{"id":643236,"date":"2013-02-21T03:00:18","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T08:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=612583"},"modified":"2013-02-21T03:00:18","modified_gmt":"2013-02-21T08:00:18","slug":"telenavs-scout-iphone-app-now-lets-friends-coordinate-on-a-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/643236","title":{"rendered":"Telenav\u2019s Scout iPhone app now lets friends coordinate on a map"},"content":{"rendered":"

Telenav\u2019s Scout app is moving beyond mere navigation to include location sharing and planning features, which friends and family can use to coordinate their activities.<\/p>\n

In a new update for the iPhone<\/a> (no word yet on an Android update), Scout now has the ability to share any location or event with a friend via email, text of Facebook. And because Scout\u2019s nav service works as an HTML5 app<\/a>, those messages will automatically generate browser-based turn-by-turn directions to the location referenced \u2013 even if the recipient doesn\u2019t have the Scout app.<\/p>\n

The Scout update also incorporates a feature that will send out your estimated time of arrival via a text message. For instance, if you\u2019re meeting a friend at a restaurant, Scout can send that friend a message as soon as you launch the route, calculating ETA not only on distance, but speed limits, traffic lights and real-time congestion data.<\/p>\n

You can even program the app to send out your ETA to specific people anytime you start a particularly route. So anytime you program your iPhone to take you home, your spouse would get a message notifying him or her when to expect you. Or if you\u2019re heading to daycare to pick up your kid, the app will send a similar message to your child\u2019s caretaker.<\/p>\n

Finally Telenav is inserting real-time event data into the app. Instead of merely finding the baseball stadium on the map, you can discover when and which games are being played.<\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of\u00a0Shutterstock<\/a>\u00a0user Ana de Sousa<\/em><\/p>\n

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