Pavel Melnikov <positro...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all. > There are some services (proprietary) that show traffic jams and > events > that can slow you down here in Russia. The values are collected from > real > users using mapping application that sends speed data. This data is > also > used to calculate routes. > > This feature is very useful actually, and it would be great to > implement > something in OSM. However, I think it should not be included in static > osm > database using tags and values (because these values are likely to > change > rapidly), but use a different database (and different project maybe) > that > collects and shows on-line live data. For example, at rush hours we > have > many traffic jams, at night and on weekends we have none, all for the > same > street - and this live data could be used to calculate routes. > > On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 4:41 PM, renato <renn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, I've been trying out the Waze android GPS navigator and the one > > feature I really find useful of it is that, in route calculation, it > > doesn't use the road speed limit but rather the actual average speed > on > > that road, calculated from the data gathered from other users > driving > > those roads. > > > > In a few days of use, I have discovered some new routes for places I > > regularly go to, routes that are less known but certainly faster > (avoid > > traffic lights for example). Also the time estimates are way better > > than Osmand (the only OSM navigator I actively used, but I plan on > > trying other ones). > > > > Could something like this be done in OSM? Has someone ever thought > of > > it? First thought would be an average_speed_by_car tag, that > navigators > > could use in calculating routes. Even better would be an automated > way > > of updating these tags by users using the navigator. > > > > just curious to know thoughts about this idea, > > > > cheers > > renato > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > talk mailing list > > talk@openstreetmap.org > > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > > > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
It could be useful to have both average-speed and current-speed information available. I agree, however, that the current-speed information should go somewhere other than in the OSM database. -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
