GPS Tracklog http://gpstracklog.com GPS reviews, news, tips, tricks and deals Sat, 18 May 2013 13:02:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 This week in GPS — May 18th, 2013 http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/this-week-in-gps-may-18th-2013.html http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/this-week-in-gps-may-18th-2013.html#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 13:02:03 +0000 Rich Owings http://gpstracklog.com/?p=21499 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. From GPSread more

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]]> http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/this-week-in-gps-may-18th-2013.html/feed 2 Truncated GPS 3 deployment in favor of GPS 4? http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/truncated-gps-3-deployment-in-favor-of-gps-4.html http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/truncated-gps-3-deployment-in-favor-of-gps-4.html#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 12:55:46 +0000 Rich Owings http://gpstracklog.com/?p=21495 Even though the first GPS 3 satellite won’t be ready for launch until next April, it appears that the US Air Force is considering limiting the number of GPS 3 satellites launched and speeding up development of the next generation: During a discussion of the service’s GPS 3 plans at an April 25 hearing ofread more

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]]> http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/truncated-gps-3-deployment-in-favor-of-gps-4.html/feed 0 Garmin nuvi traffic symbols http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/garmin-nuvi-traffic-symbols.html http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/garmin-nuvi-traffic-symbols.html#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:25:07 +0000 Rich Owings http://gpstracklog.com/?p=21487 I’m not sure how many folks actually take the time to review Garmin’s traffic symbol legend. When you’re fighting traffic probably isn’t the best time to do it, and it’s not that simple to find the legend either. First of all you have to have the traffic receiver connected and receiving, so there’s no wayread more

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]]> http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/garmin-nuvi-traffic-symbols.html/feed 2 This week in GPS — May 11th, 2013 http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/this-week-in-gps-may-11th-2013.html http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/this-week-in-gps-may-11th-2013.html#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 12:45:57 +0000 Rich Owings http://gpstracklog.com/?p=21480 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. From GPS Tracklog Our posts from the pastread more

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]]> http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/this-week-in-gps-may-11th-2013.html/feed 0 2013 Garmin nuvi series traffic is ad-free http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/ad-free-traffic-garmin-nuvi-2013.html http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/ad-free-traffic-garmin-nuvi-2013.html#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 13:01:19 +0000 Rich Owings http://gpstracklog.com/?p=21478 When Garmin introduced lifetime traffic in 2008, it came bundled with their units but was ad-supported. You can see an example in the screenshot below. Personally, I found the ads low-key, but they certainly annoyed lots of folks.  Well get this — I was testing the nuvi 3597LMTHD for traffic coverage the other day, whenread more

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]]> http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/ad-free-traffic-garmin-nuvi-2013.html/feed 1 SPOT Gen3 satellite messenger vs DeLorme inReach SE http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/spot-gen3-delorme-inreach.html http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/spot-gen3-delorme-inreach.html#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 13:04:27 +0000 Rich Owings http://gpstracklog.com/?p=21462 There’s a little more info trickling out on the SPOT Gen3 Satellite Messenger, including its ability to send your position at 30 minute intervals for up to 45 days on a single charge. The SPOT Gen3 lists for $169.99 and is expected to be available later this month. Meanwhile, the DeLorme inReach SE may alreadyread more

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]]> http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/spot-gen3-delorme-inreach.html/feed 4 The Earth as Art http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/the-earth-as-art.html http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/the-earth-as-art.html#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 13:21:39 +0000 Rich Owings http://gpstracklog.com/?p=21459 There’s no GPS focus to this post, but I know a lot of our readers are into geography and satellite imagery, and I just couldn’t pass this up. NASA has published The Earth as Art, available in hardcover, and as an eBook and iPad app (the latter two are available for free). From the intro: In 1960,read more

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]]> http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/the-earth-as-art.html/feed 0 This week in GPS — May 4, 2013 http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/this-week-in-gps-may-4-2013.html http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/this-week-in-gps-may-4-2013.html#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 16:29:53 +0000 Rich Owings http://gpstracklog.com/?p=21454 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. From GPS Tracklog Posts and updates fromread more

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]]> http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/this-week-in-gps-may-4-2013.html/feed 0 Garmin Oregon 650 review http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/garmin-oregon-650-review.html http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/garmin-oregon-650-review.html#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 14:54:00 +0000 Rich Owings http://gpstracklog.com/?p=21433 Hands on Garmin Oregon 650 review This guest review was written by Andy Byers, creator of the Garmin Oregon 6xx wiki, Montana wiki, and BaseCamp wiki. On being an early adopter I am an early adopter. Having owned many Garmin GPS receivers in the past, I find myself eager to experience the new features and functions includedread more

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]]> http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/garmin-oregon-650-review.html/feed 69 Best selling GPS for April 2013 http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/best-selling-gps-for-april-2013.html http://gpstracklog.com/2013/05/best-selling-gps-for-april-2013.html#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 13:49:45 +0000 Rich Owings http://gpstracklog.com/?p=21448 Around the first of each month, we take a look back to see which models our readers have bought over the past month. The rankings below are based on the number of units sold on GPS Tracklog through our various partners like Amazon and REI. On the auto side, the Garmin nuvi 40LM and 50LM sharedread more

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