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.
GPS in the news
- Cops: GPS led burn victim to non-hospital
- Stuck with a DAGR – the military’s handheld GPS
- Rockwell Collins develops stamp-sized GPS device for mini drones
Geocaching
Updates
- TopoFusion v 4.65
- New software updates this week: Garmin Forerunner 610, Magellan Content Manager for Mac
- BlueChart g2 and g2 Vision 2012.5 now available
GPS tracking
- GPS study gives cat owners glimpse of their felines’ secret lives
- Judge rules GPS tracking rule isn’t retroactive
- GPS stalker arrested for threatening girlfriend
- Tacoma man accused of rape was monitored by GPS
- GPS to control concessionaires and tenants on Black Sea beaches
Going mobile
Satellites
- A brief history of GPS
- Next Galileo Satellite Reaches French Guiana Launch Site
- Civil GPS Service Interface Committee meets in Seattle
The business of GPS
- In-Car Navigation Market Rebounds
- Epson gets in to the GPS sportswatch game; via @ANTPlus
- Breaking Down Samsung’s Purchase of CSR
- TomTom expands African coverage
Just geo
- Google Earth A to Z: Navigation
- Google Earth A to Z: Latitude/Longitude and Layers
- Highest Elevation Town in the United States
- Counting Down the Largest Lake Islands in the World
- Project Geo - A Google Plus Hangout for geo-types
- The Subway Map That Rattled New Yorkers; via @maproomblog
All the news that doesn’t fit
- TomTom VIA 1605 TM Giveaway
- Minnesota police cameras quietly capture license plates, collect and store location data
- TrackProfiler – an online track management tool
- No GPS mentions, just a great rescue story: Calif hiker likely owes life to deputy who scaled treacherous granite slope to save him
- 5 Unique Backcountry Survival Tips; via The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog
- NC city ends red-light camera program; sounds like a trend
- Suunto Ambit sportswatch to get new features, ANT+ capability
- Game Management Units now available on MyTopo maps
- Aviation app showdown: ForeFlight vs. Garmin Pilot vs. WingX
- Google Maps adds traffic info for more small cities
- For you DIY types
- A Garmin-compatible map of Greece
- Road safety project simTD connects cars, infrastructure
GPS deals
These are some bargains we’re currently tracking at our GPS deals site:
- NEW: Garmin eTrex 20 for $159.99 with free shipping
- NEW: 5″ Garmin nuvi 50 for $99.99 with free shipping
- Garmin eTrex 10 for $99.99 with free shipping
- Super-thin Garmin nuvi 3450LM for under $230 shipped
- Garmin nuvi 2360LMT for $149.95
- Garmin nuvi 2360LT for $118.99 shipped
- Garmin nuvi 1350LMT for $115.98 shipped
- $50 Garmin Forerunner trade-in offer
- Super-thin Garmin nuvi 3760LMT for $199.95 shipped
- SPOT Connect Satellite Communicator for $99.95 after $50 rebate
- $30 rebate on Garmin Edge 200 GPS cyclometer
- Garmin dezl 560LMT truck/RV GPS for $339.99 shipped
Updated GPS reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
- Garmin Edge 800 – Digital Versus looks at this high-end GPS cyclometer
- Garmin Montana 650t - Stuff.co.nz offers a brief review
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