Waypoints — August 15th, 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.

Garmin

• More detailed info on the nuvi 37xx series myTrends feature
• GPS Fix on multicache support in the new Dakota / Oregon betas
• Tips on working with BirdsEye and BaseCamp
• Geek.com reviews the Garmin GPSMAP 62
• Using the Garmin Forerunner with Linux

Geocaching

• Groundspeak’s Android geocaching app debuts
• Geocaching rules of thumb
• Finally – a positive report about geocaching and a bomb squad
• Speaking of which — geocacher discovers unexploded bomb; via @locuslingua

Software updates

I’m seeing a higher than normal rate of install problems reported (on Groundspeak and in GPS Fix‘s wikis) for the betas below, so proceed at your own risk.

• Garmin Astro 220 v 3.30
• Garmin Dakota v 3.15 beta
• Garmin GPSMAP 62/78 v 2.44 beta; looks like it fixed the altimeter bug
• Garmin Oregon x00 v 3.85 beta
• Garmin Oregon x50 v 3.74 beta
• Northwest Trails v1.61 released, adding quite a bit of Vancouver, BC area data

GPS in the news

• GPS bike sharing system heading to NYC 
• Only 1 in 8 UK Drivers Trust their SatNav
• Russian GPS system to have global coverage by end of year
• First GPS IIF satellite is now on station

Military GPS

• A military GPS satellite was launched yesterday morning
• Okay so, the military wants a bunch of Garmin aviation units; why not just buy them from Garmin?
• A military-spec GPS

Just geo

• A map showing undersea cable locations; via The Map Room
• World population by latitude and longitude
• Consumer Watchdog Asks FBI, DEA to Explain Use of Google Earth; via @ogleearth
• I’m lusting over these map watches

Miscellany

• Biking Alaska’s Lost Coast with the PN-60w + SPOT; via @DeLormeGPS
• Those rechargeable Apple batteries are beginning to look like the Sanyo Eneloops so many of us know and love
• Brief review of ALK CoPilot LIVE for the iPad and iPhone
• Now that’s GPS-fueled author promotion!

Updated GPS reviews

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

• Garmin Edge 500 – Spoke.ie reviews this GPS cyclometer
• Garmin Forerunner 110 – Shantha Rose reviews this entry-level runners watch
• Garmin Forerunner 405CX — Tom Royal reviews a higher end Forerunner
• Garmin nuvi 3790T – reviewed by Stuff.tv
• T-Mobile Garminfone – BikeRadar reviews this Android phone; WaPo tests it too