New Generation Road Angel: Meet Gem +

To my undying shame, I had missed the fact that TomTom had licensed the Road Angel speed camera and blackspot database to use in their navigation systems ooh about a year ago proving that their database has real teeth and is updated with great aplomb to be the most meaningful around.
One thing the Road Angel folks have always done is to have a ‘˜community’ thing going on where you can upload and update ‘˜live’ locations, speed limits and details to be considered at data hub for inclusion in new updates as well as alert other Road Angel users in real time. I have seen my Road Angel Vantage eat and digest the existence of the new cameras on gantries over the M1 and seen SPECS average speed camera systems come and go from the database. (Never knew the camera van that got me, was ‘˜live’ near me though and was NOT paying attention as I WAS warned. That was a 36mph felony and an £85 ‘˜So Johnny can have a jaaaaab!’ cash cow speed awareness course!)
Anyway, there’s a new device on the block and it looks so cool, I just HAVE to try it RIGHT Out!!!
Road Angel Polishes a Gem of a Product
With the launch of the Gem+, Road Angel has further improved the UK’s most advanced speed camera locator.
In addition to its market-leading accuracy of its warnings of approaching safety cameras, its new soft-touch design, up to date road speeds, and improved user interface, Gem+ provides a unique eAssist feature allowing drivers to connect directly to the emergency call centre in the event of an accident.
Produced in the UK the Road Angel Gem+ in addition to all the usual features and functionality drivers demand of a highly specified speed management device, uses mobile phone technology that not only allows users to automatically receive regular system updates and share the locations of ‘˜live’ safety camera vans, but also lets users make suggestions to new or revised road speeds.
The feature is called SpeedShare„¢ and it utilises the vast Road Angel community to create the most up-to-date, digital road-speed map of Britain.
Additional features include Vehicle and Road Categorisation which allows drivers to tailor their alerts to suit the vehicle they are in. This means that the new Road Angel Gem+ will adapt alerts based on a drivers chosen vehicle e.g. car, caravan or lorry and provide different alerts when in a built up area than when driving on a dual-carriageway or motorway.
Plus the new Hot Alerts function warns drivers of areas where there is a high volume of mobile cameras.
Gem+ has an extensive list of features including:
. Alerts for:
o . Fixed safety cameras
o . Mobile safety camera locations
o . Average speed camera zones
o . Red light cameras
o . Red light speed cameras
o . Hot Alerts – Most frequented camera van sites
o . Black-spot areas
o . School zones
o . Congestion charge zones
o . Fatigue warnings
o . Railway crossings
. The UK’s most accurate safety camera and black-spot alerts, with automatic updates every few minutes
. Clear display of appropriate road-speed
. SpeedShareTM feature
. CameraShareTM feature
. eAssist link to emergency services
. Audible and visual warnings
. Overspeed warning
. Advisory speed limit at camera locations
. Continuous speed reading of vehicle
. Simple windscreen mount, and plug and go installation
. Full colour screen with, easy-to-use interface
. 12 month return to supplier warranty
. KPH function
. Auto Day/night mode
. Inbuilt Compass
. 100% legal
Gem+ has been designed and built by Road Angel, one of the UK’s leading developers of innovative GPS-based products and market-leader in safety camera and black-spot locators.
Road Angel Gem+ and Road Angel Gem+ Deluxe are available to buy from Halfords and other selected resellers at £159.99 and £179.99 respectively. The Road Angel Gem+ Deluxe comes with an additional accessory kit, which customers can buy separately with a RRP of £39.99, which includes:
. 2.5m lead
. Windscreen mount
. Hardwire Kit
. Protective pouch
About Road Angel
Road Angel is the UK’s market leader in the development of innovative GPS based safety camera and black-spot location products for the consumer and commercial markets. By harnessing the power of this unique technology, our strategy is to make life easier and stress free for our customers.
We are also building a enviable reputation for the quality of our internet connected devices, fleet tracking solutions as well as for our personal trackers and asset tracking solutions.
Founded in 2002, we have grown through the development of high quality products and the provision of customer service levels unmatched by our competitors. Based within the grounds of the Silverstone Circuit, the home of British motor racing, we are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to harness satellite technology to improve road safety.
A few facts about Road Angel:
. UK market leader in GPS enabled safety camera and black-spot locators
. First company in the world to launch a fully ‘˜Connected’ automotive SatNav
. The UK’s only supplier of ‘˜Connected’ safety camera and black-spot locators
. Creator of CameraShareTM technology that allows the Road Angel community to share details of Live Safety Camera vans
. The UK’s most cost effective fleet tracking solution providing live fleet tracking for less than 50p per vehicle per day
. In 2008 we contracted with TomTom in the UK to supply Road Angel camera data to their ‘˜Live Services’ customers