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.
GPS in the news
- Man Saves Pizzas After GPS Strands Him on RR Tracks
- Suspect Uses GPS To Burglarize Chaska Home (but I bet their address was also on their registration in the car)
- Is this a case of life imitating urban myth? Via @zack_a
- Texas Sheriff’s office gets a GPS-guided drone
- Female solo sailor saved by mobile phone after falling overboard
- Montgomery County (MD) Will Add GPS To Battle Snow; chooses TomToms over the 800K system they were looking at
- GPS-enabled phone helps rescue hunter after fall from tree stand
Garmin
- Firmware updates from the past week: eTrex 20/30, Forerunner 310XT, GPSMAP 62/78, nuvi 2xx5 and 34xx, zumo 660 and 665; Allory has the links
- Garmin decides not to add Left/Right power or TSS/NP/IF to Forerunner 310XT
Satellite news
- Alternative Approach to GPS Modernization Could Reap Big Savings for the Pentagon; via @gpsnewsreviews
- A triple GLONASS launch
Geocaching
- Geocacher Shooter Gets 7 Years
- Geomate.jr’s geocaching and education page
GPS tracking
- Staten Island looks to warn domestic violence victims with GPS technology
- Can RFID replace GPS for cargo tracking?
Going mobile
- Android GPS in Airplane Mode app; via Backcountry Navigator
- An interesting iPhone 4/4s battery & GPS boosting case, but it doesn’t appear to be ruggedized
- Scobleizer demos Trapster 4.5 for iPhone
- Trapster vs. Waze
- That Apple acquisition of C3 Technologies? GPS Business News calls it their most technology-centric mapping acquisition
- Verizon Introduces UpNext HD Map
- Avenza launches PDF map app for iOS
LightSquared
- GPS makers shore up lobbyists to fight LightSquared network expansion
- Seems like a stretch: LightSquared raises questions about GPS-maker stock sales
- Grassley Cites LightSquared Query in Holding FCC Nominees; via @GPSGIS_Eric
The business of GPS
- Garmin reports strong quarter
- Even so, the S&P says sell
- They’re looking for companies to acquire
- TeleNav makes gains in OEM auto market
- Rand McNally’s IntelliRoute TND truck GPS units to be an in-dash option in International trucks
- u-blox Expands Family of Automotive Dead Reckoning GPS Receivers
Just geo
- Major iceberg calving in Antarctica
- Take a walk in the park with Street View (worth checking out for NYC’s High Line Park)
All the news that doesn’t fit
- Blue Marble Geographics acquires Global Mapper
- Magellan targets RVers with new features for the RoadMate Pro 9165T
- DC Rainmaker reviews the Timex Run Trainer GPS
- How about a text book on autonomous vehicles?
GPS deals
These are some bargains we’re currently tracking at our GPS deals site:
- Garmin Approach G3 golf GPS for $202.42
- Garmin nuvi 1350LMT for $129.87
- Magellan ToughCase for iPhone for $79.99
- Garmin Forerunner 310XT $50 rebate
- Garmin nuvi 1250 for $79.95
Updated GPS reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
- Garmin Montana 600 – A testimonial to its waterproofness
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