Lonely Planet guides on Sat-Nav
By Darren Cronian on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

I’ve received an email from the makers of in-car satellite navigation systems, Navman, who inform me that they are partnering with Lonely Planet to provide travel guides within Satellite navigation systems.

Lonely Planet guides on Sat-Nav

Not only can you be guided to your destination but you’ll get a Lonely Planet description and picture of what to expect when you arrive. Navman will also soon introduce the NavPix system and has created hundreds of snapshots of various locations, together with up-to-date information from Lonely Planet guidebooks across European cities, including London, Milan and Madrid.

What I love about this technology is that you can actually take your own digital photos and store them on your satellite navigation device and also share this content online, so that your sat-nav system is full of information about popular destinations.

Pretty damn cool huh?


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4 responses to “Lonely Planet guides on Sat-Nav”

Backpacker Dave | 23 August, 2006 at 4:25 pm

That’s truly flippin’ cool! But most travellers are going to have to wait for car rental companies to add this as a feature to their cars before they get to use it abroad.

Darren Cronian | 23 August, 2006 at 5:39 pm

Dave, it sure is - good point about car rentals, I had not thought about that.

Backpacker Dave | 24 August, 2006 at 7:48 am

It’s a good business opportunity though for a new car-rental startup that wants to appeal to leisure travellers.

Travel plaza | 24 August, 2006 at 2:45 pm

That is really cool!

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