Much
of traffic news reporting has become ordinary. Pressure to leverage
personnel, talent, and capital equipment, along with meeting viewer and
sponsor expectations, is an ongoing challenge for small-sized stations
as well as large metropolitan stations. It has become necessary to
differentiate the traffic news report with newscast graphics that are
dynamic, relevant, and unique.
Triangle
Software L.L.C. created Beat the Traffic® 3D, the preferred traffic
reporting system. Receiving a Television Broadcast magazine/NAB Top
Innovation Award, Beat the Traffic®3D is now available in Standard or
High-Definition and has many rich features including colorful newscast
graphics of real-time 3D animated maps and unique points of interest
icons all within a user-friendly interface.
The
BeatTheTraffic.com® online offering integrates seamlessly Beat the
Traffic®’s live traffic information into news stations’ websites,
complete with customized branding. This feature includes new
interactive, draggable AJAX maps showing traffic flow and incidents
information as well as a new user-friendly Blackberry/PDA/Mobile
website.
Here’s what one satisfied customer has to say:
“We chose Beat the Traffic® because we
wanted to provide a more useful, visually striking and easy to understand
traffic report. Beat the Traffic delivers unique features – like 3D,
high-definition animated maps and landmarks, up-to-the-minute traffic flows and
current and forecasted travel times. It is very easy to use for our Triple Team
Traffic reporters, who now have the control to tailor our report based on the
latest information and news breaks."
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