Comments on: Realtime Traffic Info: Coming to a GPS near you

By: Ben.geek.nz » Navman MY500XT: Bouquets and Brickbats

Ben.geek.nz » Navman MY500XT: Bouquets and Brickbats — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:20:50 +0000

[...] including options to route around bad traffic or road closures. The traffic data itself is of cours sourced from Geosmart and completely out of Navman’s control, but the display and layout of traffic info is done [...]

By: Ben.geek.nz » TomTom for iPhone Review

Ben.geek.nz » TomTom for iPhone Review — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:46:22 +0000

[...] one thing missing from TomTom for iPhone (in New Zealand at least) is traffic. TomTom does have “IQ Routes” which use historical travel time data to determine best [...]

By: parsley

parsley — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:39:12 +0000

Mauricio just received a review device - be interested to see what he thinks of it.

By: parsley

parsley — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:52:12 +0000

Found the external traffic module in Australia:
Navman TMC Traffic Kit AU $142
This is the same hardware, but you'll need a key for the NZ traffic data so best to wait for the NZ version to appear.

By: parsley

parsley — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:48:40 +0000

The new Navman devices are starting to appear in shops. I haven't looked around for the cheapest prices but here's an idea:
Navman MY55 $538 - Comes with traffic turned on.
Navman MY50 $447 - Comes with traffic hardware but you need to buy an unlock key.
Navman MY30 $346 - You can buy an external traffic module (can't see this on the website)

By: parsley

parsley — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:13:45 +0000

So is traffic turned on in Christchurch now?

By: GeoSmart

GeoSmart — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:08:34 +0000

I'm exhibiting and showing off AA Traffic at the Small Business Expo in Christchurch starting tomorrow and going through till Friday afternoon at the Convention Centre.

If you are in the area and would like to know more come and see me on the stand.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:46:27 +0000

Thanks for the feedback Luigi – much appreciated.

By: Luigi Cappel

Luigi Cappel — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:18:29 +0000

Hi folks
GeoSmart will will be phasing in a number of services and data inputs over the coming months. The first service is the AA Roadwatch site http://maps.aa.co.nz/traffic/roadwatch where you can view all incidents, incidents by region and also future events as opposed to current events, which is a great opportunity for some forward planning before a trip.

All of the current traffic data is also available on AA Maps http://www.aamaps.co.nz where it can be used in conjunction with generating turn by turn driving directions.

GeoSmart is working with a wide range of inputs including feeds from NZ Police, NZTA, many councils throughout New Zealand and several additional sources which will be enabled shortly.

Navman is first off the block with RDS-TMC which allows you to be alerted to incidents on your route, near your route, or all incidents in your area. This data is currently being transmitted in Auckland, with Wellington and Christchurch due to go live within a few days. Other areas will be following soon.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:10:52 +0000

@Anonymous: I can't see why not. Geosmart requires a license to use, but I'd hope Google will reach an agreement. In any case, they should at least be able to use NZTA's feeds for Motorway data.