Finding a parking spot can be frustrating, but the 'ParkTag' app aims to help you park through your social network. The app developed by Digital Natives lets you know when someone else using the app is vacating their parking spot. In busy areas, this app could be a godsend.
Using geotagging, the user marks their parking space and chooses how broadly to broadcast it. You can offer your spot to just your family, friends or local community. If someone takes you up on your offer, you can both arrange a time for the spot exchange to take place.
'ParkTag' incentivizes users to participate by awarding points to generous spot holders. The points can then be used to gain priority when looking for a parking spot. When parking spaces are in high demand, points can become very useful.
What's Driving This Trend
- Social Network Parking
- Opportunity to leverage social networks to connect parking spot seekers with available spots.
- Geotagging
- Potential to use geotagging technology to mark and broadcast available parking spots.
- Gamification of Parking
- Using points and rewards to incentivize users to share parking spots and prioritize those in need.
Who This Affects Most
- Mobile Applications
- Mobile app development companies can create innovative parking apps that leverage social networks and geotagging technology.
- Transportation
- Transportation industry players can integrate social network parking apps into their offerings, providing value-added services to customers.
- Technology
- Tech companies can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by developing advanced geotagging algorithms and gamification features for parking apps.
