The iGO Navigation Engine, developed by

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-based NNG LLC (formerly Nav N Go) is a GPS navigation software package. NNG sells some versions of the software directly to users, as well as to device manufacturers, auto makers, network operators and professional transport specialists. Products based on iGO are available in brands including Becker, Clarion, Pioneer,

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Product history

iGO My way 2006 was the first GPS navigation software package by Nav N Go (now NNG) for

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/ PNA devices, introduced in 2005 at

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, Hannover. Due to the new map compression technology, the product fits on a 1GB

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. An improved version was iGO My way 2006 Plus, announced in 2006. NNG's iGO 8 (for PDA/PNA devices) was released in April 2008. It offered high-definition 3D navigation maps of terrain, road elevation, landmarks and 3D buildings. iGO amigo (for PNDs) was launched at

2009 in

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. iGO amigo was the first in a new software series, and employed changes aimed at simplifying the

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. Since iGO amigo was a streamlined release, it had fewer features than its predecessor iGO 8. iGO My Way 2009 (for iOS devices) was released for North America and Western Europe and was then rolled out to all of Europe in 2010.iGO My way for iPhone
iGO Primo (for Apple iOS, PND/PNA devices), introduced in 2010, is the primary product of the iGO Navigation range. Version 6 was introduced at the end of 2012, with

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search, green routing, extras through in-app purchase, real-time traffic monitoring, TTS Pro

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, and 3D display of junctions. iGO Primo app for iOS devices was introduced at

Hannover, 2011. Running on the iGO primo software engine, the refreshed application covers 115 countries with location-based search, green routing and improved junction views. Android and

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versions are available to

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manufacturers and network providers, but not for retail sale. iGO Primo Nextgen was introduced in 2015.

Naviextras

Naviextras.com, NNG's map and content update portal, provides updates for iGO 8, iGO amigo and iGO primo. The portal typically releases map updates four times a year. Maps and updates are available for over 90 countries and regions, including countries from Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Middle East, Asia, and Oceania. In 2013, the portal supports 5.200 devices and counts close to 1.8 million registered users globally. As NNG is an independent map provider, it works with several map suppliers in different geographical regions. There are different versions of maps running on the iGO Navigation software for the same country or region made by different map suppliers, including

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, Sensis and regional providers.

Partnerships

In 2013, NNG partnered with Logicom, with an intention to provide the iGO navigation software services to the latter's mappy PNDs.

References

External links

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NNG LLC homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Igo (software) Satellite navigation software

Product history

Naviextras

Partnerships

See also

References

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