Waypoints – September 20, 2006

All the news that fits…

GPS Hardware

• GpsPasSion has Garmin zumo 550 photos.
• How to reset Garmin automotive GPS receivers.
• Add HP to the list of nuvi wannabe producers.
• The Map Room links to a review of the Sony GPS-CS1 photo geocoder.
• The introduction of Sony Nav-U GPS receivers has been postponed.

GPS Software

• High Earth Orbit has a list of Mac-friendly GPS products.
• Here’s a tool to help you use Google Earth with TomTom.
• TomTom has released firmware update 6.51 for their GO x10 series.
• In case you missed it, Garmin had a slew of cell phone and PDA announcements last week.
• MotionBased has added some new features, allowing you to customize your Digest view.

GPS data and maps

• Perth region waypoints for bush walks.
• Here’s a tool for converting .mp format to .kml.
• Living in California, I should have learned more Spanish by now. Oh well, here’s a site that appears to be offering GPS maps for Venezuela.
• Online access to historical maps.
• It looks like NAVTEQ may cut out the middle man and provide traffic data directly.
• Ever wondered about all those symbols on NPS maps?

Games

• Garmin is doing product placement on Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
• Geosquishing – Probably NOT the next big thing.

Google and wannabes

• National Park layers have been added to Google Earth
• Here are a couple of great mashups, overlaying weather radar and active forest fires on Google Maps.
• Ever want to use some cool Google Maps aerial imagery for desktop wallpaper?
• Birds eye views of more cities in Windows Live Local, via Google Earth Blog.