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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 image gives you a sneak peek at a couple of upcoming reviews.
From GPS Tracklog
Our posts from the past week:
Also, in our GPS deals section, the Forerunner rebates end on Halloween, and then there’s that awesome Garmin 62s bundle deal.
Garmin
- Probable new Garmin series include the VIVO and gobi
- Garmin nuvi 30 hack: How to: set up a QWERTY keyboard
- Tutorial on creating Garmin maps
- San Diego Trail Map, also updated MyTrails, SW Trails & Philmont Scout Trails
- DC Rainmaker: Garmin Tactix In-Depth Review
Updates
- ExpertGPS v 4.91
- Garmin software updates this past week: Alpha 100, Approach S2, Astro 320, Communicator plugin, eTrex 20/30, Forerunner x20, Rino 6xx
The business of GPS
- Garmin’s new Chandler, AZ facility to be larger than first expected
- Quote from The State of Apple Maps:
Several of my complaints from last year remain, despite reporting problems multiple times and dropping pins on correct buildings. Every time I jump into Maps I try to make a correction, and these corrections remain unfixed.
GPS in the news
- Mercedes offers GPS-Sensitive A/C so you don’t suck fumes in a tunnel
- Sat Nav Blamed for Wedding Guests Getting Stuck In Field
Satellites and such
- Glitch on October 2012 Delta 4 Mission Is Behind GPS 2F-5 Launch Delay
Geocaching
- Geocaching in Space – The Interactive Event Map
- Some interesting geocaching stats
- Geocaching Intro version 2.1 for iOS
Going mobile
- Trapster.com Gets a Makeover and can send POIs to your Garmin or TomTom
- Good quote from why GPS eats so much battery power:
…you need to communicate with three or four satellites for an extended duration at 50 bits per second … Mobile devices such as Android and the iPhone achieve their battery life largely because they can aggressively and quickly enter into and exit from sleep states. GPS prevents this.
GPS tracking
- Appellate court: Nope, feds can’t just GPS track your car without a warrant
- ‘They love scanning’: Denver students tracked on bus via GPS
- Indoor Location Companies Announce Consumer Privacy Rules
- Hit the brakes! GPS mom is watching
- Police use oxycontin GPS tracker to find suspects
- How GPS Transformed Trucking and Made the Open Road a Lot Less Open
Just geo
- Very cool use of Google Maps; Google Earth too
- Map: Six Decades of the Most Popular Names for Girls, State-by-State
- Introducing Google Maps Engine Pro: Helping businesses create, visualize and share their data on a map
- And an FAQ
- Geospatial Webinars
All the news that doesn’t fit
- DC Rainmaker: Initial thoughts on the new Adidas Smart Run GPS watch
- Yale Graduate Develops Game-Changing Cycling Navigation Device
- GpsPasSion review: BlackVue Drive Recorder; and it’s available in the US
Updated GPS reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
- Delorme InReach SE — Review by vikapproved
- Garmin GPSMAP 741xs — I’ve added this YouTube video to Bob Mueller’s in-depth review of this marine unit
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