- Beat The Traffic
BeatTheTraffic.com is a nationwide service operated by "Triangle Software" based in
Campbell, California . Beat The Traffic was founded in 2001 by CEO Andre Gueziec with the launch of the website sfbaytraffic.info. Information compiled from numerous public and private sources is used to provide real-time traffic information and maps for most major US cities. ["No Jam Tomorrow?" The Economist 15 Sept. 2005.] In 2005, Beat The Traffic entered thebroadcasting industry with the release of Beat The Traffic 3D, a three-dimensional animated map displaying traffic flow, roadwork, and accidents. [Ankeney, Jay. "Triangle Maps in 3D HD." TVTechnology 14 May 2008.] [ [http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6538736.html?q= Carr, David F. "3-D Imagery Helping Stations ‘Beat the Traffic’." Broadcasting & Cable. 5 Mar. 2008.] ] As of 2008, 18 TV stations use this system to relatetraffic reports and breaking news events on a daily basis. The company has received four U.S.patents and a Top Innovation Award [ [http://livefromnab.com/articles/publish/article_903.shtml NAB 2005 Best of Show Award Winners] ] at theNational Association of Broadcasters ' (NAB) trade show.TV Stations and Cable Operators Using Beat The Traffic 3D
[http://www.news10.net/travel/traffic/traffic-maps.aspx KXTV 10 Sacramento]
KOMO 4 Seattle
KATU 2 Portland
[http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/feature?section=resources/traffic&id=5755148 KSFN 30 Fresno]
[http://www.azcentral.com/news/traffic/bttroutes.php KPNX 12 Phoenix]
[http://www.kfty.com/content/traffic/default.aspx KFTY 50 Santa Rosa]
[http://www.turnto23.com/traffic/index.html KERO 23 Bakersfield]
[http://www.beatthetraffic.com/traffic/map.aspx?regionid=26&viewname=Fresno&partner=kgpe KGPE 47 Fresno]
KLAS 8 Las Vegas
[http://www.wftv.com/beatthetraffic/index.html WFTV 9 Orlando]
WSB 2 Atlanta
[http://www.kabb.com/ KABB 29 San Antonio]
[http://www.wpbf.com/traffic/index.html WPBF 25 West Palm Beach]
[http://fox61.trb.com/news/traffic/wtic-connecticut-traffic,0,7556557.framedurl WTIC 61 Hartford]
[http://www.ketv.com/traffictogo/index.html KETV 7 Omaha]
[http://www.winknews.com/traffic WINK 11 Fort Myers]
[http://www.wtvr.com/Global/link.asp?L=309755 WTVR 6 Richmond]
WRDQ 27 Orlando
COX CommunicationsCities served by BeatTheTraffic.com
Anchorage, Alaska Atlanta, Georgia Austin, Texas Bakersfield, California Baltimore, Maryland Beaverton, Oregon Boston, Massachusetts Charlotte, North Carolina Chicago, Illinois Chico, California Cincinnati, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Dallas, Texas Denver, Colorado Durham, North Carolina Eureka, California Evanston, Illinois Fort Myers, Florida Fresno, California Gary, Indiana Hartford, Connecticut Indianapolis, Indiana Las Vegas, Nevada Lincoln, Nebraska Los Angeles, California Macon, Georgia Memphis, Tennessee Miami, Florida Milwaukee, Wisconsin Minneapolis, Minnesota
Modesto, California Monterey, California New Haven, Connecticut New York City, New York Oakland, California Omaha, Nebraska Orange County, California Oregon City, Oregon Orlando, Florida Phoenix, Arizona Portland, Oregon Providence, Rhode Island Raleigh, North Carolina Redding, California Richmond, Virginia Sacramento, California Salinas, California Salt Lake City, Utah San Antonio, Texas San Bernardino, California San Diego, California San Francisco, California San Jose, California Santa Barbara, California Santa Rosa, California Seattle, Washington St. Louis, Missouri St. Paul, Minnesota Stockton, California Tacoma, Washington
Tahoe, CaliforniaTampa, Florida Tucson, Arizona Vancouver, Washington Washington, DC West Palm Beach, Florida U.S. Patents
Jan. 24, 2006: Patent No. 6,989,765 entitled “Personalized Traffic Information System”
January 9, 2007: Patent No. 7,161,497 entitled “System for Aggregating Traveler Information”
May 22, 2007: Patent No. 7,221,287 entitled “Three-Dimensional Traffic Report”
May 20, 2008: Patent No, 7,375,649 entitled “Traffic Routing Based on Segment Travel Time”External Links
[http://www.beatthetraffic.com/index.aspx BeatTheTraffic.com]
[http://www.sfbaytraffic.info/ SF Bay Traffic]
[http://www.trianglesoftware.com Triangle Software]Notes and references
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