To ease traffic congestion, Ahmedabad civic body turns to Google Maps for live data
Ahmedabad is set to use Google Maps’ traffic intelligence product – Road Management Insights (RMI).
Ahmedabad is set to use Google Maps’ traffic intelligence product, Road Management Insights, for the pilot project. (File Photo) REPLACING HUNDREDS of sensors, manual surveys or delayed complaints by citizens, roads in Ahmedabad city will soon be monitored live, using Google Maps.
From the number of vehicles using each road hourly, speed and travel-time data updated every two minutes, showing the location of traffic flow and congestion, hard braking instances and live disruption reports on accidents, waterlogging, potholes and debris on the road and other incidents reported in real time by road users, Ahmedabad is set to use Google Maps’ traffic intelligence product – Road Management Insights (RMI).
Together, these four streams would provide a comprehensive and live picture of the city’s roads, senior civic officials said on Wednesday.
“The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has partnered with Google Maps for a pilot project that will introduce Road Management Insights (RMI) on selected roads in the city. This project addresses the root causes of traffic congestion, rather than merely treating the symptoms. This will make Ahmedabad one of the first cities in India to utilise this type of live on-ground traffic data for daily traffic management and long-term road planning,” Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani told The Indian Express.
Ahmedabad is set to use Google Maps’ traffic intelligence product – Road Management Insights (RMI).
Road Management Insights is part of Google Maps Platform’s data offering for governments and infrastructure operators. “Road Management Insights is a new data product from Google Maps that enables city authorities to understand the performance of their roads in real time without installing new cameras, sensors or hardware. RMI uses the same anonymous traffic data that powers Google Maps for millions of users daily. This data is cleaned, packaged and made available to cities in a format they can directly utilise,” Pani added.
TraffiCure is a platform through which RMI data is delivered to cities. It converts Google’s traffic data into live dashboards, alerts, planning tools and AI-based simulation environments, specifically designed for traffic and city authorities.
Road Management Insights is part of Google Maps Platform’s data offering for governments and infrastructure operators.
The Ahmedabad pilot
As part of the pilot, RMI data will be put to use on SG Highway, Tapovan Circle to RTO circle, Sardar Patel Ring Road, Parimal Underpass to Golden Triangle, Golden Triangle to Sastrinagar, Damaru Circle to Gujarat High Court, 132 Ft. Ring Road Pakwan Cross Road to Keshav Baug, Dadhichi Bridge to Delhi Darwaja, Kalupur – Amdupura to Naroda, Airport to Indira Bridge Circle, ST Bus stand (Gita Mandir to Isanpur, Isanpur to Godhasar Canal Road, Narol – Naroda Highway (BRTS Route) covering some of the busiest corridors in Ahmedabad. The data will be made available to the city through the TraffiCure platform, which presents RMI data in the form of easy-to-use dashboards, live alerts and planning tools designed specifically for traffic and city authorities.
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