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Predictive Traffic Information to Revolutionize Navigation and Trip Planning
Powerful predictive traffic models are being developed by companies like Inrix, TrafficCast and Journey Dynamics, models that enrich historical and real-time speed profile data with metadata such as scheduled events, weather forecasts, vehicle type, and driving behavior. Commercial solutions are expected to be available in 2009.
Predictive traffic will enable time-dependent routing which takes into account future traffic conditions along the route. It will also make accurate and reliable up-front trip planning on fixed mapping sites such as MapQuest a reality. Proactive traffic alert messages will allow consumers to modify or postpone their travel.
What is predictive traffic information?
What is the difference between historical, real-time, and predictive speed profile data?
Which metadata will be taken into account in predictive traffic modeling?
To learn more about the predictive traffic information market and how it may affect your business model now and in the future, please visit "Predictive Traffic Information," which offers insight into the technologies, benefits, use cases, drivers, and barriers of predictive traffic solutions. It includes descriptions of the main players and subscriber forecasts per type and region. It forms part of the Location Aware Services and Commercial Telematics Research Services.