Quick takes from the past week…
GPS Software
- POI Edit shareware looks interesting. It reads Garmin gdb files, among other things.
- LeadDog has published Garmin compatible GPS maps of Iran. Via GPS Lodge.
- I’ve probably linked to this before, but here is a great source of international maps, some already set up for OziExplorer.
- A review of MapPoint 2006. Via the Map Room.
- MyGPS, another entry in a now crowded field.
GPS Hardware
- A devastating review of the Magellan RoadMate 300. ZDNet piles on.
- Garmin reminds us that cyclists using the Forerunner 305 or Edge 305 can add cadence monitoring.
- Garmin’s blog tells how to customize the pointer on c5xx units and the nuvi.
- Put video on your TomTom.
GPS in the news
- He wasn’t smart enough to check his gas before flying, but at least he had a GPS!
- From the National Spelling Bee – topographize.
- Thieves aren’t just going after regular GPS receivers. Up in Alaska they are stealing $10,000 GPS units.
- More about GPS for the blind.
Interesting aerial photos
- Environmental change as seen from above.
- The huge new crater recently discovered in Antarctica.
- Human rights violations in Zimbabwe.
GPS Tracking
- GPS tracking goes mainstream. On sale at Target.com!
- GPS tracking leads to the arrest of a high-risk sex offender.
Google and their competitors
- Real-time severe weather imagery for Google Earth.
- Google Earth will be ported to Linux.
- Ogle Earth lusts for Google Trends for Google Earth.
- Comparing World Wind to Google Earth. Via Ogle Earth.
- Live Local is available from Outlook.
- Never to be outdone by Mr. Gates, Google enables Google Calendar/Google Maps/Google Earth linkage.
GPS Technology
- GPSTK, the GPS Tool Kit – "a comprehensive library and set of utilities for GPS research, analysis, and development."
- A brief article on TV-GPS. All Points Blog notes the probable business plan.
- Galileo news.
Miscellaneous
- Kayak racing goes virtual. Interesting concept, if it was used on the same river. Via Digg.
- All Points Blog links to an article forecasting the future of car navigation.
- Download Google/Yahoo Maps and Virtual Earth to your cellphone. Via Allory.
- e_Perimetron explores how to apply new technology to historic maps, with articles like this one on georeferencing early maps.
- An interesting tome on the status of location based services (LBS).
- AAA and NAVTEQ collaborate.
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Re: “Kayak racing goes virtual. Interesting concept, if it was used on the same river.”
We are not racing on rivers. The idea is to paddle a closed loop race course on a water without a current to make results somewhat comparable.
Gotcha. Thanks for clarifying. I’m thinking this could be a hot thing to try with bikers, runners, etc. I guess MotionBased and others are doing something like that. Anyway, good luck with it. The important thing is to get out there and have fun!