Upcycled Clock - Commute time to work using Google Maps API

RE: Upcycled Clock - Commute time to work using Google Maps API

mcb1 — Sun, 14 May 2017 05:41:10 GMT

Great Post.

Unfortunately my commute has such variable times that Google can't do predictions.

It's just one small stretch so some days I'm at work a bit earlier than I planned.

Luckily our management is quite flexible on start and finish times as long as it's 8 hours.

Of interest the roading people here use a system that snoops on the Bluetooth in a vehicle.

As the same MAC address passes various points they time it, to give a estimated time for that route.

Obviously it is about 15-20 mins old and for here that traffic wave could have already gone by the time you see the sign at the start.

Mark

RE: Upcycled Clock - Commute time to work using Google Maps API

balearicdynamics — Sun, 14 May 2017 05:38:55 GMT

Hello Carmelito,

this commute time idea sounds very helpful and it is not a problem only in your area, as [mention:4236e66f810f492faa977aafb3ee70a6:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] signals; I can suggest also Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Sofia (Bulgaria), Madrid and Barcelona (Spain) and Ibiza for at least 5 months a year.

Accordingly with your building that is almost complete introducing a good set of communications way to the user - including voice - maybe it will be great to consider a modularity in this project to localise the features depending on the zone. Just to make a recent personal example, while in some countries the commuting time can be strongly conditioned by the traffic in the Netherlands it is conditioned by the weather conditions updated every 10 minutes (as far as I know it is the only place with a so frequent update). I saw for one year people knowing exactly their commute time and checking the next half hour weather conditions before moving to and from work by bicycle; I was not aware of this method and the first couple of months every day was a free shower on the road [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-435df24a-5b37-466a-a914-7e7cf6e159f1/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]

Enrico

RE: Upcycled Clock - Commute time to work using Google Maps API

DAB — Sat, 13 May 2017 18:22:47 GMT

Nice update.

Yes, on various business trips to LA, I have spent more than my fair share of time stuck in traffic.

DAB