Garmin is using Macworld to introduce new social search and check-in capabilities for its StreetPilot onDemand navigation app, as well as a new function for the Tracker app that allows users to share links to a live tracking map. Dan Bartel of the company said the new features help users to stay connected and share location-based information with their friends and families. Navigon introduced StreetPilot; Garmin acquired the German navigation provider in 2011.
The new social media capabilities for StreetPilot onDemand integrate Wikipedia, Facebook and foursquare. Users can display locations from these networks on the map and check in upon arrival at their destination. Clicking on one of the Wikipedia icons on the map will reveal detailed information about a location, such as the identity of an interesting building or landmark. Also new for the are visually refined 3D renderings of buildings to provide a better overview.
Garmin’s Tracker app works in conjunction with the GTU 10 tracking device to display its location on a map “to virtually follow anything from your loved-ones to valuables or the family dog. Users can set up a geo-fence to get alerts when the device crosses in or out of a defined area. The latest version of this app now also allows a continuous tracking mode, and enables users to send out map links to others.”
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