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Newsletter March 2014


Dear Reader,

we’re sorry to be six weeks late with the release of our map update this year. The move to our new office facilities had some impact to our usual routine. But the moving is done and the 2014 Philippine map update is available for download now.

GPS is useful for folks who have been driving for quite some time and for first-time drivers – Read about the results of a research which prove the positive influence of satellite navigation devices on driving and traffic safety.

carNAVi is continously improving the digital GPS map of the Philippines and we’d like to encourage you to actively help in getting the maps better by reporting incorrect map and routing data.

As mentioned at the beginning, we have moved to our new office building. The team is fully operational at the new location. Our new carNAVi showroom and training facilities will follow in a few weeks. Please take note of our new phone number.

Your carNAVi Team


Philippine map updated

Map updateThe latest 2014 map update brings new road developments in the country to your carNAVi. Download the installer for Windows or Mac OS-X directly from the links below:

Map Update Philippines (Windows) – Version: 01.2014, 39.8 MB
direct download (CDN) · Alternative BitTorrent Link

Map Update Philippines (Mac OS-X) – Version: 01.2014, 67.2 MB
direct download (CDN) · Alternative BitTorrent Link

Installation instructions or select ‘Read more’ on the download page.


 GPS has a Positive Effect on Driving and Traffic Safety

HighwayGPS is useful for folks who have been driving for quite some time and for first-time drivers – to avoid getting lost ending up in unfamiliar/strange places. Avoid swerving (and being apprehended by the police) by prompting you way before so you can go to the proper lane. In addition, some car navigation system enables you to use your cellphone hands-free with Bluetooth technology allowing you to free up your hands for driving safely. The leading Dutch research institute TNO today announced the results of research which prove the positive influence of satellite navigation devices on driving and traffic safety.

Key findings of the research:
• The use of car navigation improves the driver’s behaviour when driving through an unknown area.
• The use of satellite navigation system heightens alertness and reduces the stress levels of the driver.
• Drivers who do NOT have the use of a satellite navigation solution have 12% more damage claims.
• The use of a car satellite navigation solution reduces the amount of miles driven by 16%.
• The use of a car satellite navigation solution reduces travel time when driving through an unknown area to an unknown destination by 18%.
• The use of a car satellite navigation solution reduces the workload (the amount of effort it takes the driver to drive) of the driver when travelling through an unknown area to an unknown destination.


 

Participate in updating the map data

Map Reporter

carNAVi is continously improving the digital GPS map of the Philippines and we would like to encourage you to actively help in getting the maps better by reporting incorrect map and routing data.

Like in the latest map update, where we have processed several hundred contributions, which makes the map data more accurate and more up to date than others, thanks to our users, as well.

Visit http://www.car-navi.ph/support/mapreporter/ to submit your information.


Other News

New Phone numberNew Office – it’s done
Some paint is still missing, and maybe some flowers and the garden, but technically carNAVi has moved to it’s new headquarter at Visayas Avenue in Quezon City.

We have installed a state of the art phone system, with queue management and automated waiting time reduction, to offer better service and support.

Call us at: (02) 226 4055

Security at the carNAVi Store
We take the security and the safety of your data very seriously. We use the best tools and engineering practices available to build and maintain the carNAVi Store making sure that our store remains secure.

Your data are stored securely and backed-up. Your account transactions are protected by layers of security including Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) with AES 256-Bit encryption certified by GeoTrust Inc. Check your browsers address line to be assured that SSL is enabled:

https://car-navi.ph/shop