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.
LightSquared
- LightSquared working group sends first report to FCC
- Farm equipment manufacturers support ‘Coalition to Save Our GPS’
- Three ways this may play out
- LightSquared signs up a partner
Satellite news
- WAAS PRN 135 is operational again; via @GPSGIS_Eric
- Block III GPS takes another step forward
Updates
- Garmin Dakota v 4.01 Beta
- Garmin GPSMAP 62/78 v 2.93 Beta
- Garmin nuvi 5xx v 4.20
- Garmin nuvi 37xx v 4.00
- Garmin Oregon x00 v 4.16 Beta
- Garmin Oregon x50 v 4.45 Beta
Garmin
- How bad is POI search on your nuvi?
- Finally got my nuvi 2460LT video posted (first time using iMovie — be kind!)
- Nice article on these GPS fishing maps for Pennsylvania
TomTom
- TomTom live HD Traffic data online; US missing for now
- If you live in Germany, you can’t name your kid TomTom
GPS in the news
- DOJ considering Supreme Court challenge in warrantless GP tracking case
- Infographic on how people are using GPS
- US military turning away from GPS? Via @Cache Advance
- This week’s edition of “My GPS made me do it”
- Police and thieves (bonus points if you get the musical reference)
- The City Manager should have sold this as a tree mapping project rather than GPS-enabled tree tracking (they don’t move that much)
- GPS-enabled flatulence monitoring
Geocaching
- No more geocaching on the ET highway
- NPS rangers placing own geocaches; via @locuslingua
- Improvements to OpenCaching.com
- Another geocaching song
The business of GPS
- SPOT Connect still "coming soon" – have now seen shipping dates pushed back twice
- Do you need a voice or data plan if you’re just positioning off cell towers?
- Cobra unveils a new trucker GPS
Android
- Androgeoid takes a detailed look at Locus, a GPS mapping app – parts 1 & 2
- Ruggedizing your Android phone
iPad
- iPad 2 WiFi version can use your iPhone’s GPS
- Panbo tests a couple other options
Mobile
- That’s a lot of traffic probes!
- Working towards industry standards to connect your smartphone to your car
Just geo
- Japanese quake affected daylength too
- Japanese earthquake & tsunami maps and imagery
- New OSM blog; via @cachemania
- Track your peak-bagging adventures; via Modern Hiker
- The 12 States of America; via The Map Room
- Where Americans are moving; via The Map Room
- Finding Atlantis with Google Earth
All the news that doesn’t fit
- How to find tracks/trails with Garmin Connect
- The Magellan Roadmate 5120-LMTX is a new Costco exclusive
- Navtones gets Gary Busey’s voice
- PCMag says Microsoft Streets & Trips 2011 is a “useful route-planning product for detail-oriented campers, RVers, and outdoor enthusiasts, but it’s too archaic and difficult to use for everyone else”
- A comparison of several GPS sports watches
Current GPS deals
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