I am looking for real-time traffic flow data. I found the traffic API is what I need: Click here but I really don\'t know what the meanings are for those XML tags, such as
I agree that it's quite hidden, but you can find the explanation for xsd schemas under the meta resources. You are most likely interested in the following REST call:
http://traffic.cit.api.here.com/traffic/6.0/xsd/flow.xsd?app_id=YOUR_APP_ID&app_code=YOUR_APP_CODE
Here is part of the output explaining what FF attribute stands for:
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The free flow speed on this stretch of road.
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