Waypoints is a weekly link roundup of (mostly) GPS related odds and ends. To get a few of the biggest stories as they break, follow me on Twitter.
Garmin
- How old is your trafficTrends data?
- Jeff Carpenter reports that the Smartphone Link/GTM 60 traffic problems are mostly solved
- New or updated Garmin compatible maps: Alpine Loop Trails, CO, Big Sur Trailmap
- Garmin nuvi 1410 with preloaded maps of Israel
now available in the US (no North American maps though)
- Garmin Pilot Aviation App for iOS and Android
Updates
- New Garmin updates this week: Garmin dezl 560, Montana (beta), nuvi 24×5, 25×5, 34xx and 35xx
- Global Mapper v 13.1
GPS in the news
- NYC Taxi GPS Leads to Return of Briefcase Containing $5,000
- Misleading headline - Police: Driver distracted by GPS in crash killing 11-year-old girl
- Potential dates of Joint Warrior GPS jamming published
- GPS uniforms in Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil, to cut down on truancy
GPS tracking
- Garmin GTU + API, for Commercial Applications; here’s the announcement
- DC Rainmaker ponders using the API to make a triathlete tracker
- Judge: Evidence in GPS-tracking case will be allowed
- TomTom offers fleet management on iPad and Android tablets
- OnStar to Launch Car Tracking As Optional Service
GPS products
- DC Rainmaker: The $99 Timex Marathon GPS In-Depth Review
- EasyTag EasyTagger GPS Unit for Nikon Cameras Review
Going mobile
- No app required: Scout for Apps, Telenav’s HTML5 Voice-Guided GPS Navigation Service, Now Open to All Developers
- Google Maps for Android update
- Tech Firms Share Fault in Distracted Driving: NTSB Head
- Waze for iPhone review
- Aerial imagery now available in Gaia GPS app
- Edgewise for iPhone Simplifies Garmin Connect Access for Cyclists
- GPS Hiker - New iPhone app
Just geo
- Rare Animal-Shaped Mounds Discovered in Peru (using Google Earth); via @ogleearth
- Google Now Using ReCAPTCHA To Decode Street View Addresses
- New 45° imagery available for 15 cities
- Counting down the ten largest empires
All the news that doesn’t fit
- Google Maps allows for time estimates based on traffic (again)
- TomTom Claims HD Traffic Outperfoms Competitors: Study Methodology Under Question
- Blind man drives to Taco Bell in Google self-driving car
- DIY trail mapping websites
- Google abandons support for Geo Sitemaps
- Ibuprofen may help counteract altitude sickness
- Hiking Science: Optimal Hiking Grade – A 50 Hike GPS Analysis; via The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog
- Powertraveller powermonkey extreme portable charging solution reviewed; (also available in the US
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- FCC hands over LightSquared files; via @GPSGIS_Eric
- NPS Establishes National SAR Academy
GPS deals
These are some bargains we’re currently tracking at our GPS deals site:
- NEW: 5″ Garmin nuvi 1450LMT with lifetime maps and traffic for $119.95 with free shipping
- NEW: Garmin Oregon 550t for $349.99
- NEW: Touchscreen Garmin Dakota 20 handheld for $199.99
- Garmin eTrex 10 for $109 with free shipping
- Garmin Montana 650 for $499.95
- $200 rebate on Garmin Chartplotter + 2012 g2 Vision card
- Garmin Oregon 550 with camera for $324.95
- Garmin GTM25 lifetime traffic receiver for $35.05 shipped
- $50 Garmin Forerunner rebate for student athletes
Updated GPS reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
- Garmin Rino 650 – This GPS + FRS/GMRS radio gets reviewed in New Zealand
- Motorola MOTOACTV GPS fitness tracker - fANNEtastic food revies this sportswatch
- TomTom VIA 1535TM - Mommy and Me Giveaways reviews this auto unit
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