Open Spot From Google – Parking With Android

Google build  a “Social Parking Network” for Android users

The idea behind Google’s new Open Spot app for Android mobile devices is that when you’re leaving a city parking spot, you can use the app to record its location on a map and feature it as a vacant one. Other Open Spot users who is looking for parking can then look up recently vacated spaces in this area which show up as colored pins on app’s map interface. A spot that’s 10-20 minutes old will look yellow, and a spot marked within the last five minutes will be colored red.

Open Spot’s karma points

If you’re a frequent user of the application who’s paying-it-forward on a regular basis  Google parking network will reward you “karma points.” Currently, the app is available in the U.S., Canada, and Netherlands with devices that run Android 2.0 or higher.

Parking submissions are anonymous, however the Open Spot center monitor users to make sure they aren’t sharing incorrect parking information.