Want to know how jammed the streets in Jakarta? Now be known through the Google Maps service. Yes, the internet giant from the United States is already extending its expansion into the traffic in Jakarta. To try it, users can be visited http://maps.google.co.id. Then activate the layer 'Traffic' that its icon can be found at the top right of the display Google Maps. The color is adjusted to cover road traffic speed relative to road speed limit. Green means traffic moves fast and red or black means the traffic moving slowly or not moving at all.
The same information is available on Google Maps for Mobile, so the rider can make changes instantly if necessary route to avoid traffic jams. Traffic feature also lets users see forecasts of traffic conditions at different times on certain days, and on other days in the same week based on historical data.
Traffic information within Google Maps derived from the data provider PT Neo Fusion Indonesia and the data furnished by the 'audience' (crowdsourced) of the riders who can provide information about traffic conditions updated by setting their phones in order to provide the data anonymously.
If the riders set their phones so that Google Maps for Mobile works, GPS enabled, and the My Location feature is enabled, it will send back the items of information to Google about how fast the device is moving. When combined with anonymous data from other devices with similar capabilities, it helps Google Maps to create a better picture of traffic conditions.
"The Ministry of Transportation was pleased that Google has added traffic information directly (real time) into Google Maps," said Dr. Elly Sinaga, Director of Urban Transport System (BSTP), Directorate General of Land Transportation, Ministry of Transportation, in his statement
"It's certainly very useful for people in Jakarta who will now have a tool that will help them plan their trips in the city more efficiently. They can use this traffic information from their computers or cell phones to avoid unexpected delays and up to goals more quickly, "he continued.
Meanwhile, according to Andrew McGlinchey, Head of Product Google Southeast Asia, it has worked to bring the ground transportation information is accurate and comprehensive in a global mapping platform that can be accessed easily by people of Indonesia from any device.
"Layer traffic to Jakarta in Google Maps is an important step in helping the Indonesian people arrange their travel time with better and easier for them to plan their trips around town and at the same time reducing the burden of traffic areas as a whole," he concluded