Author: SnapperSnapper
Date: May 15, 2008 02:35
What do you guys know about "Skymeter"?
In today's Age newspaper there is an article about it being considered by
Melbourne City Council as a way of combating congestion. Then they talk about it
tracking vehicle movements, purely in the interests of scientific research, of
course, as well as insurers using the data to set premiums for individual policy
holders.
Looking at the website it says this about the in car unit:
"Skymeter has teamed with leading partners in the development of its In-Vehicle
Sensor. This intelligent GNSS receiver records and corrects vehicle positions
without the need for Map Matching: a cumbersome, expensive, inaccurate technique
that provides no evidentiary assurance. Designed to be inexpensive,
self-installed and eventually self-powered, Skymeter collects data, compresses
and encrypts it and uploads to a remote data center via a wireless transmission.
Skymeter's Agile Client approach drives operating cost to a bare minimum while
providing enhanced security. "
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