Gogo Navigator - JAPAN app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Engis Technologies.Inc
First release : 08 Dec 2010
App size: 2.76 Gb
Gogo Navigator Japan is turn-by-turn 3D navigation software for iPhone and iPod touch users in Japan. Gogo Navigator is your personal travel assistant ready to guide you to your destination. This amazing navigation application has been designed and optimized specially for the iPhone with simplicity and user experience in mind. Gogo Navigator supports both car and pedestrian navigation modes.
* The best 3D Japan Navigation for drivers and pedestrians alike
Gogo not only supports driving mode but also pedestrian mode, so you can go to your destination with Gogo any time, anywhere.
* Detailed and easy map
Gogo uses INCREMENT P CORPORATION map data. It’s well known for powering other famous navigation products. From very small scale to national coverage Gogo, shows the best map display and design for each level. You can see realistic buildings for all areas in 3D bird view.
* Optimum route and precise guidance
Gogo gives optimum route to destination for both driving and pedestrian mode. In addition to faster time, many other routing methods and avoidance options will find the best route for you.
* Supporting 3 languages
It’s the first time to have such convenient navigation. You can choose one language for basic UI, voice guidance and address searching and display among 3 – Japanese, English and Korean. It’s the best navigation solution for foreigners living or traveling in Japan.
NAVIGATION FEATURES
Routing and Guidance
•Multiple routing options; faster time, shorter distance, toll road, general road, routing for motorbike, pedestrian, and avoidance route.
•Turn-by-Turn Guidance
•Lane Guidance: detailed illustration of lanes
•Junction Guidance: Highway entrances and exits, Junctions
•Precise voice guidance with adjustable volume
Route Options
•Create and save route itineraries
•Various avoidance setting
•Simulation control
•Route summary for trip information
•Whole route display on map
Search
•Search by address, province, division, house number, point on map
•Search in 3 languages (Japanese, Korean, English)
•POI name searching
•Pointing on map
•Telephone number
•Station location
•Intelligent POI searching: search by Category, nearby POI
•Google local search
•Quick POI features (Home, Office, Emergency POIs)
Special features
•Add favorites
•Recent destinations, searched locations
iPhone features
GogoNavi has been designed and optimized for the iphone.
•OS 4.X multi tasking
-GogoNavi keeps route guidance in background session.
-Keeping voice guidance during phone call.
•Unique menu customization: Edit Gogo’s main menu by repositioning, removing or adding icons for popular functions
•Automatic Landscape and Portrait rotation
•iPod audio integration
oMusic control while navigating
oIntegrated Navigation Guidance while music is playing: user control to mute or fade music while voice guidance is playing.
•iPhone standard touch gestures: scroll through the menus and list; pinch zoom; double click
•Standard iPhone keyboard used for navigation input
•Call POI function
NAVIGATION SETTINGS:
•Japanese, English, Korean language available (text and voice)
•Automatic day/night mode
•Multiple Day and Night modes for map display
•3 map view mode – heading up, north up, 3D bird view
•Control POI individual category display
•Auto zooming (at intersection & on speed)
•Multiple vehicle symbols to choose from
•Main menu skin change option
•Fuel cost calculator
•Distance unit
•Custom volume setting
•Control Map display: junction view, highway mode, 3D building display
•Location confirm, route summary after routing
•Map view UI display
•Multi tasking on/off
Languages: Japanese/English/Korean
Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Latest reviews of Gogo Navigator - JAPAN app for iPhone and iPad
It is extremely frustrating (much more than just disappointing) for an app this price to have everything in Japanese, while it was supposed to be meant for travellers and foreigners - who do not read Japanese script. Actually menus can be in either Japanese, English or Korean, but the maps and all indications are in Japanese only, including metro and train stations, POI and everything else! Then it becomes useless for someone like me - I cannot even ask it to take me to the Tokyo Station, the Tokyo Dome, Tokyo Tower, Yasukuni Jinja... (very famous Tokyo POI) as I would have to write it in Japanese! The free maps coming with the iphone are just so much better - it is not only in English but any Language you want, and the navi device allows you abc type in. Ok, no 3D, thats all. I wasted my money, do not waste yours.
It doesnt work anymore. I used it for almost a few years. The loading screen is all I get and then it exits. Gogo had good graphics and decent GPS accuracy. Finding locations by train station, google maps, address or phone number was decent enough. However, during the few years I used gogo I had several complaints: 1. Often the suggested routes are completely awkward and inefficient. "as the crow flies" pretty much sums it up. (try from Toki city in Gifu to kozouji in Aichi. The roads arent wide enough for two lanes and there are CLEARLY easier, safer and faster routes) 2. Sometimes Im driving under a highway and suddenly out of nowhere Gogo thinks Im on the highway above... Or vice versa. This is absolutely the worst thing that can happen while you are on the expressway. 3. When I choose "faster time" for my route options it often tells me to transfer between 4 different highways. (for example from Toki-city, Gifu to Nagashima, Mie) I have to pay a separate toll for each highway! Google maps instead suggests I do it using one highway. Gogo should have a "fast + cheap" option or it should at least assume nobody wants to pay several different tolls to various private highway companies. Its almost twice as expensive that way! Obviously 2500 yen is more important than saving 5 minutes. 4. Renaming and finding my previously saved "favorites" is difficult. There should be more options for organizing saved destinations. When I save a new "favorite" it doesnt give me the option to name it right away. I have to search for the "New Favorite" and rename it afterwards. This can be confusing if many "New Favorites" have been saved without being renamed. 5. Shouldnt the app close or stop using so much battery once youve reached your destination? If you forget to close the app properly and leave it running in the background your battery dies in a few hours. 6. Why doesnt it tell me the toll prices? Thanks for a few good times and many bad times gogo. I stuck with you because you were expensive but luckily iOS 6 will have turn by turn navigation this fall! Did any of the developers actually use this?
The software is no so bad but when you buy a licence (expensive 50.00$) you can use only one year and after one year you pay must AGAIN !!! Dont buy this one
When driving navigator points me to get out from the highway, when i get out it still keeps the highway mode on; so i have to touch the map button. Shouldnt be this feature automatic? Secondly, when navigator shows me the way it didnt tell me to get out from the exit(kamitoba) but it was the true exit! (driving from wakayama-shi to kyoto-shi nakagyouku) So i think u need to update again. Thanks for now!
Works great! Telephone number search is nifty.