Google RMI seems way more useful now than when it first launched
Around 8 months ago Google launched Roads Management Insights, which at the time mostly seemed focused on travel time data.
Just checked it again recently and it looks like they’ve added quite a bit since then:
- vehicle counts
- turning movement counts
- disruption data
- hard braking events
- event-based traffic impacts
Was reading through the newer updates here:
https://trafficure.com/rmi/whats-new
Honestly feels a lot more relevant for transportation planning/operations work now compared to the initial launch. Some of this could probably be pretty useful for smaller cities/agencies that don’t have the budget for frequent traffic studies or continuous monitoring.
Still curious how accurate the count/TMC data is in practice though, especially compared to traditional studies.
u/ThebrownguyBC — 3 days ago