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Utilizing information routinely gathered from cell phones, new service offers real-time, traffic-congestion updates

WTF? Great service. My only question is how long before the government implants chips into our arms to monitor us 24/7 Guess they will not have to at this rate, we are doing it ourselves.

Ron Herman – an engineer, computer scientist and self-proclaimed “traffic geek” from Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. – has developed a system that can provide real-time traffic information using data that already is being collected from cell phones. Multiple mobile-phone relay towers determine a phone’s location twice per second when it is in use, and once every 30 seconds when it is not being used.
Herman’s company, IntelliOne, can convert this data stream into real-time traffic-congestion reports. The reports can be provided via cell phones and onboard vehicle-navigation systems. Among the organizations interested in the concept are several federal agencies, four big cellular providers, and auto manufacturers from the global car industry. Traffic-information reports from IntelliOne are likely to be delivered to subscribers in Florida and Georgia within the next year. (USA Today)

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