Oct/Nov 2008

Traffic speed forecasts ranging across Europe are to be launched by Journey Dynamics. They represent the next stage in what the company calls its 'aggressive plans for expansion' across the Continent.

Journey Dynamics claims that is traffic speed forecasts for cars and trucks are the first of their type in Europe to take full account not only of the time of day and day of week of travel, but also of vehicle type.

The company has just launched the latest release for the UK, which is based on current versions of Navteq and Tele Atlas digital maps.

The forecasts are tested against 10,000 real, driven journeys which, it is said, add up to the equivalent of more than twice the length of the UK's road network.

 

The data is used by application developers, device manufacturers, technology partners and third-party software developers for logistics companies, enabling them to build traffic intelligence into journey planning and navigation device applications.

Compact datasets enable the information to be used in satnav devices and smartphones, as well as in on-board systems and in Web applications.