Waypoints — April 10th, 2010

Waypoints is a weekly link roundup of (mostly) GPS related odds and ends. To get many of these stories as they break, follow me on Twitter.

Geocaching

• Details on team that grabbed 626 geocaches in 24 hours
• Magellan rolls out plugin for geocaching.com; works with eXplorist GC and Triton series
• Magellan Vantage Point v 1.73 adds direct pocket query download support for geocachers; discussion at Groundspeak and Triton Forum

BirdsEye imagery addenda

• It turns out the Dakota 10 isn’t compatible with BirdsEye imagery, since it doesn’t have an SD slot!
• Garmin BaseCamp allows you to view nuvi City Navigator maps on your desktop; there seems to be limited functionality though — I was unable to export a route to the nuvi
• Video demo of BirdsEye satellite imagery
• How to fix broken license codes since firmware updates and BaseCamp 3.0.1

GPS in the news

• New twist on "My GPS made me do it”
• Canadian DGPS Service to be De-Commissioned
• This is about GPS, not Twitter — Some pigeons have more followers than others
• Remember last weeks story about one of the inventors of GPS? GPS World says the true story of GPS is yet to be told
• Southwest Airlines starts using GPS-assisted landings
• GPS not much use when small planes go down

The business of GPS

• Garmin is hiring in Kansas City and Phoenix
• Garmin nuvi 465T comes to Australia

All things Google

• Google Earth for Android now available on Droid
• How to request blurring of a face or license plate in Street View
• Google Maps is the #1 (and #2!) map provider in the US
• A Google approved list of third-party geodevelopers
• Google removes GPS jammer ads; via @directionsapb

iApple

• Engadget does another iPhone GPS navigation showdown
• Apple reportedly planning a smaller-size iPad for 1Q11; GPS Review sees it as a potential PND replacement
• TeleNav now available on Canadian iPhones
• The European version of the Magellan iPhone/iPod touch car kit gets the Mio label
• iPhone 4.0 OS –  GPS Review asks what’s in it for LBS?

Firmware and software updates

• Garmin BaseCamp Mac Legacy Version for Tiger and PPC software version 2.1.2.
• Garmin Communicator Plugin for Mac software version 2.9.2.
• Garmin Communicator Plugin software version 2.9.2.
• Magellan Maestro 4000 version 2.36.
• Magellan Maestro 4040 version 2.62/3.61.
• Thanks Allory!

All the news that doesn’t fit

• GPS Lodge looks at HD radio based traffic
• Foursquare institutes GPS policing to stop cheaters — How’s it work? Not so well
• FGT continues their free tools for custom Garmin vector maps series with part IV, Vector Data Format Converters
• A look at Garmin Connect’s new details page

Updated GPS reviews

I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:

• Garmin Forerunner 305 — Nice description of what its like to run with this device
• Garmin Forerunner 405 – A Mama’s Blog reviews this runner’s watch
• TomTom Ease — About.com gives it 3-1/2 out of 5 stars