We love it when the accumulated speed data from GPS devices helps us avoid traffic incidents and college zones. Because it seems, though, there are another uses for a similar stats. Danish news outlet AD is reporting that such data captured by TomTom navigation devices has been purchased by the rustic’s police force and is getting used to work out where speed traps and cameras ought to be placed. TomTom was reportedly unaware its data was getting used in this kind of way, but when the police would only conform to sell the information at the location of its speed cameras and traps back to TomTom, why, this can be the start of a pretty relationship.
Update: TomTom has issued a press release , which we now have embedded after the break. To be totally clear all this information is being collected anonymously and that the police do not know exactly who’s speeding, just that speeding has taken place.
We also make this data available to local governments and authorities. It helps them to higher understand where congestion occurs, where to construct new roads and the way to make roads safer.
We’re actively promoting using this data because we believe we are able to assist in making roads safer and no more congested.
We’re now aware that the police have used traffic information that you’ve helped to create to position speed cameras at dangerous locations where the common speed is higher than the legally allowed speed limit. We’re aware various our customers don’t love the belief and we are able to inspect if we must always allow any such usage.
- We ask to your permission to gather historical data. That you could opt in or opt out and might disable the info collection function at any time.
- While you’re using a LIVE device, you receive traffic information in real time and also you automatically contribute to generating traffic information.
- We make all traffic data anonymous. We will be able to never trace it back to you or your device.
- We turn anonymous data into traffic information to provide you the fastest route available and route you thru traffic jams in real time.
- We’re working with road authorities everywhere to apply anonymous traffic information to assist make roads flow more efficiently and safer.
- Our goal is to create a driver community in a position to reducing traffic jam for everybody.
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