TrafficLand may have a tool for you. The company, which boasts its position as the largest authorized aggregator of live traffic video, introduced a free traffic camera widget Wednesday.

The widget, available through TrafficLand's Web site, can be customized to show live views from more than 4,000 traffic cameras worldwide. The widgets can be placed on home pages, blogs, and personal Web sites, where visitors and creators can view changing road conditions live.

"The TrafficLand Widget gives users and developers a way to personalize real-time traffic camera images and incorporate them into their online world," Lawrence Nelson, president of TrafficLand, said in a prepared statement. "It's a great way for people to stay informed about changing traffic conditions on the local level, avoid traffic problems, and make better use of their time."

TrafficLand's patent-pending technology allows it to aggregate data from closed circuit television video feeds from official transportation department networks in 57 American and international areas.

In addition to its appeal to drivers, the site is used by emergency responders, incident managers, and others involved in public safety. They can access the company's network through secure, private services.

Authorities used the images during sniper attacks and Hurricane Katrina. They also use it to monitor infrastructure.

TrafficLand launched its public Web site on September 10, 2001, with video from 32 cameras in Northern Virginia. It immediately became useful to media, officials, and drivers seeking reliable information about ground conditions for the best routes to and from the Pentagon, which was attacked the following day.

Last week, the company signed an agreement with CNN. The agreement will allow the network to cover traffic conditions and capture video for reporting on weather and major events.