Traffic cops act on 4,592 congestion cases using Google Maps in 21 months

Google Maps, a Police App: Officers Use Google's Navigation App To Fix Traffic Jams

Google Maps is more than just a navigation app. Traffic police proved this in the most obvious way, as law enforcement turned to Google Maps to determine where congestion happens in real-time. While theoretically all traffic police worldwide should be able to do this, only a few police forces use Google Maps to monitor traffic jams. In Goa, India, local authorities set up a Traffic Response and Congestion Control center where officers kee... (co…

Traffic cops act on 4,592 congestion cases using Google Maps in 21 months

NT Reporter Panaji In over 21 months, the Goa traffic police have identified and resolved 4,592 incidents of traffic congestion through real time traffic monitoring using Google Maps. During this period, the police also took action against 731 incidents related to traffic violations that were brought to the notice of the police by social media users.  A senior police officer said that the integration of digital tools such as Google Maps (since A…