SoftBank Company Launches Android App That Displays Crowd Congestion Areas

SoftBank's Agoop launched a crowd map Thursday that displays congestion points around the world in the form of a heat map. The software analyzes location-based data with proprietary technology to enable floating population data visualization and is current up the past 20 minutes, said Agoop. The app is available at launch for Android smartphone users who can use it to avoid crowded areas and find popular spots, said the company.