Crowdsourcing SatNav

**DimPrawn** · 21 December 2009, 14:46

Look, I don't even understand what Twitter is all about, so croudsourcing? No chance.

It something to allow spotty pubescent teens to meet and shag in cyberspace?

**Jeebo72** · 21 December 2009, 15:09

"If you like mapping, though, it's a great time to get involved and you'll have a ton of fun! "

If you do like mapping, why not try euthanasia too. An even quicker solution to crowds.

**Mustang** · 5 January 2010, 16:11

Great idea

Too bad that they dont support more phones. Is the service actually in the UK yet?

**NickFitz** · 5 January 2010, 16:21

I can't see what it offers over OpenStreetMap, which has been going for quite a while longer and has very good coverage already.

**RichardCranium** · 5 January 2010, 20:24

Originally posted by NickFitz View Post

I can't see what it offers over OpenStreetMap, which has been going for quite a while longer and has very good coverage already.

Should it ever achieve a critical mass, which I doubt, it will offer a positive feedback loop for creating unpredictable traffic jams.

I modelled that 20 years ago. You need lots of negative feedback and historical analysis in the decision making to make this work well. Sadly, the Highways Agency have had sufficient data to do this for years, but Serco were too crap to even comprehend it, let alone develop it, when I spoke to the techies about it a few years ago.

(Why they haven't downloaded the OpenStreetMap database, I cannot imagine. You'd think they'd have a two-way feed.)

Crowdsourcing SatNav