3) You mention that Google traffic data is still useful, even when few people use it. I am not familiar with that part of the app, but if it involves some form of prediction, it is important to note that Google has had years to get this right. With a pandemic, you have at best months(!), and on top of that the situation changes constantly.
Yes. This is another reason why working with someone like Google Maps or some other mapping app could be crucial, because they have accumulated domain / tribal knowledge that no one else might have.
[Edit: I’ve received some private feedback that neither of us might be right here. The calculation for both (density of traffic and density of “infectiousness”) may be quite straightforward. The reason traffic updates got so much better might just have been more data.]
Yes. This is another reason why working with someone like Google Maps or some other mapping app could be crucial, because they have accumulated domain / tribal knowledge that no one else might have.
[Edit: I’ve received some private feedback that neither of us might be right here. The calculation for both (density of traffic and density of “infectiousness”) may be quite straightforward. The reason traffic updates got so much better might just have been more data.]