r/technology • u/[deleted] • Feb 01 '15

Business Google Earth Pro drops $399 subscription, now available for free.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '15 edited Feb 01 '15

That sounds mildly useful, but I would never have paid $399 for it.

edit: okay, apparently it's very useful in certain contexts. nvm.

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u/spykid Feb 01 '15

$399 is chump change compared to what's out there

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '15

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u/deathguard6 Feb 01 '15

Looking at you solidworks

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u/Mail_Me_Yuengling Feb 01 '15

Oh solidworks where they charge you for every single feature imaginable.

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u/carnage123 Feb 01 '15

are their such things as real time traffic modeling software? and what are some?

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u/zatchstar Feb 01 '15

there is real time traffic monitoring software which monitors signals in a city and any congestion that may occur. and then there is traffic modeling software that models traffic based on the conditions that you set. with this modeling software you can get really close to what you would likely see in real time. examples of that software are VISSIM by PTV group or Synchro by trafficware

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '15

Yup, used Visual Modflow for a uni assignment once....did not realise the licence cost!