Software major Microsoft and the Hyderabad Police announced a tie-up to offer traffic alert services to the citizens of the city.

The three-phase launch of the service will ultimately result in citizens getting access to information on traffic signals, police jurisdictions, one-ways and parking (and no-parking) areas. Information on agencies that provide emergency services will also be provided as part of the initiative.

“In the future, people would have real time updates and images on traffic conditions in the city. To begin with, we will introduce scrolling on our Web site, giving updates,” Dr Praveen Kumar, DCP (Detective), said.

The Police force also launched an updated version of Microsoft’s location-based services termed as Live Search Maps.