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Mobile Phones to Monitor Traffic Congestion

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the backup-on-the-i-five-headed-south dept.

shas3n writes "In an interesting and innovative way Bangalore city, India, has come up with a way to monitor road traffic congestion by monitoring the density of mobile phones. This can give users quantitative and directional information of traffic flow without significant additional infrastructure investments. The congestion data is already available online."

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  1. Easier Way To Monitor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Just use your nose. The stench of curry and body odor will just get stronger as you get near congested crowds.

    It's true, you don't need technology, just your olfactory senses.