Waypoints – May 6, 2006
May 6, 2006 by Rich Owings
My weekly waypoints amalgamation is one of my more time consuming posts, and I’m wondering how useful is is to GPSTracklog readers. Most of my traffic comes from search engines, and they tend to be looking for reviews, so they rarely land on (or even visit) this category. I do enjoy covering these odds and ends, but I’m seriously questioning if it’s worth the effort. Anyone care to comment? Would you miss "Waypoints" if I stopped this weekly linkfest?
POIs and waypoints
- I’ve updated my Custom POI post, adding a U.S. POI database. Via GPS Lodge.
- Pocket GPS World covers customizable POI’s for TomTom receivers.
- Coordinates for public toilets in Australia.
Maps/software
- GPSInformation.net reviews new features in USAPhotoMaps.
- A Groundspeak participant provides a link to a site with free downloads of maps in ozf2, ogf2, jpg and png formats.
- The OpenStreetMap project just is hosting a map-a-thon this weekend.
Geocoding photos
- GPS Visualizer introduces some new photo geocoding tools.
- Work for the feds? They’ve made it easier for you to buy software for geocoding photos.
The military and GPS
- The Pentagon delays GPS upgrades.
- U.S. Air Force admits to goof; says Internet-based GPS is not possible.
Cool maps
- Thanks to Cartography for these fascinating maps of greenhouse gas emissions by county and per household in each U.S. county.
- Speaking of which, how about a tool to see how sea level increases will impact the planet?
- Ask.com maps can now show an elevation layer.
Cell phones and GPS
- A NYT article on cell phone surveillance of kids. Via Digg.
- Ogle Earth reports on an upcoming application allowing you to view Google Earth on your cellphone in 3-D.
- Using TeleNav on your cell phone? You can now use it to find the cheapest gas prices.
More from the hegemonic Google
- Play with Google Earth and win a Mazda.
- There is real competition for Google Maps down under.
- Just for fun, the ten most expensive homes in the U.S. via Google Earth.
Whatever is left
- The Map Room links to an interesting article on the aerial photo business.
- A survey on the dismal state of geographic literacy in the U.S.
- So, some resources for those wanting to teach geography.
- Repo Man goes high tech with GPS tracking.
- How to link your heart rate to elevation and position, without a Forerunner 305.
- Sensor mashups are coming; Microsoft has jumped into sensor webs.
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I like these posts better than your reviews. I already have a GPS and so I don’t have as much interest in reading reviews. However, these Waypoints posts usually have lots of interesting links and info. So please continue with these.
Thanks Zack. I appreciate you taking the time to comment, and I’m glad to hear that you find these posts useful. I’m going to try and set my tracking so I can see how often individual categories are visited. Maybe “Waypoints” will have more readers if I post it during the week.
I also like these posts, but it would be helpful if you could get them to format correctly in the RSS feed. In NetNewsWire, anyway, the indenting is lost and you get a mosh of odd-looking sentences.
Hmmm, a good example of why a blogger should watch their own feeds! I see the same unformatted mosh in Bloglines too. I’m not a computer techie, and really have no idea why this is happening. Maybe it’s a TypePad issue. Do you have any thoughts as to what could be causing this?
I love Waypoints! I could understand if you had to scale back your posting. It’s a great source of gps weekly info, so I assume it takes a bunch of effort to find the stories, list them, and comment on them (so you pretty much have to read them or try out the mashup/software).
Long live waypoints;)
Wow, at least I know how to increase comments now
Thanks Keith!