511PA
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About 511PA
Get the most current and relevant Pennsylvania traffic information on your smart phone without ever taking your eyes off the road or your hands off the wheel with 511PA, brought to you by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). 511PA provides real-time, hands-free traffic advisories for every PennDOT roadway in Pennsylvania, and for major roadways in neighboring states of NJ and WV, with more to come.
You simply turn on the application before you start your journey. 511PA uses your phone’s built-in GPS and the vast data in the PA, NJ and WV travel information system (go to the app's settings screen to enable non-PA advisories) to determine when you are approaching congestion, an accident scene or some other traffic disruption.
When there is an incident or slowdown nearby, 511PA broadcasts an advisory. There is nothing to read, nothing to click, nothing to scroll through. You just leave your phone in the center console or on the seat beside you and focus your attention on the road ahead.
By default, 511PA broadcasts advisories from within a 10-mile radius, but you have the option to reduce or expand the range to as little as one mile or as many as 500 miles. 511PA will automatically repeat advisories every 20 minutes while you remain within range of the incident, but you can change the setting to hear the advisories more or less frequently. You also can elect whether to hear advisories from all directions or just from the direction you’re traveling, and you have the option of filtering out different types of advisories by state or type of roadway.
The application gives you audio player controls for Play, Pause, Stop, Skip, and Replay All. These controls should not be used while operating your vehicle.
If you place or receive a phone call while a travel alert is playing and do not have a plan that allows simultaneous data and voice, the alert will pause, and will resume playing when the call has ended.
You don’t need to register to use the app. 511PA operates anonymously. We don’t receive or record any identifying information about you or your phone. By default, the app will report your device-determined speed and location to our servers. The data generated by collecting that information is useful. It can help improve our ability to provide real-time information about what is happening on our roadways. But if you would rather not participate, you will be able to opt out simply by clicking a radio button on the settings page whenever you launch the app.
The application is based on Information Logistics’ patent-pending "Open Microphone Platform," which is a queue-driven streaming technology platform used in combination with your phone's built-in GPS.
IMPORTANT – This application is intended to be launched while the user is not operating his or her motor vehicle. User agrees to use the Application responsibly and to avert any interaction with mobile devices while driving a motor vehicle. User understands and acknowledges that the Commonwealth Motor Vehicle Code states that ‘No driver shall operate a motor vehicle on a highway or traffic way in this Commonwealth while using an interactive wireless communications device to send, read, or write a text-based communication while the vehicle is in motion.'
You simply turn on the application before you start your journey. 511PA uses your phone’s built-in GPS and the vast data in the PA, NJ and WV travel information system (go to the app's settings screen to enable non-PA advisories) to determine when you are approaching congestion, an accident scene or some other traffic disruption.
When there is an incident or slowdown nearby, 511PA broadcasts an advisory. There is nothing to read, nothing to click, nothing to scroll through. You just leave your phone in the center console or on the seat beside you and focus your attention on the road ahead.
By default, 511PA broadcasts advisories from within a 10-mile radius, but you have the option to reduce or expand the range to as little as one mile or as many as 500 miles. 511PA will automatically repeat advisories every 20 minutes while you remain within range of the incident, but you can change the setting to hear the advisories more or less frequently. You also can elect whether to hear advisories from all directions or just from the direction you’re traveling, and you have the option of filtering out different types of advisories by state or type of roadway.
The application gives you audio player controls for Play, Pause, Stop, Skip, and Replay All. These controls should not be used while operating your vehicle.
If you place or receive a phone call while a travel alert is playing and do not have a plan that allows simultaneous data and voice, the alert will pause, and will resume playing when the call has ended.
You don’t need to register to use the app. 511PA operates anonymously. We don’t receive or record any identifying information about you or your phone. By default, the app will report your device-determined speed and location to our servers. The data generated by collecting that information is useful. It can help improve our ability to provide real-time information about what is happening on our roadways. But if you would rather not participate, you will be able to opt out simply by clicking a radio button on the settings page whenever you launch the app.
The application is based on Information Logistics’ patent-pending "Open Microphone Platform," which is a queue-driven streaming technology platform used in combination with your phone's built-in GPS.
IMPORTANT – This application is intended to be launched while the user is not operating his or her motor vehicle. User agrees to use the Application responsibly and to avert any interaction with mobile devices while driving a motor vehicle. User understands and acknowledges that the Commonwealth Motor Vehicle Code states that ‘No driver shall operate a motor vehicle on a highway or traffic way in this Commonwealth while using an interactive wireless communications device to send, read, or write a text-based communication while the vehicle is in motion.'
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Multiple crash fixes
Image changes
Multiple crash fixes
Image changes
Version update 511PA was updated to version 2.10
Version update 511PA was updated to version 2.02
More downloads 511PA reached 50 000 - 100 000 downloads
Version update 511PA was updated to version 2.0
What are users saying about 511PA
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Only shows the road conditions for the interstates which I don't use during the winter. More interested in the road conditions for the state routes
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Road conditions are several hours old I need to know how the roads are I don't care about how they were
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The app keeps telling me that my GPS settings are not on but for some strange reason the GPS works for other apps that I have
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Keeps telling me that I do not have location turned on.
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It's been very helpful. Thank you.
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Comes in handy when traveling
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I have an S7, and every time I download this app it drops my battery life by over half and takes longer to charge my device. I don't need it running all the time, only when I am actually using it! Stop running the app in the background and I would install again.
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Excellent! This has saved me from traffic delays multiple times. To those whining about the need for GPS, the app needs to know where you are to give you the proper information!
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Any app that reports the speed your phone is traveling is way too intrusive for me! Uninstalled as soon as I saw that!
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should not require gps to start the app, and should not start map in topeka.
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I downloaded this app specifically for the new plow truck tracking system everyones been buzzing about. Even after checking the plow truck box in the legend, the app is currently showing zero trucks on the road, rendering this app useless to me.
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Had issues with this app on my old phone. They eventually got around to making the app good. Then I get a new phone, the Moto Z Force, and the app does nothing but crash. It is completely unusable. I keep sending feedback from within the app, but there has been no resolution yet.
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I can't use the app w/o turning on my location. Can't just use to check traffic cameras. At least give me the option to use the app with or without location turned on.
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As soon as you start to get any where it locks up and you have to shut it down, I've tried to Uninstall and reinstall but no different
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This app stopped seeing my device GPS. All other apps see the GPS. Why do they do updates that make apps stop functioning?
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People are reporting bugs and issues. I have none. Runs great on my phone. Galaxy S4
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Good app
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Nice App Helpful.
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Real help in snow conditions and construction.
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Won't let me install
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It helped alot in the winter
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Good concept but way to many bugs
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This app is good to see traffic and plow trucks, but there is no reason the GPS absolutely needs to be turned on for this app to work. Everytime I open the app, I can't do anything without the GPS on, which should not be necessary. Please fix this in the next update.
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Hint...user experience could be better. E.g., Legend button is actually a menu to select options. The app is a little slow. Waze and Google Maps might be a better choice unless you want camera views.
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This is great, just wish it would work in multiple states.
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Freezes all the time. Maps fails to load often. When panning maps causes it to freeze. Can't quit and restart have to reboot. When it does work it seems very good.
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Does not work well with Android 6.0 (marshmallow). Selecting plow, or several of the other map options cause the app to crash.
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Continually gets stuck and says initializing with server. I end up having to close it with task manager.
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I liked it when it worked on my phone. Now it has stopped working and I getno help to get it to work
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I put on the map,,, and its blank,, wtf,, want snow conditions and plow trucks at same time!! Geez,, lets get on the ball here! . YOU NEED TO GET ON THE ⚠⚠"ROKU "TV PLAYER ASAP, NOW!! ⚠⚠, THAT WOULD BE THE BEST THING!!! THANKS
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Are u kidding
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I downloaded this app specifically for the new plow truck tracking system everyones been buzzing about. Even after checking the plow truck box in the legend, the app is currently showing zero trucks on the road, rendering this app useless to me.
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Traffic lines disappear on traffic map when I zoom or pan on map. Uninstalled it.
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Senior friendly and does everything promised. We love it thanks PA.
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Love the app and seems to be working great for me! Was going to recommend it to a friend but they are worry about data usage. I have unlimited data so that is not a problem for me. Anyone have an idea on how much data this app actually uses? Thanks.
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It would be better if I could pick a route to my destination and only get updates for things on my route. I don't need a voice telling me about every hazard within 10 miles of me.
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Could not find Berks County for info on what streets were plowed in Reading. Not useful to me, removed app.
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Traffic map would not appear. I don't have the patience to deal with a buggy app, uninstalled.
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Installed this and it immediately failed to work. Couldn't even send a report.
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Deleted it 5 minutes after install. Text to voice was difficult to understand. Little to no information about the routes I use.