Twitter Commuter Feed for London and other cities

Link for more info: Commuter Feed

Commuter Feed is a free service that lets you post reports on traffic and transit delays in your local area using Twitter.

According to Webware Commuter Feed is a network of Twitter users tying to help each other avoid traffic backups and accidents faster than some official city transportations systems are able to update.

The system works by having users follow a Twitter bot that in turn follows their direct messages and sorts through the ones including an IATA airport code and incident information. This code designates which city they're posting for and the rest of your message can simply describe what's wrong. This will instantly go up into a publicly accessible feed that others can subscribe to and check before they head out the door, or from their mobile phones while out and about.

Inside the Tokyo Traffic Control Center

Link for more info:Trends in Japan

C Scout have a great set of pics from a recent visit to the Tokyo Traffic Control Centre.

Speed trap sharing application for mobile phones

Trapster



Trapster® is a speed trap sharing application for mobile phones, PDAs and other types of devices. It can be used with any kind of phone, but works even better if you have a phone that supports GPS or WiFi. Trapster® learns the credibility of traps based on how many users agree. It also learns the credibility of each user, over time.

Only in the US currently.

Google Maps Predicts Traffic Conditions

From: Google Operating System Blog

Google Maps can now predict traffic information
for any day of the week and time of the day, based on past conditions.
By default, if you click on the Traffic button in a supported area from
the US, Google Maps shows real-time traffic information. "Comprehensive
traffic data is available in over 30 major US metropolitan areas
(including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and others), with partial
coverage available in many more," according to Google Maps help center. There's also a traffic layer in Google Earth and Google Maps Mobile, but these applications don't include yet traffic prediction.

Nokia and UC Berkeley capture real-time traffic information using GPS enabled mobile devices

Link for more info: Nokia Press Release

Live experiment on the California highway showcases a solution to a global problem

Palo Alto and Berkeley, USA - Nokia and UC Berkeley researchers today tested technology that could soon transform the way drivers navigate through congested highways and obtain information about road conditions. One hundred cars equipped with the GPS-enabled Nokia N95, and driven by students from the University of California, traveled a 10-mile stretch of highway near San Francisco to show how real-time traffic information can be collected from the GPS feed, while preserving the privacy of the devices' owners.


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NFC Transit Ticketing: Headed To Market

Link for more info: Card Technology - NFC Transit Ticketing: Headed To Market

A great article on the state of NFC in the transport market.

NFC Real-Time Passenger Info

Link for more info: Mitsubishi to Give you Public Transport Information, Real Excuses to Arrive Late to Work - Gizmodo

Mitsubishi is developing a system that will automatically download real-time information about train and subway delays as well as estimated time of arrival whenever you wave your cellphone in front of it. Apparently, this system—which will be installed by the train car doors—is also capable of uploading a "delay certificate" to the phone. Then you will be able show it at work when you arrive late, instead of just saying that your grandfather died again, as usual. If you live in Japan, that is. Elsewhere you'll keep killing grandpa until he is 245 years old. [Gizmodo Japan]