Subscribe to AfterDawn's weekly newsletter.
Navevo Unveils Sat-Nav Solution for the Disabled Driving Community
LETCHWORTH, England, September 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Navevo, the UK's leading specialist GPS software developer,
has today announced the launch of BBNav, the first dedicated Blue Badge
sat-nav solution, specifically designed to support disabled drivers and those
caring for the disabled, such as their families or carers.
To assist Blue Badge holders in finding suitable parking
locations and points of interest, Navevo has exclusively teamed up with PIE
(Public Information Exchange), the UK's leading publisher of disabled parking
guides. Covering 150 major cities and towns across the UK including all the
London boroughs, BBNav provides users with greater flexibility and choice
when shopping, driving into town or just going out for the day.
BBNav includes all of the features found on a standard sat-nav
but has been enhanced to provide detailed information to support Blue Badge
holders including: on-street disabled parking bays; disabled accessible car
parks and local council Blue Badge concessions, as well as a wide range of
points of interest to support people with disabilities.
Key Features:
- Blue Badge and Red Route on-street parking bays
- Disabled-accessible car parks
- Local council Blue Badge parking concessions
- Over 60,000 Points of Interest (20,000+ Blue Badge)
- NAVTEQ street level mapping covering UK and Republic of
Ireland
- 7 digit postcode routing
- Safety Camera Alerts
Blue Badge car park and on-street parking database
BBNav features a database of Blue Badge car parks and
on-street parking bays. This unique feature can save not only time but can
also take out the uncertainty when driving around and searching for a car
parking space. Clear colour-coded and numbered icons are displayed on the
mapping while driving and you can easily search for a car park/parking bay of
choice and navigate directly to it.
To ensure the right type of car park is found for specific
needs, most are graded from 1 to 3: Grade 1 being suitable for wheelchair
users traveling independently; Grade 2 for wheelchair users traveling with
assistance and Grade 3 for wheelchair users or those with some degree of
mobility, able to walk a limited distance. BBNav also provides information
about any height restrictions above 2.2 meters, which can be extremely useful
if you are driving a converted vehicle for example.
BBNav also allows you to locate and navigate directly to over
10,000 on street parking bays, including Blue Badge and red routes bays. With
clear icons on the map it's easy to identify the bays, as well as understand
the waiting times or any restrictions.
In addition, BBNav's mapping has been uniquely colour - coded
to clearly show the rules that the local councils apply for Blue Badge
holders, so users can easily identify whether they can park legally on yellow
lines, pay & display or in residents' bays.
POI data in association with PIE
In addition to over 40,000 UK points of interest, BBNav offers
a database of over 20,000 POIs tailored specifically for people with
disabilities making it the perfect travel companion. For carers wanting to
take a client or family member out for the day, BBNav opens a new world of
possibilities and helps making choices easier. If you are visiting an
unfamiliar town for a day trip, BBNav will tell you where you can park, where
the public toilets with disabled facilities are and will even point out the
nearest shopmobility scheme should you want to take a powered scooter or
wheelchair to see the local attractions in greater detail. BBNav also
provides details of accommodation with disabled facilities, as well as over
300 beaches with disabled accessibility.
BBNav's POI data displays the disabled access type and contact
telephone numbers making it easier than ever to plan a stress free trip and
if you fancy taking a detour, you have the freedom to do so with the
knowledge that BBNav will be able to offer invaluable and vital information
to make the trip so much easier.
BBNav comes complete with street level mapping for the UK and
Republic of Ireland*, seven digit postcode lookup and a six month free trial
of safety camera alerts, featuring visual and audile safety camera alerts for
all six UK safety camera types including SPECS and Mobile.
"We have developed BBNav to make traveling far easier for the
disabled driving community," says Nick Caesari, Navevo's CEO "We have teamed
up with PIE to ensure that we are delivering the most comprehensive solution
available that uniquely addresses Blue Badge drivers', or their carers'
specific needs."
For further information about BBNav, please visit http://www.bbnav.co.uk
Availability
BBNav will go on sale in October 2008 priced at GBP199.99 inc vat from
http://www.bbnav.co.uk and selected retail stores.
*Blue Badge data does not cover the Republic of Ireland
About Navevo
Navevo offers a full range of navigation solutions and location based
plug-ins designed to operate on Windows Mobile hardware platforms including
PNDs, PDAs and Smartphone's.
Navevo owns and develops all of its navigation software, providing the
flexibility to meet market demands, create unique propositions and get them
to market quickly.
Our strategy is simple, providing unique software and services
that make navigation more useful for everyday life. http://www.navevo.com
About the Blue Badge Scheme
The Blue Badge Scheme provides a national arrangement of
parking concessions for people with severe walking difficulties who travel
either as drivers or passengers. Although the scheme provides the badge to
the person with the disabilities, it can be used by relatives or carers who
provide a disabled persons transport needs. It allows badge holders to park
close to their destination in pre-allocated parking zones or spaces.
There are around 2.6 million Blue Badge holders in the UK,
with the number of badges issued growing by around 6% per annum. Blue Badge
holders can receive up to 100% toll and congestion charge discounts and about
1/2 million Blue Badge holders have their vehicles subsidised by the
Government.
About PIE Enterprises
PIE (Public Information Exchange) Ltd has become synonymous with helping
people find what they are looking for on specially customised maps, both
online and in print.
Our publishing arm focuses on delivering quality data, which
is customised for each specific driving communities and their unique needs.
Our team of over 40 surveyors works with these communities to research all
our content to make sure it is up to date and therefore of significant value.
We store reams of parking and transport data that is maintained and updated
on a daily basis.
Printed titles in the Blue Badge portfolio include:
- London Blue Badge Parking Guide (editions 1&2)
- Blue Badge UK Road Atlas
.






