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.
From GPS Tracklog
Posts and updates from the past week:
- Garmin Oregon 650 review
- Best selling GPS for April 2013
- I’ve updated my Boston bombers were tracked by GPS post, saying “I’m now seeing multiple reports that authorities used the Mercedes mbrace system to track the vehicle”
- And I added some Garmin nuvi 2013 series deals and a Garmin Approach golf GPS rebate to our GPS deals page
Garmin
- Looks like Garmin’s 100K topo may have finally gotten better road data
- GSAK adds .GGZ file support
- A couple of Oregon 6xx series videos: Features Overview and Sunlight Visibility
- A new Garmin USB ANT stick mini
GPS in the news
- Survey: Drivers blame GPS to avoid traffic ticket
- Like this?…
My GPS made me do it! Image via Westside Rag and Ray Jacobs
Geocaching
- May the Fourth Be With You – Star Wars Cache
- Win a chirp from OpenCaching
- Geocaching in Education resources
- Extreme Geocaching in Pictures (and Video…)
http://youtu.be/UXkTDMvEUX8
GPS Tracking
- Theft of an iPhone Sets Off a Cinematic High-Speed Chase
- Search for tourist after GPS tracker falls silent
- Misleading headline? Cellphone network upgrades make location tracking almost as precise as GPS
- Defendant in Supreme Court GPS case pleads guilty, avoids fourth trial
The business of GPS
- Apple to move aggressively into in-car integration
- PDF: Garmin Q1 earnings; here’s what the KC Star and WSJ had to say about the quarter
- Not only is Garmin having to fend off smartphones; tablets are taking some of the aviation market
- Trip Advisor licenses TomTom geocoding service
- TeleNav Forecasts Losses in FY 2014
- Eric Gakstatter thinks Google is abusing them by giving a product away…
Just like what Microsoft did to Netscape. Google Navigator is abusing Telenav. Expects to loss money in 2014. http://t.co/58NKNJBetg #GPS
— Eric Gakstatter (@GPSGIS_Eric) May 2, 2013
Satellites and such
- China investing $81 million in Beidou
Going mobile
Updates
- Garmin firmware updates this week: Approach S2, S3, dezl 760, Edge 510
- TopoFusion v 4.76
- ExpertGPS v 4.87
Just geo
- Watch 62 years of global warming in 13 seconds
- Google Maps API v2 gets another reprieve
- The new cartographers: making mountains out of hills; via All Points Blog
- OpenStreetMap Makes It Easier To Suggest Corrections, New HTML5-Based Editor Coming Later This Year
- Don’t worry, it’s not real (via Google Maps Mania):
Miscellany
- The Rand McNally Foris 850 gets a pre-order page (and a $400 price tag!)
- DeLorme inReach SE clears the FCC
- Google Glass to support GPS navigation without companion app
- Suunto Ambit 2 and 2S review by DC Rainmaker
- The Magellan SmartGPS
is now available from BestBuy.com; here’s a look at the companion app
- What not to do with your GPS drone; via @atomicphoto and @davezatz
- Reaction:
@gpstracklog has a cartoonist yet drawn a frisbee welcoming a drone to the hidden side of a neighbors roof?
— Jeff Highsmith (@UniDumper) May 3, 2013
Updated GPS reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
- Garmin GLO – Mac Life has post a brief review
- Magellan SmartGPS – Bloomberg and Tech Hive review this new model
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