📱Waze for Cities Data: Unlocking Real-Time and Historical Traffic Insights

Introduction

One of the most powerful partnerships available to cities is the Waze for Cities program, which provides a real-time feed of user submitted and position-derived metrics about traffic incidents, road speeds, and the location of current road hazards. The program is also meant to be bi-directional, with cities feeding back information about known or planned road closures, changes in infrastructure, and other elements which affect the transportation network.

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Many cities have access to Waze data, but may lack the tooling to easily transform the data into clear, actionable insights. Additionally, Waze data is provided in real-time, meaning a data processor is needed to store historical data and recreate a data stream for richer historic analysis.

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The data is meant to help planners do their work with the greatest possible information. In certain cases, the sharing of the data is compelled by law- for example in France, where the Mobility Orientation Act gives responsible agencies the authority to request data from Waze and other companies in order to deliver better travel to their residents.

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We're excited to announce a powerful new feature for Vianova customers: seamless integration with Waze for Cities data. This integration brings real-time traffic information from one of the world's most popular navigation apps directly into the Vianova Intelligence Platform (VIP), enabling our customers to make more informed decisions about urban mobility and infrastructure planning.

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Real-Time Data, Historical Insights

By leveraging the Waze for Cities program, Vianova now offers:

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1. Live Traffic Updates: Access up-to-the-minute information on traffic jams, incidents, road closures, and more, with data refreshing every 2 minutes.

2. Historical Data Archive: Store and analyze past traffic patterns to identify trends and make data-driven decisions.

3. Seamless Integration: Easily connect your existing Waze for Cities feed to the VIP platform.

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Combining Data for Comprehensive Analysis

The true power of this integration lies in the ability to blend Waze data with other mobility insights already available in the Vianova platform. Transport planners can add a range of data from our catalogue of data products, including:

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• ‍Traffic Insights: Compare Waze reports with our speed and vehicle count data for a more complete picture.

• Harsh Driving Events: Correlate traffic incidents with data on harsh braking, acceleration, and oversteering.

• Crash History: Analyze historical crash data alongside real-time traffic information to identify high-risk areas.

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How It Works

1. Establish a partnership with Waze through their Waze for Cities program.

2. Provide Vianova with your Waze for Cities feed details.

3. We'll integrate the feed and begin collecting real-time data, updating every 2 minutes.

4. Access and analyze the combined data sets through the Vianova Intelligence Platform.

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Benefits for Urban Planners and Transportation Authorities

• ‍Improved Situational Awareness: Quickly identify and respond to traffic incidents and congestion with data that updates every 2 minutes.

• Enhanced Infrastructure Planning: Use historical data to inform long-term investment decisions.

• Data-Driven Policy Making: Leverage comprehensive insights to develop effective transportation policies.

• Community Engagement: Tap into crowdsourced data to better understand citizen experiences and needs.

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By combining the near real-time, community-driven data from Waze with Vianova's advanced analytics capabilities, we're empowering cities and transportation authorities to make smarter, more responsive decisions that improve mobility for all.

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Are you ready to supercharge your urban mobility insights with Waze for Cities data?

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Contact your Vianova representative today to learn how to enable this powerful new integration!

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About Vianova

Vianova is the data analytics solution to operate the mobility world. Our platform harnesses the power of connected vehicles and IoT data, to provide actionable insights to plan for safer, greener, and more efficient transportation infrastructures.

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From enabling regulation of shared mobility to transforming last-mile deliveries, and mapping road risk hotspots, Vianova serves 150+ cities, fleet operators, and enterprises across the globe to change the way people and goods move.

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