# Tiny Parking Space Apps The Smart Spots App Locates Compact Spots Perfect for Smart Car Parking By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2014-01-12 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-car-parking References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2014/01/smart-car-parking-app.html) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smart-spots/id781561047?mt=8) ‘smart spots’ is a free smart car parking app for the [iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/macpaw) that helps smart car owners locate places to park that would be just perfect for them—meaning the parking spots are just a bit too tight for people with average-sized cars. Smart USA and Hub Strategy developed the app by sending college students out in smart cars to find suitable parking spots. Similarly, the app now relies on smart car owners to contribute more locations to grow its database in the San Francisco area. While using the smart spots app, users can comment, rate and share the small parking spots they tag with GPS across [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ram-truck) and [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fsd), as well as connect with a community of other like-minded smart car users. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 15% | Activity: 58% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Smart Car Parking:** The development of smart car parking apps presents opportunities for the car industry to collaborate with technology companies to improve the parking experience. - **Crowdsourced Databases:** The use of crowdsourcing to build parking spot databases can be applied to other industries to innovate and optimize location-based services. - **Social Media Integration:** The integration of social media into parking apps provides opportunities to enhance user engagement and community building. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Automotive:** Automakers can collaborate with technology companies to develop smart car parking technologies and provide better user experiences. - **Technology:** Technology companies can converge with the automotive industry to develop innovative location-based services that leverage crowdsourcing to improve user experience. - **Social Media:** Social media companies can explore opportunities to partner with parking app developers to enhance user engagement and community building. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Payment-Giving Parking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/payment-parking-app.md) - [Parking Management Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/parking-management.md) - [AI Parking Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/parkyai.md) - [Peer-to-Peer Parking Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/valay-park.md) - [AI-Powered Signage Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/parky-ai.md) - [AI-Powered Parking Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/parking-sign-scanner.md) - [AR E-Scooter Parking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ar-parking-assistant.md) - [Neighborhood Storage Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spacemate.md) - [Smart Parking Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/radar-vision-parking.md)