Waypoints is a weekly link roundup of (mostly) GPS related odds and ends. To get some of the biggest stories as they break, follow me on Twitter.
Garmin
- City Navigator North America 2012.40
released
- This eTrex 20/30 firmware beta appears to tackle the “sticky issue” I posted about last week; via Allory
- Remember DNRGarmin? It’s been updated and reborn as DNRGPS
- Video: Get to know Garmin’s new Approach G6 golf GPS
- New release: GizzMoVest Approach G5 golf GPS cases
TomTom
- Shares up after analyst cites possibilities of Apple mapping deal, 2x auto OEM increase & acquisition option
- TomTom Ticks Off Customers With Pricing Errors, Tries To Make Good
- TomTom announces ground-breaking insurance partnership
- TomTom Study Reveals Most Romantic Roads in the Nation
- Landmarks help TomTom navigate in Indian territory
Geocaching
- Geomate.jr revives update zone, at least temporarily
- Insider Tip: New Cache Alerts via Text Message
- Geocache Spoilers VLogger Dies In House Fire
- Cop helps complete geocache hunt
- Geocaching Steps into North Korea (or at least a travel bug does)
Updates
- New software updates this week: Garmin Approach G6, BaseCamp, eTrex 20/30 (beta), Oregon x50, zumo 660/665
- ExpertGPS v 4.44
GPS tracking
- FBI cuts back on GPS surveillance after Supreme Court ruling
- Did GPS error lead to rearrest?
- Virginia bill limiting use of GPS tracking heads to House floor
GNSS / Satellite news
- SSTL-OHB System Consortium to Build Eight More Galileo FOC Satellites
- Ariane 5 to Launch Galileo Constellation
- China’s Beidou faces challenge from global rivals
LightSquared
- Falcone’s Harbinger Capital loses 47% of value due to LightSquared writedown
- In a suspect move, LightSquared calls for GPS design standards
- LightSquared Would Ruin Aviation With System, Carriers Say
- Feds Look Beyond LightSquared to Set GPS Interference Standards
- LightSquared Burn Out
The business of GPS
- NAVTEQ powers cartography-based cruise control
- Pioneer Announces it has Reached a Settlement with Garmin
- STMicroelectronics Unveils World’s First 3-Axis Gyroscope for Automotive Applications
- Garmin gives free lifetime maps for all 2012 nuvis (in Australia)
- Understanding location-based advertising; via @andrewmatranga
GPS in the news
- US teacher tracks his bike rides by GPS – and creates some stunning artwork (+ gallery); here is his site
- Gaia GPS to the Rescue (although there are lots of apps and devices that can do the same thing)
- Congress passes FAA bill that speeds switch to GPS
- South America: Indigenous leaders Guyana use new GPS system to save lands
Going mobile
- CamerAlert Now FREE In All App Markets
- iMap Weather Radio Proven To Be Life Saver
- Video: Hands-on Telenav Scout personal navigation app
Just geo
- All Streets: Highlighting terrain by only showing the roads
- Syrian tweets map; via Google Maps Mania
- The Costa Concordia 3D tour is now stunningly realistic
- State Centers of Population
- Martian Street View; via Google Maps Mania
- Google: New 45° imagery available for 24 cities
All the news that doesn’t fit
- Anybody using Spot It Out for Garmin/TomTom? Via GPS City
- I used to lust over stuff like this (Trimble Juno), but now that we can put USGS topos and aerial imagery on our GPS receivers, it’s not such a big deal
- Zen GPS comic
- FAA Bill Makes Unmanned Airborne Systems a Commercial Reality
- Nice story on how a map store pivoted their business to survive the age of GPS; here’s their website
- Google’s HUD glasses have been sighted; via @thinkjose
- A much better USB ANT+ stick for your Garmin Forerunner…by Suunto
GPS deals
These are some bargains we’re currently tracking at our GPS deals site:
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