Thursday, March 20, 2008

INRIX to Provide MapQuest with Traffic Data

INRIX, a provider of real-time traffic information, revealed Wednesday that its services will be used across the MapQuest portfolio, including MapQuest.com, MapQuest Wireless and MapQuest Platform Services. As part of a collaborative agreement, INRIX said, MapQuest has already integrated INRIX's real-time traffic flow and incident data into MapQuest.com, a popular online source for maps and directions. MapQuest.com's users can now select a "Traffic" view which shows conditions along major roadways in what the firm says are more than 100 U.S. markets. The financial impact of the collaboration was not disclosed. MapQuest is headquartered in Denver. INRIX is based in Kirkland, Wash.