This week in GPS is a weekly link roundup of (mostly) GPS related odds and ends, from GPS Tracklog and other places around the Web. To get a few of the biggest stories as they break, follow me on Twitter. Our lead video today comes from College Humor, via MSN.
From GPS Tracklog
Our posts from the past week:
Garmin
- MyGeocachingManager supports GGZ file type
- Garmin recalls Quatix GPS marine watch
- Panbo: Cruising with Garmin wireless — BCM, 741, HomePort & quatix
- An interesting post from Garmin, considering that the fenix doesn’t officially support maps (see pic below)
Maps on the Garmin fenix; image courtesy Garmin
GPS in the news
- Their GPS made them do it: Bank reposses wrong house
- Court told that death crash driver was fiddling with satnav
- Get Back, Loretta: DARPA Seeks to Eliminate GPS Dependence
- Phones, GPS units, telematics devices OK’d for use as truck weight bypass transponders
- GPS devices may not be all that accurate
- Tribals in Gujarat finally get land rights, using GPS technology
GPS drones
- Dronestagram: Share your best aerial pictures viewed from a drone; via All Points Blog
- AeroSee uses drones for crowdsourced mountain rescue
The business of GPS
- Monthly map updates coming? Remember, Navman parent corp Mitac also owns Magellan and Mio; via All Points Blog
- Who Will Apple Maps Buy Next?
- Nokia HERE (NAVTEQ) Posts Drop in Revenue, Down 18% in 2Q 2013
- I linked to this from another source before, but wanted to highlight this quote:
47 percent of car owners said they used a smartphone map app while driving last year, up from 37 percent a year earlier
Updates
- Lots of software updates this week: Astro 320, BaseCamp, dezl 760, Forerunner 910XT, HUD, Montana, nuvi x2, x4, 30, 40, 50, and Vector; Magellan VantagePoint
Satellites and such
- USAF squeezing extra life from GPS satellites
- GPS III prototype arrives at Cape Canaveral
- This post on IRNSS (Indian GNSS) includes a coverage map
- GPS jamming: Out of sight
- And a rather sensationalist article on GPS spoofing
Magellan
- RoadMate RV9365T-LMB announced
A nice interval run tonight with the new Magellan Echo. Feels/looks like a normal running GPS watch…ideal. pic.twitter.com/EWtLNXT7r5
— Ray Maker (@dcrainmakerblog) July 25, 2013
TomTom
- TomTom reports second quarter 2013 results
- 2Q Revenue Down 4%, Maintains Guidance for Full Year
- Didn’t hurt the stock price: TomTom shares at 6-month high as sales stabilize
- TomTom Traffic Powers Maps App in BlackBerry 10
GPS tracking
- GPS player tracking comes to the NFL
- Convicted felon wearing GPS bracelet commits armed robbery
- Accused ‘serial’ peeper ordered to wear GPS device at all times
- GPS for safety of houseboats
Going mobile
- Apple wants to improve your battery life with GPS tracking
- Can technology solve the distracted driving problem?
- NYT: Following Public Dots to a Missing Phone
- Article on the Chevy MyLink system
- Successful indoor navigation with a phone’s built in sensors; now they just need to map the world’s indoor spaces!
- Citymaps, an ambitious Google Maps competitor with a social twist, launches on the iPhone
Just geo
- On top of Mt. Fuji with the Street View Trekker
- What Happens When Everyone Makes Maps?
All the news that doesn’t fit
- Casio GPS camera uses dead reckoning in GPS-denied environments
- HUDs: Projecting the future?
- Is the Future of Mapping Social?
Updated GPS reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
- Garmin Forerunner 10 – Holabird Sports Blog reviews this fitness unit
- Garmin Forerunner 610 — Review by GirlGuides
- Garmin Oregon 650 — An initial thoughts review
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