Customized GPS maps in our future
How would you like a GPS system that told you a blind curve was coming? Or one where you could add a comment that a particular street is gone, flooded, or has the best aftermarket parts shop on the corner? Such abilities and maps may soon be on the horizon.
According to Government Technology, the latest trend among GPS programmers is the ability to create customized navigation maps.
- At Scipionus.com, viewers can enter their own information about a particular area (pictured).
- Cell phones being used at enter info in the moment throughout a city. (We can imagine motorists using such information to avoid those streets.)
- Using GPS to track buses so commuters don't keep straining their necks at the bus stop wondering when their city's public transportation will arrive.
- Find parking spaces (and reserve them!) in congested cities like San Francisco, CA.
[Source: Government Technology]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
S 6:41PM (5/08/2006)
An LCD screen at every busstop with a realtime map of the area and the current location of the next bus, with an ETA, would be really sweet.
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Razib Ahmed 3:22AM (5/09/2006)
This kind of technology will help to decrease the number of accidents in the one hand while on the other hand, it will help to decrease traffic jam a bit.
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mavkato 9:37AM (5/09/2006)
i think using cell phones to enter info will lead to INCREASED accidents and congestion, so i guess avoid areas where data were entered by cell phones, and you will be ok!
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Tim 10:35AM (5/09/2006)
Marking speed traps will probably be a popular use of this technology as well.
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