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Re: OpenTrafficMap

#11

Post by amazingamazing »

walrus01 wrote: post #6
solarpunk wrote: post #2

Cool, but it there's no links for more info, and it doesn't seem to work in the USA at all.

If I had a dollar for every time I've seen an American on the Internet assume that anything published in the English language must be US-centric...

This is an American site to be fair. Mapbox is also an American company.

Re: OpenTrafficMap

#12

Post by bravoetch »

walrus01 wrote: post #6
solarpunk wrote: post #2

Cool, but it there's no links for more info, and it doesn't seem to work in the USA at all.

If I had a dollar for every time I've seen an American on the Internet assume that anything published in the English language must be US-centric...

You still wouldn't have nearly as many dollars if you subtracted the times those people were correct in that assumption. Personally I assumed the site would be global. It doesn't have any info though, so I rely on finding out somewhere else I guess.

Re: OpenTrafficMap

#13

Post by rootusrootus »

felixguendling wrote: post #8
solarpunk wrote: post #2

Cool, but it there's no links for more info, and it doesn't seem to work in the USA at all.

It's based on Car2X/Vehicle2X data that's sent unencrypted and can be received with chips you can order from China.

Will be interesting to see how it fares when it does come to the US. It seems like there are some cars that already have the tech installed. But the US is allegedly more interested in the cellular version, which I am guessing is not as easy to pick up with a simple receiver?

My gut feeling is that this seems like one of those things likely to face a lot of backlash when it becomes widely known.

Re: OpenTrafficMap

#14

Post by mlaretallack »

Found out about this today, up until now 802.11p hardware is very expensive, and so you cannot easily do anything with V2x messages like CAM or SPAT, but the fact this was done with sub £20 hardware is really interesting.

Re: OpenTrafficMap

#16

Post by perching_aix »

walrus01 wrote: post #6
solarpunk wrote: post #2

Cool, but it there's no links for more info, and it doesn't seem to work in the USA at all.

If I had a dollar for every time I've seen an American on the Internet assume that anything published in the English language must be US-centric...

Is expecting something to work in the US the same as expecting it to be US-centric?

Re: OpenTrafficMap

#17

Post by felixguendling »

rootusrootus wrote: post #13
felixguendling wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's based on Car2X/Vehicle2X data that's sent unencrypted and can be received with chips you can order from China.

Will be interesting to see how it fares when it does come to the US. It seems like there are some cars that already have the tech installed. But the US is allegedly more interested in the cellular version, which I am guessing is not as easy to pick up with a simple receiver? My gut feeling is that this seems like one of those things likely to face a lot of backlash when it becomes widely known.

I guess we only find out if some people order those chips and check if there is some data. From my understanding the idea is the same like maps showing air planes or ships (for ships it’s AIS). So without volunteers/pioneers who participate we won’t know. It seems like traffic lights and trams also can send data.

Re: OpenTrafficMap

#19

Post by hamdingers »

walrus01 wrote: post #6
solarpunk wrote: post #2

Cool, but it there's no links for more info, and it doesn't seem to work in the USA at all.

If I had a dollar for every time I've seen an American on the Internet assume that anything published in the English language must be US-centric...

It seems pretty weird to use all English words in the domain for a service that offers no English translations and operates in no English speaking countries.

Re: OpenTrafficMap

#20

Post by walrus01 »

hamdingers wrote: post #19
walrus01 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If I had a dollar for every time I've seen an American on the Internet assume that anything published in the English language must be US-centric...

It seems pretty weird to use all English words in the domain for a service that offers no English translations and operates in no English speaking countries.

The Germans and Danes and Swedes and Norwegians I see on the Internet developing and publishing software often have a better grasp of the English language than many born in the USA Americans.
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