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 And The FCC – Still Doing Their Best To Destroy GPS
- Senator Grassley takes the FCC to task over LightSquared
- None of this seems to be scaring off investors
- US Departments of Defense and Transportation ask FCC to withhold authorization
- Even this wireless consultant doesn’t like LightSquared’s plans; via @GPSGIS_Eric
- LightSquared buys ex-Congressmen for lobbying push
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration asks that approval be withheld; Ars Technica has the story
Garmin
- I’ve probably posted this at some point in the past, but it’s pretty cool: Vehicles for Garmin nuvis (and Montana!)
- Garmin team doing well at Tour de France
- Garmin rolls out StreetPilot app for Windows Phone
- Garmin Montana holds up to 12,000 caches
- A stolen Chirp
- And a TYP file editor
GPS tracking
- GPS tracking of cheating spouses not an invasion of privacy in NJ
- It’s not easy to put a GPS collar on a rogue elephant
- Tracking poachers with GPS
Geocaching
- Geomate Jr. giveaway
- Geocaching on NPR
- International Geocaching Day is now the third Saturday in August of each year
Going mobile
- Gadgets tied to 25 percent of car crashes
- Route 66′s Follow Me augmented reality app ready to roll
- The NYT looks at some marine GPS apps
Android
- Google Maps 5.7 for Android adds offline maps
- And Transit Navigation (beta) comes to 400 cities
- Huh, I didn’t know the GPS Status app had this level of customization for downloading A-GPS data
- A simple GPS app
- Backcountry Navigator gets ATV maps
GPS in the news
- Why your GPS appears to work in a tunnel
- Another good article on NextGen commercial aviation GPS
- Designing a GPS-based aircraft anti-collision system
- A GPS-based bike sharing system
Updates
Via Allory Deiss:
- Garmin has posted nuvi 2×5 (GCD File) software version 7.40
- Garmin has posted nuvi 2x5W (GCD File) software version 7.40
Satellite news
- 20 years in orbit for SVN-24
- Meanwhile, there’s progress to report on GPS III B satellites
Just geo
- Nice map of America’s long distance trails; via Google Maps Mania
- A Google Earth plugin that will give you an USGS quad index and more
- Using laptop accelerometers for earthquake monitoring
All the news that doesn’t fit
- Carmageddon coming to LA
- Will NAVIGON reinvent the PND user experience?
- Will Google be the last mapping company standing?
- The Earth gets its 193rd country
- Fingerprinting location from ambient sound
- Introducing the Grassroots Mapping Forum
GPS deals
These are some bargains we’re currently tracking at our GPS deals site:
- Garmin nuvi 2450LM now on sale for $159
- $50 Garmin Oregon rebate
- $50 Garmin Forerunner trade-in offer
- TomTom XXL 540TM on sale for $119.99
- Garmin nuvi 1390LMT on sale for $165
- $50 off SkyCaddie SGX and SG5 golf GPS
- $50 Garmin Approach golf GPS rebate
Updated GPS reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
- Garmin eTrex Venture HC – The Journeyler reviews this still-popular entry level unit
- Geomate.jr – Turning the Clock Back reviews this geocaching one-trick pony
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