New GPS technology?

GPS_fan · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:11 am Post subject: New GPS technology?

Apparently, a team at Portsmouth University has devised a GPS system which communicates with other GPS units and analyses traffic conditions.

There was only a brief report on my local radio station and it sounds a bit like real-time TMC with direct communication between GPS units rather than needing to be processed and transmitted via the FM-RDS or GPRS systems

According to the report, this technology will be on the shelves within 2 years.

Has anybody else heard anything about this technology?
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PaulB2005 · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:51 am Post subject:

I'm sure i read something similar a while back regarding monitoring the movement of mobile phones (Vodafone springs to mind) whilst travelling to determine potential traffic hold ups....

GPS_fan · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:57 am Post subject:

Yes, I remember that too, but this definitely mentioned GPS units communicating directly with each other.

On the shelf within 2 years....mmmmm it should be ready for beta testing soon - I think Darren should get in there and acquire some evaluation units Wink

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Darren · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:59 am Post subject:

Not that new, DASH in the US have units that communicate with each other via WiFi and GSM to share traffic and road speed info already.
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GPS_fan · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:02 pm Post subject:

I've found a news article - here

edit: and here
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