Yep, coding easy to do however issues are- Mapping of roads and associated speed limits, almost non existent in the commercial space let alone in the open source space.
Penetration, with only a few thousand Neo's in the USA by the end of 07 (if that) and maybe 20-30,000 by the end of 08 there will not be enough penetration to deliver the accuracy you need. It's a good idea but as we come closer to the commercial launch I think it's time for us to get a little more realistic about what is and isn't possible (at least in the first 3-5 years). Put it into your ideas drawer and bring it out later (or go and code a blackberry/windows mobile 5/symbian alternative to get the numbers you require) BTW feel free to ignore all of the above advice and go for it :) Regards, Dean Collins Cognation Pty Ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1-212-203-4357 Ph +1-917-207-3420 Mb +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:community- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Florent THIERY > Sent: Tuesday, 10 April 2007 8:06 AM > To: OpenMoko Community List > Subject: Re: [News] Dash, the internet-connected gps > > > The issue with traffic movements is you really need the cell tower > > movement information from carriers, without this these traffic flows are > > at best an estimation. > > As for openmoko: > > What about, in car GPS mode, reporting unusual speed fluctuations? > > Ex: you're on a 130 km/h road, and your gps reports 40 km/h = traffic > jam. gprs link up, upload info + timestamp to community server > > When you query a car travel planning (i.e. ask your gps app to show > you the way somewhere), do a simple query to the community traffic jam > server; if the chosen path shows quite recent alerts, it would > calculate an alternate ununcombered road. > This could also be used periodically... > > _______________________________________________ > OpenMoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community