The Garmin D2 Pilot Watch
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. This week’s lead image is of Garmin’s new D2 Pilot Watch; here’s the full news release and the D2 product page.
From GPS Tracklog
Our posts from the past week:
Traffic
- An “independent study” commissioned by TomTom says TomTom best for live traffic; still an very interesting read though; here’s a PDF report of the study
Government shutdown
- Citations issued to “trespassers” in Grand Teton, Yellowstone
- Feds to Let States Pay to Open Parks
- Several Utah parks opening today
- TopoFusion takes a hit too
Garmin
- BikeRadar posts a first look at the Garmin Edge Touring Plus
- Garmin HUD now shipping
- More info about that Garmin Connect API for Corporate Wellness Programs
- A routable East Africa topo map
- That D2 Pilot Watch can control the new VIRB action camera
- Garmin VIRB how to videos from GPS City; here’s one of them…
GPS in the news
- Official says GPS directs drivers onto train tracks
- Sensors, cameras, GPS & algorithms meet in a wearable device to help the blind navigate
The business of GPS
- Looks like we may getting closer to seeing the new TomTom GO series in the US
- Shipments of Wearable Technology Devices Will Reach 64 Million in 2017
- Apple looking for a GPS Field Design Engineer
- Twitter IPO May Hinge on Location-based Data Mining
Lots of inexpensive industrial #GIS handhelds at @InsideIntergeo this year. #GPS #GNSS @AltusPS pic.twitter.com/DwfTran0iF
— Eric Gakstatter (@GPSGIS_Eric) October 10, 2013
Satellites and such
- European Ground Stations Enable Galileo Search and Rescue Training
Drones
- The Wild West of UAS/Drone Education Programs
- Real Estate Agents Try Amateur UAS; FAA Considers that Commercial Use
Geocaching
- Geocaching Rockets into Space (Again)
- Geocaching in Space FAQ
- Helena, Montana wins Rand McNally best geocaching small town contest…
GPS tracking
- Auburn turns to GPS technology to help track (pet? mascot?) eagles Nova, Spirit
- Venice’s Famed Gondolas To Carry GPS Tracking Devices
- Amtrak Now Provides Real-Time Train Tracking Map For Entire Country
- WI Supreme Court Considers Requiring Warrants For GPS Tracking Suspects
- N.J. lawmakers want to put GPS trackers on state cars
- China to install GPS in government cars to track misuse
- DNR uses cell phone GPS to find lost hunter
- GPS for Wandering Dog-Walker Shows Dementia Challenge
- Bike+ is a security alarm and fitness computer for bicycles
- FiLIP is an electronic leash for your kids’ wrists and it’s coming to AT&T…
AT&T’s forthcoming FiLiP child tracker
Going mobile
- Samsung to add ANT to full range of mobile devices
- Every GPS App Should Make You Follow an Adorable Pack of Penguins
Just geo
- Google Maps explains their multi-point route and search results, but the new Google Maps still sucks
- Google Now Cards Invade The New Google Maps
Oh no, CNN–that's not where Hong Kong is! pic.twitter.com/uCct4WsbOh
— Traci Lee (@traciglee) October 7, 2013
All the news that doesn’t fit
- Self-driving cars? They are (sort of) here already
- Toyota plans mid-decade launch of anti-collision system and self-driving cars
- inReach Marriage Proposal from Mt. Kilimanjaro (if I would have tried that, my wife probably would have said no!)
- 10 of America’s Most Dangerous Roads
- Mitsubishi cars get Nokia’s Here Traffic road updates in near real time
Updated GPS reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
- Garmin HUD — Reviewed by The Australian and Trusted Reviews
- Garmin nuvi 2455LMT — LongLongHoneymoon reviews this unit for their Airstream trips
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