Thursday 7 September 2017

Google Maps will mark road closures in real time in Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma

In anticipation of Hurricane Irma, Florida governor Rick Scott has announced that the state is working with Google’s emergency response team to mark closed roads on Google Maps in real time. This will help with evacuation plans.

Irma is currently a Category 5 hurricane barreling through the Caribbean, and it's expected to impact Florida over the weekend and early next week. Yesterday, officials ordered mandatory evacuations in major parts of Florida, including Miami-Dade County and Fort Lauderdale.

Google Maps already uses Waze to indicate real-time traffic alerts in the area, but the partnership with the state of Florida will help Google learn about upcoming closures without relying on Waze users on the road to report back. This...

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from
https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/7/16266674/hurricane-irma-google-maps-real-time-closed-roads

from
http://ifeeltechinc.blogspot.com/2017/09/google-maps-will-mark-road-closures-in.html

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