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Welcome to "LondonJam" - An application for the Apple iPhone that aims to give road users in the United Kingdom's busiest city a headstart in beating the relentless traffic congestion caused by roadworks, accidents, breakdowns, emergency incidents, dangerous hazards, traffic signal failures and public events. Using live data, updated every 5 minutes, from TfL's London Traffic Information System (LTIS), the application assesses the user's location (by the unique Location Service function of the iPhone and iPad) and presents the disruption events that are in progress in an interactive menu, sorted alphabetically by distance from the present location. The user, on selection of the event location, is presented with a 'Report Screen' detailing the exact position of the disruption (including information of intersecting roads and key junctions) and a full text description of the event (with details of road closures and/or diversions). Located in the bottom left hand corner of the screen is an option to display an interactive map of the disrupted area allowing the user to zoom the area view in or out and to assess their present location which is indicated on the map by a flashing blue pin/dot. In addition, in the bottom right corner of the screen, the user is given details of the severity of the disruption based on the following criteria: Moderate (some traffic queuing unusual for time of day / minor inconvenience caused through road closures) Serious (traffic congestion stopped <b>...</b> |
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LondonJam – London Traffic & Travel iPhone App
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