Method, apparatus, and computer program product for providing an indication of favorability of parking locations

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising program code instructions to:

• receive an indication of a final destination;
• determine a parking facility proximate the final destination;
• provide route guidance for a vehicle toward the parking facility;
• determine a favorability of a parking space proximate the vehicle in response to receiving an indication from a positioning system of a location of the vehicle within the parking facility, wherein the favorability is a relative measure of a path from the parking space proximate the vehicle to the final destination between a longest path and a shortest path to the final destination;
• and
• provide an indication of the favorability of a parking space proximate the vehicle wherein the indication of the favorability of a parking space proximate the vehicle comprises:
• an indication of a distance from the vehicle to a pedestrian access point to the parking facility;
• an indication of a distance from the pedestrian access point to the final destination, and
• an indication of a direction of travel within the parking facility for parking spaces with improved favorability of parking space location.

A method comprising:

• providing route guidance for a vehicle within a parking facility;
• determining a favorability of a parking space proximate the vehicle in response to receiving an indication from a positioning system of vehicle location within the parking facility, wherein the favorability is a relative measure of a path from the parking space proximate the vehicle to the final destination between a longest path and a shortest path to the final destination;
• and
• providing, via a navigation system, an indication of the favorability of a parking space proximate the vehicle wherein the indication of the favorability of a parking space proximate the vehicle comprises:
• an indication of a distance from the vehicle to a pedestrian access point to the parking facility;
• an indication of a distance from the pedestrian access point of the final destination, and
• an indication of a direction of travel within the parking facility for parking spaces with improved favorability of parking space location.