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.
TomTom
- TomTom data helps police set speed traps
- TomTom responds, saying oops, we should look into that
- And Garmin responds too
- TomTom reports revenue; PND sales slump
- DC Rainmaker’s Nike+ Sportwatch GPS review
- Homer Simpson comes to TomTom’s iPhone app
My GPS made me do it
- Driver blames GPS for crash
- Woman who fiddled with GPS, hitting cyclist, gets suspended sentence
- Bad GPS maps cause headache for Virginia neighborhood
- Another case of bad maps, this time misdirecting an ambulance
Updates
- Garmin Approach S1 v 2.30
- Garmin GPSMAP 62/78 v 2.95 beta
- Garmin Oregon x50 v 4.49 beta
- Garmin nuvi 12xx v 5.30
- Garmin nuvi 13xx/14xx series v 5.30
- Garmin nuvi 12xx (MTK) v 5.30
- Garmin nuvi 13xx/14xx series (MTK) v 5.30
- Garmin Training Center for Mac v 3.1.5
- Garmin Training Center for Mac v 3.1.5 with ANT Agent 2.1.9
GPS in the news
- GPS-powered lawnmower gets own iPhone app; I want one!
- A few SPOT rescue stories
- LightSquared covered by newspaper in CEO’s home state
- Gallipoli battlefield being mapped by GPS
GPS in the air
- Man arrested for using GPS on flight; via The Map Room
- Can GPS technology fix the FAA’s air traffic troubles?
- GPS-guided micro-aerial vehicle checks out Japanese nuclear plant
Geocaching
- Geocaching.com will be down for some improvements during much of the day on Wednesday, May 4
- Geocachers discover First Nation burial site; via @locuslingua
- Nice article on geocaching from PCMag.com
- OpenCaching gets apps
- And there’s already a review up; via @cachemania
- National Trust teams up with OpenCaching.com
GPS tracking
- Seventh US Circuit Court of Appeals signs off on warrantless GPS tracking
- Tracking a runner in the Boston Marathon with the Garmin GTU 10
- Gang members reject those with GPS trackers
- But attorneys are challenging the same trackers
iOS
- Apple responds to “Locationgate”
- Hinting that they may roll out their own turn-by-turn navigation with traffic
- South Park attacks Apple and Steve Jobs over GPS tracking lawsuit
- AirLocation sends GPS data from iPhone to iPad
- iSailGPS announced; via @allory_d
The business of GPS
- Magellan selling lifetime map subscriptions
- Mitac International revenues drop in 2010
- Garmin acquires another distributor
Just geo
- Map of US tornado deaths since 1950; via The Map Room
- Test your geo skills; via @experiencegeo
- Photorealistic Views Of The Earth Over The Last 750 Million Years
- National Geographic has a beta education site that allows you to create maps
- Google Earth Builder: A potential solution to map censorship conundrum?
All the news that doesn’t fit
- A Velcro dashboard mount; via GPSLodge.com
- Verizon Plans Smartphone Location Warning Sticker
- Keeping satellites safe from interstellar debris
- Verizon outs ruggedized Android smartphone
- Washington topo 2011 (Garmin compatible map)
GPS deals
These are some bargains we’re currently tracking at our GPS deals site:
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