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. This week’s featured image is a new lightweight pet tracker that is currently working through crowdfunding to pay for the last mile in production. Here’s what else happened this week:
From GPS Tracklog
- New Fashion GPS Jacket Announced
- GPS Poppy in London Honors Soldiers
- New Pet Tracker Debuts on Kickstarter
- Savannah River Ecology Lab scientists track gray wolves at Chernobyl site
GPS Tracking
- Intelligent Telematics launches all-in-one vehicle camera and tracking solution
- Used Car dealerships use GPS to track vehicles
- Kizon kid-tracking wearable heads to Europe
- GPS trackers used to steal bicycles in Carmarthenshire
Satellite Stuff
TomTom
Garmin
Geocaching
- Find the Right Geocaching Party for You
- More Features on the Geocaching App for Premium Members
- How to Claim a Geocaching FTF (First to Find)
- Movember Means: Must-caches
GPS in the news
- Drug convictions overturned on GPS search issue
- Used-car GPS helps police find abducted Pa. woman
- Two suspects of GLONASS programme funds theft detained – newspaper
- State Report Questions the Value of GPS Monitoring under Jessica’s Law
- GPS devices and know-how lead outdoor enthusiasts home
The business of GPS
- Location Technology Startup SocialRadar Buys Gridskippr, Rolls Out SDK
- UK Resurrects WWII Tech as GPS Backup
Going mobile
- MapQuest GPS App Gets Updates
- Google Maps: 5 Free Alternative Navigation Apps
- iSpy: Tracking Employees with GPS Technology on Mobile Devices
- Bus system buys mobile app
- Google Maps Gets Uber, Open Table Upgrade
