Traffic%20Service%20-%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf." rel="nofollow">http://www.inrix.com/pdf/Inrix%20Dynamic%20Predictive%20Traffic%20Service%20-%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf.</a> Greg,
a href=”http://www.inrix.com”>Inrix is one of several providers of real time traffic providers/aggregators and they also traffic predictions.

Inrix technology is used with many GPS devices that offer real time traffic like Telenav, TomTom, and others. Inrix comes from Microsoft Research.

“Inrix is the exclusive beneficiary of years of research and millions of dollars of development by Microsoft Research into the statistical inference of traffic patterns, predictive analysis and mobile-based visualizations of real time systems. Inrix has built upon Microsoft’s patented, proprietary technologies to enable the delivery of next generation traffic information services.”

The have a bit more about their traffic prediction technology http://www.inrix.com/pdf/Inrix%20Dynamic%20Predictive%20Traffic%20Service%20-%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf.

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