Monday 19 October 2009

AA vs Google Map

AA

  • Traffic News
  • Lots of Options
  • Helpful zoom buttons
  • Diiferent colours to other routes so it's easier to see.

Google Map

  • Helpful zoom buttons
  • Not bold as AA
  • More Options for Google Map.

Google Maps



Google map is a web mapping service application and technology provided by Google. It offers street map a route planner for travelling by foot, car or public transport.

AA Route planner



AA Route Planner

The automobile association is a British company providing car insurance, breakdown cover and motoring advice. Between 1910 1929 AA introduced AA routes and it contunies to produce travel guides and maps.

AA's technology systems




  • AA anounced a strategic relationship with ITIS holding plc for the supply of real time traffic flow information to the information service division in May.


  • The delivery of this information will start in November 2002, and the data will be collected from across the strategic road network.


  • AA's own 3600 patrol vehicles and form some 3000 other vechiles including Eddie Storbat Lorrie and National Express coaches. In this total this will amount to some 140 million location messages per year.


  • AA sends around their trucks and Lorries to get the information about traffic.