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Yahoo! Maps to Support Realtime Traffic

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the you-could-also-just-look-out-the-car-window dept.

squidfrog writes "Yahoo is set to support realtime traffic overlays for its existing Yahoo! Maps program. 'Yahoo's dynamic maps draw on real-time traffic information from metropolitan transportation departments and private providers, including embedded road sensors, traffic cameras, police scanners, and traffic helicopters. Yahoo declined to identify the exact sources of its traffic data... Roadways are colored green, yellow and red, to highlight the normal movement of traffic, minor delays or severe road congestion. A user can hover over a stretch of road to view details of impediments.'"

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  1. Re:Why not show public transportation routes? by Martin+Blank · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Providing the addresses of subway stations would be a security risk. If the terrorists knew where they were, they might attack them.

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  2. Combine with ondemand Sat = RoadkillCam! by infonography · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    High Resolution pics of Dead bodies from high orbit. What an amazing world we are about to live in.

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  3. Gecko by sicking · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The big question is.... will it work in Mozilla/Firefox?

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