Verizon offering up anonymous data to improve real-time traffic information

by Chris Ziegler posted Jul 14th 2009 at 12:51PM

AirSage has been working on the whole cellular data-traffic flow interconnection thing for a while now, and the company has just landed itself a whale of a partner for collecting that data: Verizon. It's said that the integration of anonymous cellular signaling data from Verizon's network will quadruple the number of messages AirSage is receiving, covering 200,000 miles of roadway across the country with improved information on just how screwed you are by that lane-widening project right now. The companies aren't saying how long it'll take to fully integrate the additional data, so in the meantime, just go ahead and give yourself the extra 15 minutes to get to work -- something tells us you'll need it.

Filed under: Verizon Wireless

Tags: airsage, traffic, traffic data, traffic flow, TrafficData, TrafficFlow, verizon, verizon wireless, VerizonWireless, vzw, wireless signal extraction, WirelessSignalExtraction, wise

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Pete @ Jul 14th 2009 1:22PM

It may be "anonymous" now, but sooner or later they will sweeten the pie with additional "anonymous" data about us and eventually it will be just like Minority Report with electronic billboards on the highway tailored for specific people as they drive along...

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Amanda @ Jul 14th 2009 1:33PM

I was listening to NPR awhile back and people from other countries were calling in with the crazy things that their mobile phones can do. Someone called to say that as you walked by a retailer, a coupon for that shop would pop up on your phone and all you had to do was have the sales clerk scan your phone to use it. They also scan phones to pay for things. Pretty scary idea if your phone was stolen.

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