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I'm still wondering why Waze doesn't incorporate Google Maps data and Google Maps doesn't incorporate Waze traffic data? Or does this already happen since Googl
by chaostheory 9y ago
I'm still wondering why Waze doesn't incorporate Google Maps data and Google Maps doesn't incorporate Waze traffic data? Or does this already happen since Google has owned Waze for a while now? If not, I find it strange for the two to continue to be silo'd.
- stefanpie 9y agoI've heard stories, guesses, and claims that the current traffic data shown on google maps is potentially aggregated from smartphone GPS and accelerometer readings on android phones or though their Google apps. It's crazy and amazing to just think about it.
- on_and_off 9y agoI always thought this was officially a feature of maps ? I worked for a couple of years in a valley with only 2 access points. Quite often, when it is time to go back home, the trafic would be jammed. I activated Google Now (or at least I think it was already called that way ?) and without fail it would warn me that there is no point in leaving the building right now since everything was jammed. The same info was visible on maps.
- SEJeff 9y agoAnd no doubt they pull from obviously free public sources such as sigalert as well. More data to feed to their hungry compute engine.
- Viper007Bond 9y agoWaze data does show up in Google Maps. If you click on one of the hazards or whatnot in Google Maps, it'll often say it was reported via Waze.
- lifeformed 9y agoCheck this out: https://www.google.com/maps/@47.0826736,-122.677911,16z/data=!4m3!15m2!1m1!1s%2Fx%2Fsos-9021f5e64c4fec34!5m1!1e1?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@47.0826736,-122.677911,16z/data...