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  • Nov 6, 2010
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November 6th, 2010
To Improve Online Mapping, Microsoft Analyzes GPS Recordings of 30,000 Beijing Cabbies

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Engineers at Microsoft Research Asia are analyzing GPS data culled from 30,000 Beijing cab drivers, hoping to find faster and shorter routes. They built a software program called T-Drive that uses real cabbies’ trajectories gathered over a period of three months. On average, the cabbies’ routes shave off 16 percent of a trip, saving 5 minutes for every 30 minutes of driving, Microsoft says. Read More