Mobile Millenium: Conducting Real-Life Traffic Experiments on You
*with participation.
Sometime in February, Nokia and the University of California at Berkeley conducted a real-world traffic experiment using cars outfitted with Nokia N95s to see if GPS-enabled mobile phones could gather location data and pinpoint trafficky areas.
While the test was a success, little was heard about the project until this past week, when the Mobile Millenium project was launched. Essentially, it’s the same “experiment” as the one in San Fran, but on a much larger scale: instead of 100, the project calls for 10,000 mobile phones around the USA to measure traffic. It’s completely voluntary - all you need is the Java (ouch) application, an always-on... ... read more (www.nokiaphoneblog.com)