G-Park from Posimotion is a neat little iPhone application that helps you find your car when you park it in a town that you are not familiar with.  This happened to me the other day when I went to Cambridge with some friends.

G-Park for iPhone main screen

When you park your car you fire up G-Park and you hit the “Park Me!” button.  This fires up the GPS to get your current location and stores it as the point to get you back to later.

I was in a multi-story car park so there was no GPS signal.  I had a rough location from cell triangulation, but this wasnt good enough for me.  I solved this quite simply by exiting the car park and starting again.

You can also take a picture and make notes about your location.  I was parked on deck E in bay 52, so I made a quick note of this and off we went sight seeing.

G-Park for iPhone directions

I dont know if you are like me, but in a strange city I can often loose my sense of direction especially if I am chatting and taking  photos rather than concentrating on where I am going.

G-Park really comes to the fore here.  When you are ready to find your car simply start G-Park and then tap the “Where Did I Park?” icon and you will be taken to Maps with your current location and the car position together with a highlighted route to get there.

All you need to do now is follow the instructions and you will be directed to the place that you left the car. Simple!!!