Traffic JamsTraffic Jams

Alon ShermisterAlon Shermister

Tomer MargalitTomer Margalit

Felix KalichmanFelix Kalichman

PURPOSEPURPOSE

Traffic jams are a national problemTraffic jams are a national problem . .

Time wasted in traffic jams affects drivers Time wasted in traffic jams affects drivers and is a huge loss to the economy, in the and is a huge loss to the economy, in the billions of Sheqelsbillions of Sheqels . .

Traffic jams always result in the waste of Traffic jams always result in the waste of costly gasoline, and increases air pollution costly gasoline, and increases air pollution and risk of accidentsand risk of accidents..

Traffic jams are a thing familiar to us all – Traffic jams are a thing familiar to us all – from little to big, there is almost no man from little to big, there is almost no man woman or child in the world that has not woman or child in the world that has not come to know, and hate, traffic jamscome to know, and hate, traffic jams . .

Traffic jams are one of the worst problems that affect Traffic jams are one of the worst problems that affect the transit system today – not only that, it affects the transit system today – not only that, it affects people emotionally throughout the day. This is why people emotionally throughout the day. This is why we are interested in analyzing and possibly, we are interested in analyzing and possibly, hopefully, being able to predict at least part of themhopefully, being able to predict at least part of them..

The gadget will extremely help us to The gadget will extremely help us to understand when driving will be horrible understand when driving will be horrible and therefore save precious time by and therefore save precious time by avoiding the traffic jamavoiding the traffic jam..

SCOPESCOPE

The goal of this gadget is to create a user The goal of this gadget is to create a user friendly platform to inform the client easily friendly platform to inform the client easily and quickly of the current ,past and even and quickly of the current ,past and even future situation in ayalon highwayfuture situation in ayalon highway..

Also, saving the search parameters will save Also, saving the search parameters will save time from configuring the search each time from configuring the search each timetime. . This way, as it happens most of the This way, as it happens most of the time, the user gets to have a real assertion time, the user gets to have a real assertion of the traffic conditions, spending only a of the traffic conditions, spending only a few seconds of his timefew seconds of his time..

Additional featuresAdditional features::

• Downloading full information of a certain Downloading full information of a certain time period.time period.

• Receiving feedback from users.Receiving feedback from users.

• Storing a track (for people who drive the Storing a track (for people who drive the road on a daily basis).road on a daily basis).

ArchitectureArchitecture

Data will be collected by polling the traffic Data will be collected by polling the traffic reports in the offical site of ayalon highwayreports in the offical site of ayalon highway: :

httphttp://://wwwwww..ayalonhwayalonhw..coco..ilil//

A sophisticated server will be especially A sophisticated server will be especially constructed to poll information from the siteconstructed to poll information from the site::

ServerServer• Maintaining a database of the average Maintaining a database of the average

speed in ayalon highwayspeed in ayalon highway..• The data will be polled and saved every 5 The data will be polled and saved every 5

minmin..• An archive containing the last few months An archive containing the last few months

will be available to userswill be available to users..• A special program will try to predict the A special program will try to predict the

traffic jams by using the huge collection of traffic jams by using the huge collection of the past information according to date, the past information according to date, day , hour , minutes , and even holidaysday , hour , minutes , and even holidays..

• Will receive a feedback from users, not Will receive a feedback from users, not only in order to check our calculations but only in order to check our calculations but also to improve themalso to improve them!!

ClientClient• Receives the driving speed according to Receives the driving speed according to

his given search parametershis given search parameters..

• Provides a feedback to the server after Provides a feedback to the server after driving in the roaddriving in the road..

THE ENDTHE END