Using GPS and Nokia Maps 2.0 on Nokia N95 8GB to Find My Parking Spot
I just started using Nokia Maps 2.0 Beta on the Nokia N95 8GB to remember my spot via GPS and help me find my car in case I forget. What sucks about living near two big hospitals is that it is really hard to find parking during the day. It’s not a problem at night, but I often have to park 5-6 blocks away if I get home early.
Remember It
Right after parking, I add the current location to Places.
Add your spot to Places
Find It
When I need to find my car, I just go to favorites and select Walk to on the parking spot. As you walk, trail crumbs also follow you (see the white dots).
This works great on other Nokia phones with built-in GPS. To name a few: Nokia N82, Nokia N95, and the upcoming Nokia N78 and Nokia N96.
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Al Pavangkanan on 18 April 2008:
This is such a great idea!
Ninong Brown on 19 April 2008:
for the short amount of years that i’ve known you…
this does not surprise me at all…
oh mark! hahaha
Mark Guim on 19 April 2008:
LOL @ninong I didn’t even mention that I take pics of the spot if I go to those multilevel parking at the malls so I don’t forget.
hostile moron on 19 April 2008:
great but nokia maps sucks, really sucks.
» Nokia Maps 2.0 Beta Nokia Fanboy: All About Nokia on 20 April 2008:
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WOM World / Nokia » Blog Archive » Dude, where’s my car? on 21 April 2008:
[...] Mark Guim from The Nokia Blog has come up with an ingenious use for the GPS capacity of his N95 8GB. [...]
Alan on 23 April 2008:
GPS is gr8 … im thinking of upgrading to nokia maps 2.0 beta ?? should i ? or is it full of bugs?
thnx
Dan on 29 April 2008:
I had Maps 2.0 Beta… Then I got rid of it because it kept crashing!!
Personally, I don’t think it’s worth the upgrade yet. Wait for stable release!
Diabo on 30 April 2008:
Nokia Map Loader only works on Windows, needs .net framework, and if you add a new map the map loader deletes all your existing maps so you’ll have to download them all over again.
But you don’t need Nokia Map Loader. http://nokiamaps.moo.no links to all maps on Nokia’s smart2go server. Works with any browser on any operating system, including Mac and Linux. No need to install anything on your computer, so it works when you’re in a hotel, school, at work, or in an internet cafe.
If your phone talks WiFi or 3G you can add and update maps from your phone’s web browser without even touching a computer.
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ashu on 24 August 2008:
gr8 post mark. Like you i also mix up parking places especially in a crowded area where i need to park my car some 200-400 yards from my destination. I used to forget the exact spot and the cold look from the family after having a fine dinner! This is what i wanted. Steve posted about it on aas, but did not tell how. Now i know. As far as maps 2.0 are concerned, i find them pretty stable. People can check the latest version.
GPS Addict on 12 May 2009:
Now this is what I call super cool technology. I have no words to appreciate this. I mean can you believe that a tiny machine works awesome than your brain.
GPS Addict on 12 May 2009:
Now this is what I call super cool technology. I have no words to appreciate this. I mean can you believe that a tiny machine works awesome than your brain.
GPS Addict on 12 May 2009:
Now this is what I call super cool technology. I have no words to appreciate this. I mean can you believe that a tiny machine works awesome than your brain.