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 from the Garmin Connect IQ store, as this week the company hosted the first-ever Connect IQ Developer Summit. Read more about this and other GPS news below:
From GPS Tracklog
GPS Tracking
- E-Case is smart luggage that you can track via real-time GPS
- Advanced electronically monitored house arrest now uses GPS
- Orange County man accused of stalking ex using GPS tracker
- Young Inventor’s Device Locates Lost Kids
- Why Cleveland police can’t track Steve Stephens’ Ford Fusion using GPS
Garmin
TomTom
- TomTom and Basic-Fit Collaborate to Help People Enjoy an Active Lifestyle
- TomTom and MapLink Strengthen Global Relationship to Cover Global Logistics Business
- TomTom First Quarter 2017 Results
Geocaching
- Celebrate 3 million geocaches with a new souvenir!
- Groundspeak Interview with Geocaching Event Host that Plans to Break World Record
GPS in the news
- Police Calling GPS Remote on Shark Tank – Guard Llama
- NEW: Florida man jailed after allegedly stalking ex with GPS
- Garmin Fenix 5 Series of GPS Wearables to Be Launched in India Soon
The business of GPS
- Healthcare Products LLC Commits to Donating a Portion of GPS Watch Sales to The Alzheimer’s Association
- UK drivers will have to prove they can safely use a sat nav to get their license
- Next-generation GPS launch system testing moves from Raytheon factory to customer site
Drones
Going mobile
- Mercy Health Launches “Right This Way” Indoor GPS App at Cincinnati Hospital
- This clever smartphone mount will make GPS navigation a snap
- ‘Pokemon GO’ update: ‘GPS Spoofing’ no longer working for cheating gamers
