Open Spot
Open Spot is another application released by Google which provides the latest information on free parking spots in your area posted by other open spot users.
Everyone at some time has felt the pain caused by not getting a parking space when you most need one, and to address this exact issue Google has developed a new Android application ‘Open Spot’.
This application relies on details of the latest car parking spaces sourced and provided by users, for users. Integrated into the Google maps system, Open Spot adds tabs to your current local on Google maps, identifying the free car parking space. With the passage of time the colour of these spaces on the map changes from red through to yellow to indicate that you’d better get a move on before it disappears.
This application is expected to catch on thanks to Google’s worldwide user base being large. When about to leave a parking space, open the application which identifies your location, inform Open Spot of the new free space and it will add a marker to the map for everyone else to see using Google Maps Navigation on their Android smartphones.
At the moment ‘Open Spot’ is only available in the US, Canada and the Netherlands, but more locations are expected very soon the UK will most probably be the next to get access to the service.