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 is via @maproomblog.
From GPS Tracklog
Our posts from the past week:
- Garmin Monterra Android-based outdoor GPS announced (see updated info below)
- Garmin GPSMAP 547xs review
Garmin
- Monterra updates: The full news release, product page, and estimated availability date
- Garmin Monterra hands-on and some more photos
- DC Rainmaker says “Because it allows loading of Android apps, any app could leverage ANT sensors. Like IpBike or Endomondo”
- This video is in German but he got to spend 24 hours with it
- Random thought: Why does the Garmin Oregon 650 use a NiMH battery pack, while the Monterra uses Li-ion?
- A report of significant Bluetooth performance improvement in the 2013 nuvis
- New nuvi features coming?… HD weather, Environmental Zones and Signposts
- Cool video showing the Oregon 650 and 650t’s flashlight option
- New? Montana 600t Camo edition
- Garmin promo video for HD Digital Traffic
- Team Garmin-Sharp to try unconventional strategy at Tour de France
- New Trailhead Series maps for the Arizona National Scenic Trail and the Pacific NW National Trail…
Coverage maps for new Garmin Trailhead Series releases
Satellite communicators
- Looks like the DeLorme inReach SE is now shipping (and I’m expecting one Monday)
- And the SPOT GEN3 may not be too far behind
- Comparing satellite communicators
The business of GPS
- Mitac to consolidate Magellan, Mio & Navman, but keep all three brands (link no longer works, but that’s the gist of it)
- Google Confirms Antitrust Review of Waze Deal
- Error Reporting comes to Apple Maps
Updates
- Garmin updates this week: BaseCamp, dezl 760, nuvi 2xx7, 27×7, 35×7
- Suunto Ambit v 2.5
Geocaching
- World’s Oldest Unfound Geocache is Found! – Getting the FTF After 12 years
- Police Threaten To Charge Bomb-Scare Cache Owners
- Geocache Care
- A geocache made in Hollywood (but placed in Washington)
- Geocaching.com update release notes
- Controversial Steal-A-Cache Website Muggled…
- …and then: Muggled.net Owner Apologises
GPS in the news
- Truck drivers on Natchez Trace? GPS, distractions to blame
- How GPS Technology Helps Blind Golfers To “See”
- Another pic from that train/car crash
Satellites and such
- Launch of 3 GLONASS-M birds set for July 2
- All about GNSS dual satellite launches
- DHS National Risk Estimate on GPS Disruption
- ESA Unveils ‘New Breed’ of Galileo Satellite
- India’s first navigation satellite set for July 1 launch
GPS tracking
- Court of Appeals: Round-the-clock GPS tracking of state worker ‘unreasonable’
- Deputies: Boy, 14, on house arrest swiped puppies while wearing GPS ankle monitor
- GPS Systems Track Loved Ones on Road Trips
TomTom
- TomTom Go 500 review from Pocket-lint
- TomTom seeks new partners to integrate with its fleet management platform WEBFLEET
Going mobile
- Google Earth 7.1 for Android and iOS, now with Street View
- 10 of the Best iPhone Apps to Access on Your Nature Walk
- ALK Releases PC*MILER 27 with Redesigned User Interface
Just geo
- Apply now to be the next Google Maps Trekker
- Dead island that inspired Skyfall comes to Google Street View
- Explore 25,000 ancient sites in Google Earth with the Megalithic Portal
- 10 Google Earth Tips for Power Users
- Europe’s Best National Parks
- The glorious glitches of Apple Maps
- Halfmile’s Pacific Crest Trail Map; via Outdoor Quest
- Areas covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
- Snowden Route Maps
- What Antarctica looks like underneath all that ice
- The most famous brands from each state (including Garmin)
- And The Most Popular New Cars In Each State; via VerySpatial, who is right to say that the cartography sucks
- Google: Announcing DynamicMapsEngineLayer
- Only clear skies on Google Maps and Earth…
South America, before and after
All the news that doesn’t fit
- GPS earthquake monitoring station map
- StickNFind launches SDK, lets coders harness its Bluetooth stickers
- Smart brake lights being tested to prevent crashes
- MapMyIndia Launches Trailblazer 2 Motorcycle GPS
- New Frontiers for Raytheon’s Excalibur GPS Guided Shells
Updated GPS reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
- DeLorme inReach –A comparison of several satellite communicators
- Garmin Forerunner 310XT — Forks to Feet checks out this multi-sport watch
- TomTom VIA 1605TM — About.com reviews this auto unit
About Rich Owings
Camouflaged Monterras eh? Yes, because when I drop my GPS I want it to instantly blend into the surrounding area. 🙂
Errr…Montana that is.
Rich,
The “MAP” video is priceless! Where did you find it?
https://twitter.com/maproomblog/status/350266738899820546
This week in GPS — June 29th, 2013
◾Random thought:
Why does the Garmin Oregon 650 use a NiMH battery pack, while the Monterra uses Li-ion?
Answer:
The Montana/Monterra works with 3.6 Volts, eather with the Li-Ion or 3 NiMH batteries.
The Oregon works with 2.4 Volts and 2 NiMH batteries-battery pack.
There is no Li-Ion rechargeable battery for 2.4 Volts.
Thanks!