This week in GPS — January 26th, 2013

A sneak peek at the Garmin nuvi 3597LMTHD

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 European hands on with the forthcoming Garmin nuvi 3597LMTHD.

From GPS Tracklog

Our posts from the past week:

• Garmin Cloud Storage
• Rand McNally enters handheld GPS market with Foris 850
• Garmin Approach S2 golf GPS announced
• GPS tracking of guns

GPS Deals

I added an Oregon 550 deal to our GPS deals page.

Another look at the Garmin nuvi 3597LMTHD

Garmin

• From Europe: A hands on with the Garmin nuvi 3597LMTHD (see pics above)
• Anybody else having trouble accessing their Smartphone Link live services? (Follow link and see comments)
• It’s in Dutch, but here’s a lengthy video preview of the Oregon 600 series (via Joachim Bardua):

DeLorme

• Is there a new DeLorme product coming? Via Groundspeak Forums

GPS in the news

• Woman sells ex’s fishing waypoints for $3000
• Blind hiker customized his own GPS technology for Appalachian Trail trek
• You’ll really need a GPS to find this (mobile) hotel
• Vibrating navigator shows cyclists the way

Geocaching

• Geocache VIDEO Geocachers Season 2 Trailer – YouTube
• All about earthcaches
• GreaseMonkey script: Get Street View In Your Geocaching.com Listings
• I didn’t even know there was a FTF Geocacher Magazine; via PodCacher
• A Logsheet Roller
• A guide to Munzee; via It’s Not About the Numbers
• GPS Adventures Maze Exhibit Travels to Colorado

Satellites and such

• Galileo’s Search and Rescue System Passes First Space Test
• Exelis contract seeks to improve GPS in urban and mountainous terrain
• Surrey Satellite US to Evaluate Small Satellite Approach to GPS
• DARPA touts progress on Phoenix program to salvage dead satellites
• More info on low cost RTK receivers in this article
  
• NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite to launch on February 11

Updates

• Software updates this week: Garmin BaseCamp for Windows, Dakota, Forerunner 310XT; Magellan RoadMate 5236T, Switch series
• ExpertGPS v 4.69

Giveaways

• This giveaway includes Garmin nuvi 50LMs and a week in Alaska, the Canadian Rockies or Yellowstone
• Garmin Forerunner 910XT giveaway

GPS tracking

• Parolee allegedly put his GPS on his dog

The business of GPS

• TomTom Strengthens Fitness Unit
• Personal Locator Beacon manufacturer ACR wins big in patent case
• TomTom and LoJack form strategic alliance to deliver fleet efficiency and protection to more businesses
• TomTom hiring program for new grads; via GISuser.com
• NAVTEQ rolls out Navigation.com
• Q&A: Danny Grobben, TomTom Africa General Manager
• Nike Opens Up API to its Nike+ Software and Data

Going mobile

• I keep seeing these from the UK, but it turns out we can get driving recorders in the US
• PC Mag: The Best GPS Apps for iPhone
• iOS: TomTom VS Navigon
• Where To? points of interest discovery app integrates with Garmin StreetPilot Onboard
• JVC Debuts MirrorLink-Enabled In-car Head Units (few phones supported though)
• The Auto Tech That Mattered at CES
• A waterproof smartphone; you’ll likely be hearing about more of these in the next month or so (see pic below):

A waterproof smartphone!

Just geo

• Nice interactive map from the National Weather Service; via Google Maps Mania
• Janesville, WI Maps Those with Multiple Drunk Driving Offense
• Time Zone Boundary Craziness
• OpenWeatherMap

Miscellaneous

• America’s national parks weigh solitude against cellular access
• Bluetooth low energy range can go to 100 meters; via @c_susie
• Winter survival tips; via Outdoor Quest

Updated GPS reviews

I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:

• Delorme inReach – I’ve embedded this YouTube video showing social messaging options
• Garmin Forerunner 10 – Gear Diary on this entry-level sportswatch; See Anna Run gets into the act too