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 in celebration of Pi Day, which is tomorrow! Geocachers can earn two new souvenirs on Saturday by completing two simple tasks. Scroll down for more info and for some other things that happened this week in the world of GPS:
From GPS Tracklog
- Get Two Geocaching Souvenirs on Pi Day
- Infographic: Evolution of GPS
- Kids GPS Watch Includes Geocaching Function
- TomTom GPS Watches Compatible with Nike+
- GPS Leads Bus on 400 Mile Detour
- IRNSS Constellation Setbacks
GPS Tracking
- Limerick company helping British army track its soldiers
- GPS tracking of sex offenders begins in South Australia
- Deer tracking goes high tech
Satellite Stuff
- Arianespace’s Soyuz for the next dual-satellite Galileo launch begins its integration in French Guiana
- Galileo Satellites Ready for Fueling as Launcher Takes Shape
- India to Launch Fourth Navigation Satellite for Communications Security but because of delays, we’re not sure when
Garmin
- Walleye Angler Marianne Huskey Joins Garmin Pro Team
- Garmin Brings Safety Enhancing Electronic Stability and Protection To G3X And G3X Touch Systems That Utilize Garmin Autopilot
- Garmin Unveils Vantage, the Industry’s Most Comprehensive Line of ADS-B Solutions
Geocaching
- The Next Two Giga-Events!
- Ain’t No Mystery: Use the Geocaching Intro app to find Mystery Caches this Pi Day
GPS in the news
- GPS, wallet stolen from vehicle in Palatine
- CFS volunteer accused of deliberately lighting fire south of Adelaide ‘tracked by GPS’
- Now, GPS to Combat Exam Cheats
- NYC yellow cab drivers will no longer be tested on geography due to rise of GPS
- GPS, Calgary police helicopter help put brakes on dangerous car theft suspect
The business of GPS
- BrickHouse Security Acquires Securus GPS Tracking Business
- US Fleet Tracking Gives 4 Tips To Help Businesses Choose The Right GPS Trackers For Them
Drones
Going mobile
Just Geo
- Albany Geologist Hopes To Inspire Young Scientists With Geology Lego Set
- Career Spotlight: What I Do as a Research Geologist
- ‘Know Lake County’: Dr. Harry Lyons presents program on Lake County geology
- Humanity Is a Geologic Force “as Earth-Changing as a Meteorite Strike”
- Hot water clue to life on Saturn moon
- Ancient ocean linked to supercontinent’s breakup
- 4 years after Fukushima, Ore. earthquake risk looms
- New Long-Term Earthquake Forecast for California
All the news that doesn’t fit