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.
GPS in the news
- One of Two WAAS Satellites Fails
- Outdated GPS cited in fatal crash
- Have we gone overboard with lifetime GPS monitoring?
- Highway superintendent seeks legislative remedy to mandate up to date maps
- No, GPS was NOT affected by the Icelandic volcano
- Southwest Airlines using GPS to save time and money
- GPS tracking device maker gets sued for aiding domestic abuse
- Disney does GPS wrong; via @directionsapb
Garmin
- An inside look at the GPSMAP 78 series design process (and thanks to marine GPS blogger extraordinaire Ben Ellison for saying such nice things about GPS Tracklog!)
- City Navigator map update 2011.10 has been released
- Anybody using Mobile Atlas Creator for Garmin custom maps? Here’s a demo; via GPS PasSion
- A transparent land ownership map for AZ & CO
- How to make a thinner nuvi
- OSM tools for creating Garmin vector maps
The business of GPS
- TomTom licenses IQ Routes to Mio; via @gatorguy2
- TechCrunch says its time for an open database of places
- And here’s a TechCruch article on CloudMade and OpenStreetMap
Mobile
- Google Map Navigation comes to UK; Mike Dobson predicts massive number of wrecks as result
- Google Maps Navigation coming to iPhone and other platforms soon? Nav app makers cringe!
- Oh wait, maybe not
- TeleNav First Look: Opinions Wanted!
Firmware updates
- Gamin eTrex Vista, rev B version 3.90
- Garmin nuvi 12xx version 4.00
- Garmin nuvi 13xx / 14xx version 4.00
- Garmin nuvi Bluetooth firmware version 1.71
Miscellany
- Google Maps gets Google Suggest
- Prune is GPS mapping software that runs on Windows, Mac & Linux
- One Satellite Per Child Project
Updated GPS reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
- DeLorme Earthmate PN-40 — Tripleblaze.com reviews this popular handheld
- Garmin Edge 500 – A PBK community member reviews this GPS cyclometer
- Google Maps Navigation – Tested on the Motorola Droid
- Lowrance Endura Sierra — Darren Osborne reviews this handheld
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