Google’s Waze announces government data exchange program with 10 initial partners

Waze today announced “Connected Citizens,” a new government partnership program that will see both parties exchange data in order to improve traffic conditions. For the program, Waze will provide real-time anonymized crowdsourced traffic data to government departments in exchange for information on public projects like construction, road sensors, and pre-planned road closures. The first 10 partners include: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Barcelona, Spain and the Government of Catalonia Jakarta, Indonesia Tel Aviv, Israel San Jose, Costa Rica Boston, USA State of Florida, USA State of Utah, USA Los Angeles County The New York Police Department (NYPD) Waze has also signed...

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