Segment information

Besides the route information, Route Monitoring also delivers segment-level detailed traffic data. The segment information is given in a pop-up on the map and in the interactive chart, where your selected segment will be highlighted in dark green.

Map view with selected route segment highlighted in dark green and popup displaying segment details including current speed absolute and relative, typical speed, confidence level, and segment length
  • Current speed (Absolute): the real-time average speed for the specific segment;

  • Current speed (Relative): the real-time average speed in comparison to TomTom’s Free Flow speed;

  • Typical speed: the typical speed at a given time based on TomTom Speed Profiles data (calculated per each 5-minute time bin). We do not provide any fallback in case it is not available.

  • Confidence: confidence level (volume and quality) of the real-time data provided for the specific segment;

  • Length: the length of the selected segment;


Two color scale legends side by side: left showing relative speed percentages from 0-100% in gradient from red to green, right showing absolute speed in km/h from 0 to 120+ in gradient from red to green
Relative and absolute value color scale

The route segments are colored based on the below values:

Relative values (current speed relative to free flow):

Red: 0% - 60%

Orange: 60% - 70%

Yellow: 70% - 80%

Light Green: 80% - 90%

Green: 90% - 100%

Absolute values (km/h):

Red = 0 to 30

Orange = 30 to 60

Yellow = 60 to 95

Light Green = 95 to 120

Green = 120+