INRIX announced Nov. 17 at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems a significant expansion in the way its real-time traffic data is utilized in the government sector. In addition to the over 3 million consumers using INRIX traffic on mobile and in-car navigation devices, the company now provides traffic information to departments of transportation and other agencies in 11 states, covering over 5000 centerline miles of road and making the company the leading traffic information provider in the government sector. INRIX’s unique traffic data is also being used by leading transportation research firms for studies important to understanding America’s traffic issues and offering potential solutions.

INRIX today uniquely aggregates and blends real-time traffic information from over 350 sources, including nearly one million GPS-enabled probe vehicles and traditional road sensor information. The company provides real-time traffic on over 55,000 miles of roadways in the U.S. to over 65 customers. INRIX delivers speed information and travel times to its public sector customers for use across statewide 511 systems, dynamic message signs, incident management systems, Internet-based traveler information services, congestion performance measures and other planning and operations applications.

One recent project included the launch of initial road coverage for the I-95 Vehicle Probe Project—the nation’s largest private traffic data contract—on schedule and as specified for the I-95 Corridor Coalition and its member agencies, and expanding the I-95 project to include all limited access roads in New Jersey and the entire North Carolina interstate system.

Through its involvement in the groundbreaking, multimillion-dollar contract with the I-95 Corridor Coalition, INRIX now provides real-time traffic information to agencies on more than 3,700 centerline miles of freeways and arterials in the corridor. INRIX traffic data for the coalition went live in July 2008, initiating the most comprehensive and public evaluation of privately sourced traffic data to date.

“At the beginning of 2008, we were under contract to provide traffic data in one state,” said INRIX president and CEO Bryan Mistele. “We have invested—without government subsidies or earmarks—to offer accurate traffic data on all major roads in America and now provide data under contract in 11 states. We continue to expand our services to support use by government agencies and look forward to further growth both within the I-95 Corridor Coalition and across the country as agencies collaborate with INRIX to provide innovative traffic solutions to help drivers and officials make better decisions.”

The U.S. DOT separately announced Nov. 17 a $6.4 million partnership with the I-95 Corridor Coalition to participate in a new SafeTrip-21 initiative. Through this partnership, INRIX will create a Coalition-branded multi-state Web site based upon its real-time traffic data. Under sub-contract to INRIX, PBS&J, a nationally recognized architecture-engineering-construction services and program management consulting firm, will lead the effort to bring these projects operational in spring 2009. SafeTrip-21 was created by U.S. DOT to test various ITS technology applications designed to reduce gridlock and traffic-related fatalities and injuries on America’s roadways and improve public transportation services.

“It was a natural fit to expand the I-95 Corridor Coalition Vehicle Probe Project through the new SafeTrip-21 initiative and create innovative corridor-wide applications leveraging the data we are already getting,” said George Schoener, Executive Director, I-95 Corridor Coalition. “The award by US DOT supports the public-private partnership that the Coalition has entered into with INRIX to deliver and use robust traffic data corridor-wide.”