Waypoints is a weekly link roundup of (mostly) GPS related odds and ends. To get some of these stories as they break, follow me on Twitter.
GPS deals
Here are the new holiday deals I posted this week; for a more complete list, check out our GPS deals site.
- Garmin Approach S1 golf GPS $199.99 for either color
- Garmin nuvi 40 for $84.99 with free shipping
- 5″ Garmin nuvi 50 for $99.49 shipped
- Garmin nuvi 3790LMT for $289.99 with free shipping
- Garmin dezl 560LMT for $388.09 with free shipping
- Magellan eXplorist 310 for $139.99 shipped
(actually the entire new eXplorist line is on sale)
- Garmin Forerunner 110 for $141.77 shipped
GPS in the news
- White House shooting suspect warned of government GPS implant plot
- Guess he didn’t know there is no such thing as implanted GPS chips
- 1930s actress Hedy Lamarr-inventor of cellphones, Wi-Fi and GPS
Garmin
- Want to win a Garmin?
- Garmin Forerunner 910XT delayed until after the holidays; GPS City says January 25
- The GPS Review forums have been reorganized, with several nuvi FAQs at the top
- Garmin starting to use DEM to calculate elevation data fields?
- Garmin’s Year of User Revolt Over Switch to Bing Maps
- Tutorial: How To Create Garmin Topo Maps – Part 9 – Compiling Data
- Garmin Won’t Sell PO Box Holders Electronic Downloads?
- La Hispaniola – Dominican Republic and Haiti Garmin Compatible Map – fully routable; topos too
- NY Snowmobile Trails 2010-2011
- Mario’s adventures in geekery: Garmin Forerunner 405 and Ubuntu 11.10
TomTom
- Fox News writer says TomTom would stop making PNDs; has to retract
- TomTom takes full control of its Thailand map operations
Geocaching
- Fingers, tongue found in jar by geocachers turn out to be fake
- OpenCaching.com One Year On
- OpenCaching.com responds
- Seen this blog? Android Caching – All things Android and Geocaching; via Geocaching Journal
Going mobile
- Update on my DeLorme inReach testing (or lack thereof)
- 5% of Online Users Tap into Location Apps Monthly (sounds low; maybe they don’t know what a location app is)
- Nokia Maps 3D adds navigation and sharing options
Satellite news
GPS tracking
- GPS fleet tracking saves oil company $1800 in one month
- Hygiene firm saves £90,000 a year with TomTom fleet management
- A GPS-enabled mobile employee time clock
- Michigan police dogs get GPS after one runs away
- Lightweight GPS tags help researchers track animals of all sizes
Traffic
- Will Tom Tom start providing live traffic for university campuses
- Real-Time Traffic Information Providers Industry Will Soar
LightSquared
- Will LIghtSquared end up bankrupt but sitting on valuable wireless spectrum? Via @GPSGIS_Eric
- MSS Misinformation, and Ten Truths
- Grassley Stands By Threat To Hold Up FCC Nominees Over Wireless Network Concerns
- Falcone’s LightSquared Said to Disrupt 75% of GPS in Tests
- Falcone’s Harbinger to Halt Withdrawals as SEC May Sue Fund
Just geo
- Endonym Map: Country Names in Their Native Languages; via @maproomblog
- A Collection of Geography-Related Films and Shorts, Part I
- The Top Ten Ordnance Survey Paper Maps of 2011
- Exploring ancient ruins in 3D with Google Earth
Updated GPS reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
- Garmin Montana 650t – PC World Magazine New Zealand looks at this high-end handheld
- Magellan eXplorist 310 – Trusted Reviews tackles this handheld
About Rich Owings
