On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Hartti Suomela <[email protected]> wrote:
> FWIW > Google already uses this kind of approach in gathering traffic data (in > addition to other sources) > > http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/bright-side-of-sitting-in-traffic.html > Uhm...this is very similar to what I wanted to do (also if it not displays information splitted by date/time). Maybe now I can change this idea to only simple import Google MyLocation (and others) to meego (wondering if it possible...) > Also Nokia has done some research on this a few years ago > http://research.nokia.com/news/600 > There might be some other activities as well, but these are the two I knew > of the top of my head (without starting large scale googling :-). > > Hartti > Thanks for the informations! > > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Daniele Maio <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > Hello, >>> > >>> > I've an idea for the Google Summer of Code 2011, and I wuold like to >>> discuss >>> > it here before updating the wiki. >>> > My idea is to create an application to monitoring traffic on >>> streets/routes. >>> > With this application everyone with a device >>> (smartphone/laptop/whatever) >>> > with a gps can trace some route. >>> > While tracking, in addition to the coordinates also the istant speed >>> and a >>> > timestamp will be registered. >>> > This application would have a daemon that does this job (tracking), a >>> simple >>> > UI that show a map (using google maps api) >>> > through which you can search for a street (or a route) and it will give >>> you >>> > information about the average speed (also filtered by time). >>> > One more thing is the necessity to have a 'server' where the registered >>> data >>> > have to be sended. This data has to be stored in a database, >>> > and the server has to be capable of doing operation for calculating the >>> > average speed and filtering results. >>> > You can also consider this application as a 'social application' : >>> everyone >>> > everywhere can help tracking any street/route. >>> > I would like to do this application with meego since it cover a large >>> number >>> > of devices (don't forget IVI). >>> > So, any comments/feedback ? >>> >>> >>> > Best Regards, Daniele Maio.
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