Monday, April 21, 2003
Mapopolis ClearRoute Public Trial
Posted by Jason Dunn in "SOFTWARE" @ 10:00 AM
"Mapopolis.Com, Inc. announced today the availability for public trial of its new Mapopolis Clear Route traffic optimized routing package. The new software, combined with a PDA and Global Positioning System device provides users real-time routing that avoids traffic slow-downs and accidents. The new system, which will be available for purchase nation-wide later this month, automatically routes you around traffic. For driver convenience and safety it provides both spoken and visual prompts to alert the driver to each upcoming turn. For users with a internet-connected PDA such as a Pocket PC Phone, the data is updated dynamically throughout the trip, and the user re-routed based upon current road conditions.
“It’s really a breakthrough,” said Mapopolis Vice President Jeremy Straub, “It helps you get there faster – without having to listen for traffic updates on the radio and then try to figure out how to get around them.
The software uses the actual road speeds to adjust your route, so if a road is just going slightly below the posted speed, the route may not need to be adjusted. If it is going significantly below the normal speed or an accident has caused a dead-stop, then the route would be automatically re-calculated. Either way, Mapopolis chooses the quickest way to get you there."
“It’s really a breakthrough,” said Mapopolis Vice President Jeremy Straub, “It helps you get there faster – without having to listen for traffic updates on the radio and then try to figure out how to get around them.
The software uses the actual road speeds to adjust your route, so if a road is just going slightly below the posted speed, the route may not need to be adjusted. If it is going significantly below the normal speed or an accident has caused a dead-stop, then the route would be automatically re-calculated. Either way, Mapopolis chooses the quickest way to get you there."
