HERE, a leader in mapping, navigation and location experiences, has recently been selected by the Georgia, Alabama and Missouri state departments of transportation (DOT) as the provider of probe based Traffic Services to enhance driver safety and improve traffic flow management and planning strategies. HERE combines precision mapping, big data analytics and deep insights to create high quality traffic service for government transportation agencies.
HERE is providing the Georgia, Alabama and Missouri DOTs with real time traffic data for the states’ roadways. This data enables the DOTs to communicate to drivers’ up-to-the-minute information about current traffic conditions and travel times. The agencies can also utilize HERE data for traffic operations and performance management, including ‘before and after’ traffic studies, trend spotting, construction planning and more.
Georgia DOT (GDOT) is now the seventh state along the eastern seaboard to utilize HERE Traffic Services. HERE was selected by GDOT through an agreement with the I-95 Corridor Coalition, which supports transportation agencies from Maine to Florida. The I-95 Corridor Coalition’s most recent quality tests revealed that HERE has the best overall performance for detecting congested road conditions among other traffic providers.
“Managing the flow of traffic on the US road network is no easy task, and HERE is glad to support transportation agencies with the data that enables safer and more efficient vehicle movements across road networks,” said Monali Shah, Director of Global Intelligent Transportation Solutions at HERE. “As we move to connected and automated driving, dependable and accurate real time data will only increase in value for government agencies and drivers alike.”
For more than 15 years, HERE has worked with national, state, and local government agencies to better inform drivers of changing conditions, create safer road conditions, and ensure people and goods move smoothly through road networks.
Since 2009, HERE has provided the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) with real time and archived traffic data. MDOT has successfully leveraged the HERE dataset to reduce overall system congestion through the execution of data-driven approaches to resource allocation (e.g. snow plow routes during storms), providing reliable and up to date traveler information to the public, and strategically prioritizing construction projects.
“The Michigan Department of Transportation continues its comprehensive efforts to improve driver safety and traffic flow across all of our roadways. Drivers expect us to deliver to them the most reliable, accurate information so they can make informed decisions. The HERE data enables my staff to do just that,” said Kirk T. Steudle, P.E., The Director of the Michigan Department of Transportation.
HERE has also partnered with MDOT, the University of Michigan, and many other industry stakeholders to test connected and automated driving technologies at the Mcity facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan. HERE is creating the precision HD Map of Mcity, which is an indispensable component to making highly automated driving a reality.
Source: GISuser