Go!Explore is GPS software for the PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Portable

The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...

 based on Nav N Go iGO 8

IGo (software)

iGO is a Global Positioning System navigation software package for personal digital assistants and personal navigation assistants devices, developed by Hungary-based Nav N Go Kft. Nav N Go iGO is a popular choice for several PNA OEM manufacturers...

, covering several countries in Europe. It was developed by Nav N Go and utilizes maps by Tele Atlas

Tele Atlas

Tele Atlas is a Netherlands-based company founded in 1984 which delivers digital maps and other dynamic content for navigation and location-based services, including personal and in-car navigation systems, and provides data used in a wide range of mobile and Internet map applications...

. Sales of product started in March 2008.

Go!Explore works with Sony's PSP-290 GPS receiver, which connects to the USB port on the top of the unit. It supports 11 audio languages on every geographic version; English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish.

Currently there is no word on a United States version of Go!Explore. Explore currently only offers maps of UK/Ireland, Iberia, France, Germany/Austria/Switzerland, Italy, Benelux, and Scandinavia.

Maps and points of interest are upgradeable via downloads, while new maps and guides can be purchased from the PlayStation Store for PC, though these maps are not current. Sony has announced no plans to update these maps, and there is no other way updated maps can be added to the application. Each map version supports audio in different languages: English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish.

The manufacturer's website does not say that this is a discontinued product, however.

Features:

1. Points of Interest: Over 100 categories and sub-categories with thousands of locations
2. Superior graphics: 2D and 3D city maps with 3D landmarks
3. Twelve different languages: Including 22 unique audio voices
4. Find and go: Easy search features and smart keyboard
5. Smart zoom: Automatic zooming and map tilting
6. Explore map: Search and explore the surrounding area
7. My data: Manage favourite trips, saved places and routes
8. Route settings: Fastest/shortest routes and safety/night modes
9. Itinerary mode: Step-by-step journey schedules
10. Car mount for PSP

External links

• Go PSP Go! - international promotional site. (Redirects to Sony UK's website.)