My GPS made me do it! Image via Webster, MA police department
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 from a train vs. Subaru accident blamed on GPS.
From GPS Tracklog
Our posts from the past week:
Hot deal
- Here’s a deal I just came across this morning — the 5″ top of the Advanced series line Garmin nüvi 2597LMT
for $163.
GPS in the news
- Coralville Man Says GPS To Blame For Poor Driving (not blood alcohol level)
- Sat-nav steps too far; via Pocket GPS World
- Wounded Warrior Anglers receive new GPS, back on the water
Garmin
- DC Rainmaker: First Look at Garmin’s new fenix2
- A vívofit getting started video and one on heart rate, challenges and calorie tracking
- Garmin adds ANT power meter support to VIRB action camera
- Garmin Express eating your fitness data?
- Afghanistan Streets Garmin compatible map
- Garmin to Show Pedestrian Nav on Sony SmartWatch at MWC
- Garmin profit beats expectations
- And from the earnings call slide show (looks like more pet devices coming?)…
A hint of things to come?
Interesting little admission in Garmin Connect app update that things have been a bit neglected lately. pic.twitter.com/0q8xJ6aFbT
— Ray Maker (@dcrainmakerblog) February 20, 2014
TomTom
Magellan
- From Jim Cyr…How to pair Magellan Echo with Wahoo Fitness
Updates
- Garmin updates this past week: Connect Mobile, dezl 560, Edge 510/810, Express, fenix/D2/tactix (beta), VIRB
- Some details on the Garmin Connect Mobile update
- ExpertGPS v 5.04
Drones
- FAA Cracks Down on Beer Delivery Drone
- The rocky road to FAA approval
Indoor location
- FCC Acts to Help Emergency Responders Locate Wireless 911 Callers Indoors
- Philips’ smart lighting tells you where to go in the grocery store
Satellites and such
- Delta 4 rocket boosts GPS navigation satellite into space
- This article includes some great photos and a video of the launch
- Two more launches coming in May and July
- ESA Helps Prepare Satnav Mass Market for Galileo Services
Tonight's @ulalaunch @ATK @45thSpaceWing Delta-IV launch of #GPSIIF5! Photo: AmericaSpace / Alan Walters pic.twitter.com/Q7tvehjWTu
— AmericaSpace (@AmericaSpace) February 21, 2014
Jamming and spoofing
- When GPS falters, where will the military turn?
- GNSS Vulnerable: What to Do?
- GPS Spoofing Could Be Rising Security Threat
Geocaching
- Geocaching in 1000′s of Pictures
- Geocaching Through the Fog of Alzheimer’s
GPS tracking
- Homeland Security reconsiders plans for a national license plate recognition database
- School bus GPS helps speed rescue of ‘stuck’ Dubuque students
- False Positives and False Promises Overwhelm GPS Monitoring of Criminals
- GPS monitoring alerts overwhelm probation officers
- The electronic stakeout: Innovative use of GPS technology
- Island lawmakers’ bill would have insurance companies pay for GPS device for autistic kids
- Inaccurate headline but…Jewelry with hidden GPS chips offers personal safety with style
Going mobile
- Hyundai to deliver incremental map updates
- Waze Tips: How to add a stop point
- Broadcom’s new chip brings GPS to smartwatches without killing the battery
- Waze navigation app now reads destinations from iOS and Android calendars
Just geo
- Welcome to the new Google Maps
- Getting lost in the new Google Maps
- Google Maps Gets An Update: Five Fun New Features To Try
- Some missing features will be added back
- HERE (NAVTEQ) maps coming to Windows 8.1 devices
- 40 Spectacular Sights Of Nature You Need To See Before You Die
- Trap town gets real: Agloe, the Paper Town Stronger than Fiction
- Are maps the route to financial success?
- A Hunk Of Planet Dissolves Before Our Eyes
- 10 mapping blogs you should add to your reading list
- Make your Own Google Maps Sculptures
- New Geo MOOC
- Monitoring the World’s Forests with Global Forest Watch
- LiDAR Data Quality Standards, Certification Discussed
All the news that doesn’t fit
- Compass Navigation
- 9 of the most epic GPS failures
About Rich Owings
Hi,
I just picked up a Garmin Nuvi 3590LMT had at Costco for $219.00. I am considering returning it for a newer 2014 model that has the slicker form factor and mounting system but I am not sure which 2014 Nuvi model to compare to. I don’t want to pay out big bucks for last years models. Can you tell me what you think and your take on buying a nuvi at this time of year?
Thanks,
Gary
That’s a 2012 model. The latest model (2013) is the nuvi 3597LMTHD… http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/hands-on-with-garmin-nuvi-3597lmthd.html. It is unclear if they will release a new Prestige series model this year. If it were me and I could afford it, I’d probably go for the newer model.
Hi Rich,
Yea, compulsive purchase caused me to buy an antiquated model. I’m returning it and putting the money towards the 2014 Garmin nuvi Essentials line and buy the Nuvi 55LMT.
Unfortunately, Costco doesn’t carry up-to-date lines otherwise I’d buy from them because their return policy is unbelievable. Thanks for relying to my question.
Regards,
Gary