Inrix
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INRIX is a software company which provides a variety of mobile applications and Internet services pertaining to traffic and navigation. INRIX provides historical and real-time traffic information
to businesses and individuals in over 30 countries (as of October 2011) including the United States
and much of Europe
. INRIX was founded by former Microsoft
employees Bryan Mistele and Craig Chapman in July 2004. The company's headquarters are located in Kirkland, Washington
.
. In addition, data is retrieved from consumer cellular GPS-based devices including the iPhone
, Android (operating system), BlackBerry
and Windows Phone
phones, Ford SYNC
and Toyota Entune
.
The data collected is processed in real-time, creating traffic speed information
for major freeways, highways and arterials across the United States, Canada, the European Union and other countries.
The company keeps a database of variables that affect traffic, including weather forecasts, special events, school schedules and road construction, and combines them with the real-time probe data collected.
INRIX uses software originally exclusively licensed from Microsoft
to turn those variables into traffic predictions.
Traffic congestion
Traffic congestion is a condition on road networks that occurs as use increases, and is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing. The most common example is the physical use of roads by vehicles. When traffic demand is great enough that the interaction...
to businesses and individuals in over 30 countries (as of October 2011) including the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and much of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. INRIX was founded by former Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
employees Bryan Mistele and Craig Chapman in July 2004. The company's headquarters are located in Kirkland, Washington
Kirkland, Washington
Kirkland is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is a suburb of Seattle on the Eastside . The population was 48,787 at the 2010 census makes it the 9th largest city in King County and the 20th largest city in the state...
.
Technology
As of October 2011, INRIX collects information about roadway speeds from over 30 million trucks, delivery vans, and other fleet vehicles equipped with GPS locator devicesAutomatic vehicle location
Automatic vehicle location is a means for automatically determining the geographic location of a vehicle and transmitting the information to a requester....
. In addition, data is retrieved from consumer cellular GPS-based devices including the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
, Android (operating system), BlackBerry
BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
and Windows Phone
Windows Phone
Windows Phone is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft, and is the successor to its Windows Mobile platform, although incompatible with it. Unlike its predecessor, it is primarily aimed at the consumer market rather than the enterprise market...
phones, Ford SYNC
Ford Sync
Ford SYNC is a factory-installed, integrated in-vehicle communications and entertainment system that allows users to make hands-free telephone calls and control music and other functions using voice commands...
and Toyota Entune
Toyota Entune
Toyota Entune is a fully integrated multimedia navigation system using a connected mobile phone to gather information such as traffic updates and information updates. The system utilises mobile apps to provide the driver with information from Bing , OpenTable and movietickets.com, along with...
.
The data collected is processed in real-time, creating traffic speed information
Intelligent transportation system
The term intelligent transportation systems refers to information and communication technology that improve transport outcomes such as transport safety, transport productivity, travel reliability, informed travel choices, social equity, environmental performance and network operation...
for major freeways, highways and arterials across the United States, Canada, the European Union and other countries.
The company keeps a database of variables that affect traffic, including weather forecasts, special events, school schedules and road construction, and combines them with the real-time probe data collected.
INRIX uses software originally exclusively licensed from Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
to turn those variables into traffic predictions.