TrafficSource

About TrafficSource Android App

*NEW* Compare air pollution with respect to particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) generated by motor vehicles against EU limit and alert levels

Traffic congestion is a major concern for the Maltese Islands, with many arterial roads being frequently congested, whether in the morning, afternoon or evening. This application helps drivers in planning their journey by providing real-time information on traffic congestion on the Maltese roads.

*** Note: This is a BETA application, and speed data may not be available at all time as it relies on users using the application to get this data. Kindly keep the application running to contribute to the whole community. ***

The system works by crowd-sourcing traffic data from the users running the application. The GPS data is collected from the users, uploaded into our servers, overall street average calculated and then distributed back to all users

We developed this application to help easing the congestion problems, and indirectly lowering air pollution, by:

- Providing traffic information at individual road level
- Help the commuter in deciding which route to take
- Aiding in predicting travel times

Features include:
- Basemap with Red to Green gradient for traffic congestion at street segments level
- Location of current and future roadworks with expected start and end date
- Traffic lights, Speed cameras and Schools
- Level of air pollution based on the different gases, compared to limit and alert level
- Low bandwidth implementation to save on data
- Offline Maps
- Efficient GPS readings to reduce battery use

Privacy: No personal information is sent to our servers which can be used to identify the user. Data is grouped together and average speeds sent back to users