The city of Calgary in Canada has selected Inrix's Roadway Analytics application for obtaining road condition analysis via the Cloud. 

The city of Calgary expects the Inrix Roadway Analytics to help them reduce the cost of operations, identify areas that benefit road improvements, and measure and report the impact of transportation investments. 

Inrix public sector vice-president and general manager Scott Sedlik said: “Urban population growth, in cities like Calgary, is driving increased traffic congestion in and around city centres around the world. 

“By identifying consistent and problematic traffic patterns, city officials can pinpoint the source of congestion and prioritise mobility investments that directly reduce gridlock.” 

In addition, Roadway Analytics will assist city planners in performing before and after studies to quantify and communicate the impact of road projects, as well as monitor and identify performance trends on roadways. 

The application will also provide key performance indicators (KPIs) on travel times and congestion reduction, as well as help authorities monitor, compare and adjust construction zones in order to minimise the impact on traffic flow. 

"By identifying consistent and problematic traffic patterns, city officials can pinpoint the source of congestion and prioritise mobility investments that directly reduce gridlock." 

Roadway Analytics was launched by Inrix last year, having been designed to offer technical analyses, charts, tables and other visualisations to provide information and suggestions to drivers, decision-makers, and the general public.

Inrix Roadway Analytics includes a broad portfolio of tools such as performance charts, that produces line and bar graphs, which is used for comparisons of roadways with visualisations to communicate findings.

The app also has a congestion scanner that uses heat maps to identify problem areas along a road, helping Calgary pinpoint the area of heavy traffic. 

Roadway Analytics is also equipped with a bottleneck ranking feature that identifies hotspots or congested corridors during a specific analysis period within an area and provides a ranking by determining the number of occurrences, length and duration of each bottleneck.

Calgary city traffic leader Sameer Patil said: “As Alberta’s largest city, Calgary has a unique road network that’s affected by a wide range of variables, including population growth, geographic location, and extreme climate conditions.

“Inrix Roadway Analytics is a valuable tool to help maximise transportation efforts while maintaining a close eye on our investments.”