Making A Difference... » Location Based Service http://dienkwik.com/blog Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:27:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 AVOID Traffic Jams In Jakarta – Know Where They Are http://dienkwik.com/blog/2008/12/16/avoid-traffic-jams-in-jakarta-know-where-they-are/ http://dienkwik.com/blog/2008/12/16/avoid-traffic-jams-in-jakarta-know-where-they-are/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:19:58 +0000 dienkwik http://dienkwik.com/blog/?p=172 Wouldn’t it be nice to know where the traffic jams are in Jakarta so that we can AVOID them ? Yup, we thought so too.  Thus, we have been working on a solution to provide just this type of information and we call it FireAnts… (Why that name ? Watch the video below to find out !)

FireAnts provides you with information regarding traffic flow information on streets in Jakarta. The idea is that if you know where the traffic jams are, you will be able to avoid them.  And how do we get the information ?  Well, the information is gathered from real cars on the roads.  These cars act like moving sensors and report traffic condtion to us.  We then process this information and make it readable by people like ourselves who need the information.

Well, you know the saying, A picture is worth a thousand words (or in this case a video).  We had to prepare a video for the Mobile Monday Peer Awards 2009 that we are entering (A contest for mobile applications which will be judged by the audience, and not by formal judges). Since we’ve already made it, I thought I’d share it here as well with all of you.

Let me know what you think.. (Some of you may have already seen it, since it was posted on facebook as well a while back..)

Please join http://bebasmacet.ning.com to help each other out in coping with the traffic in Jakarta as well as to learn more about our FireAnts solution.

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Do you hate traffic jams as much as I do ? Do you feel helpless not being able to do anything about it ?

Well, I and a friend of mine recently started a social network whose mission is to help all of us cope with the traffic jam in Jakarta today and to discuss and better yet implement solutions. This site facilitates the discussion, exchange of ideas, experiences, tips and tricks, and more revolving around the topic of driving in Jakarta and traffic jam.

Perhaps something good for all of us can come out of this, and we hope that this site can be a resource for all.

All of us would love to hear your thoughts, ideas, and insights around this topic, so why not join us by clicking here.

See all of you at the bebasmacet.ning.com site !

]]> http://dienkwik.com/blog/2007/12/28/join-bebasmacet-social-network/feed/ 0 Need to find places and events in Jakarta ? http://dienkwik.com/blog/2007/12/03/need-to-find-places-and-events-in-jakarta/ http://dienkwik.com/blog/2007/12/03/need-to-find-places-and-events-in-jakarta/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:23:44 +0000 dienkwik http://dienkwik.wordpress.com/2007/12/03/need-to-find-places-and-events-in-jakarta/ There are plenty of smart people in Jakarta and there are new things popping up on the web all the time. Hey, we can have our own silicon valley in jakarta pretty soon…

One new application that I just discovered, strangely enough in a google ad inside of plaxo, is petaku.com. Cool new app that allows us to build a directory of places and events in Jakarta ourselves.

Congratulations !!

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