Bing Maps incorporates a new function that allows access to images from traffic cameras in real time

If we talk about applications to access the maps of a specific area, Google Maps comes to mind for all of us. However, the world does not end with the Google application and there are different multiplatform alternatives to be able to have under control the cartography of the area that interests us

In addition, it is no longer just about checking the roads, the geographical features of a certain area. The cartographic applications today offer much more The state of the traffic, the places of interest... There is no application that boasts of not expanding the options.There are Google Maps, Apple Maps or this one in question, Bing Maps.

Real-time cameras

Microsoft also has a small slice of the cartographic pie with an application that continues to improve. If we already saw how in 2017 Bing Maps was updated offering real-time traffic information in 55 countries around the world, now it receives a new improvement that allows users access in real time to the images that record traffic cameras on a certain route.

In the mapping, in the areas that offer this possibility, new icons appear in the shape of a traffic camera. When clicking on it, a window appears in the left area with the last image recorded by the camera on which we have clicked.

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To check how it works, I have accessed the map of my city, Granada. In the upper zone, an icon appears in the shape of a traffic light on the legend Traffic By clicking on it, we can enable the gray icons of the security cameras , if they are enabled in our area."

This function is the ideal complement for knowing the density of traffic in an area thanks to the use of colors in the purest Google Maps style . A system where red stands for heavy traffic, orange for moderate traffic, yellow for light traffic and green for no traffic.

The view of the cameras, in addition is compatible with both the aerial view of the area, as well as the street view in a way classical. In this way, we can see not only the state of the traffic, but also how it can vary depending on the weather conditions.

Source | Bing Maps Blog