TomTom Map Share for Go 520 and Go 720

The new TomTom GO 520 and 720 (I wrote about the 720 several days ago) have one cool new feature called Map Share. Maps Share lets users improve the maps they use as soon as they notice the necessity with a few taps on the touch screen.

Using TomTom HOME, the website designed for TomTom users, Map Share users also have the option to receive all map improvements made by others. That part, if you ask me, is a little creepy.

TomTom Map Share is a proprietary map improvement technology unique to TomTom, which enables users to easily and instantly improve maps. TomTom users can respond in real time to changes in the road network and correct the maps on their TomTom devices accordingly. Thanks to the smart user interface, it is easy to make improvements, such as blocked or unblocked streets, reversed one way traffic or new street names, which will instantly take effect. Roads are continually changing. This feature gives TomTom users the option to capture these changes on their device in-between map releases and keep their data as current as they wish. These changes allow the community of TomTom Map Share users to always have the most up-to-date maps and inside local knowledge at their fingertips.

Map Share is offered for free with both the TomTom GO 520 (which isn’t available in the U.S.) and the GO 720 (which is).