By Carla Wheeler
ArcWatch Editor
and Bern Szukalski
Esri Technical Evangelist
Accidents happen, with more than six million crashes occurring annually on roads in the United States. But what if a web app could show you, on a map, where and when the current traffic crash risk is high in your community? Would you change the route you take or be more cautious? That web app is a reality for Indiana residents, who can visit the Daily Crash Prediction Map to find out the accident risk on roads throughout the state for the current day. Read the article and explore the map.
The Daily Crash Prediction Map, an app developed for the Indiana State Police, shows where the risk of traffic accidents is high, medium, or low.