The Earl backcountry Android tablet GPS promises an e-ink screen, ANT+, BT 4.0, 2-way radio, waterproofness, solar charger and more!

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 the Earl Backcountry Survival Tablet; there’s a discussion thread on Groundspeak. read more

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 an interesting geographic data visualization. read more

Russia lanced another GLONASS-M satellite on April 26. Russian Ministry of Defense photo

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 Russia’s recent launch of another GLONASS-M satellite. read more

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 video shows Google Earth 7.1 support for Leap Motion. read more

Courtesy DC Rainmaker

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 DC Rainmaker’s tour of Garmin HQ.

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Bridge to Nowhere in the San Gabriel Mountains, five miles from any road (Image credit: Wikipedia)

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 (above) is of a very cool bridge to nowhere; via @modernhiker.

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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 video (above) is of an Earth-year through stunning NASA imagery; via Engadget. read more

A GPS tracker small enough for cats!

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 a cat tracker (via Outdoors Magic)! read more

Traffic hack!

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 story saying hackers can cause traffic jams by manipulating real-time traffic data; here is the full research paper (PDF). read more

An early Google Street View van

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. Today’s lead image is from a cool history of Google Street View. read more