Waypoints — January 30th, 2011
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. SPOT and its ilk SPOT Connect will allow you to update contacts (and pre-defined messages?) from the field Think SPOT Connect is hot? Wait till you see units with [...]
Garmin nuvi 2300 series hits the market
UPDATE: Read my hands on review of the Garmin nuvi 2350LMT. I also have resource pages up for the nuvi 2300LM, 2350, 2350LMT, 2350LT, 2360LT, 2360LMT and 2370LT. They’re finally here. I don’t know what kind of supply chain delay Garmin had in getting these out, but the nuvi 2300 series has hit the market, [...]
Magellan eXplorist 710 review
Magellan reinvents the handheld GPS interface The Magellan eXplorist 710 is the top of the line unit in Magellan’s new eXplorist x10 series, offering a preloaded topo map and turn-by-turn directions, allowing it to serve as a dual-purpose unit. It also includes a barometric altimeter and tri-axial electronic compass.
nu Feature: Customize main menu on nuvi 2400 series
Garmin has found another way to utilize all that real estate on 5” screens, adding customizable main menus to the nuvi 2400 series. I set up an example this morning, pictured above.
STM debuts single-chip for GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS
ST Microelectronics has announced the Teseo II chipset family, the first capable of receiving GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS signals. As GLONASS and Galileo begin to offer global coverage, the use of multiple-positioning systems promises improved performance in difficult environments such as urban canyons, as well as greater accuracy. Samples of the first chipset in [...]
Waypoints — January 22nd, 2011
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 Hear my thoughts on the Garmin GPSMAP 62 series on Caching in the Northwest A review of TerraIncognita, a tool for creating Garmin custom maps
nu Feature: Speed limit adjustment on nuvi 2xxx series
No, you can’t change the legal speed limit, but if your GPS has it wrong, you can now fix it. This is a new feature on the Garmin nuvi 2xxx series. Simply tap the speed limit icon to get the screen above.
Lowrance opens up to third-party map developers
Navico, a marine electronics company which owns Lowrance, has announced a cartography toolkit for third-party map developers. The handheld Lowrance Endura series is among those supported, and the toolkit also supports raster imagery.
Waypoints — January 16th, 2011
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 maps Development continues on the Garmin BirdsEye .jnx hack (Thanks Leszek! (@geography tools / @androgeoid)) Terrain Navigator Pro adds support for Garmin custom maps! Via GPSFix Boyd’s landscape [...]
The state of live traffic reporting in the US
A GpsPasSion forum member has posted an excellent piece on the state of live traffic reporting in the US, with historical background, a look at the various ways traffic is reported, and even a ranking of number of probes for the key players. Google tops the list BTW, thanks to their Android coverage. There are [...]
