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 courtesy of USGS of course.
Thanksgiving weekend GPS deals
- My picks for the best deals: Holiday weekend GPS deals roundup
- Updated: Weekend GPS deals at Amazon
- GPS City holiday 2013 sale
- New deals each day: Garmin Black Friday week sale
- Still going: REI sale includes Garmin Forerunner 210 and GPSMAP 62s
- TopoFusion 40% off
More from GPS Tracklog
Other posts from the past week:
Garmin
- Garmin Monterra – Transferring files through WiFi
- Some details about how Garmin’s new universal smartphone uses NFC to autolaunch navigation
- Updates this week: POI Loader for Mac, VIRB, VIRB Edit
Geocaching
- Geocache hunter trampled by cows in North Scarle field
- Geocaching in Harmony with Nature (Part 2)
- Big Four Ice Caves — Geocache of the Week
GPS in the news
- River Road collision after driver follows bad GPS advice
- Scientists use GPS-equipped cars to measure rainfall
- The short life of GPS speed surfing
- Really? Sony files patent for SmartWig with camera, GPS
- Not sure this wallet really uses GPS; maybe just Bluetooth? (news release here)
Traffic
- More great info on traffic services in this comment thread
- Total Traffic Weather Network and TomTom join forces
- TomTom Wins Clear Channel Traffic Business from INRIX
Satellites and such
- What’s coming for Galileo in 2014
- Jamming Threats Webinar
- OCX and GPS cyber security
GPS tracking
- Stolen laptop leads cops to slaying suspects
- Police, CCS Use GPS To Track Down Alleged Drunk Bus Driver
- Police should get used to being under GPS microscope
- “NORAD Tracks Santa” Is Back
- US judge throws out Apple location-tracking lawsuit
- Amber Alert GPS Unveils Next Generation Product: Child Tracking and 2-Way Voice
- GPS transponders could be seen on local beaches (see image below)
Going mobile
- Trapster Helpful Hints: Patrols Lines
- New GPS golf app for Android
- Waze Now Lets Celebrities Voice Turn-By-Turn Directions
- Nokia’s DreamWorks Dragons Adventure game uses real world GPS data
- Want a futuristic navigation HUD on your windshield? Check out Sygic’s GPS app (see image below)
The business of GPS
- Garmin readying expansion in Salem
Just geo
- Tracing the World’s Most Complicated Roadways With GPS Data (see image above)
- We Asked Brits To Label The United States; via @GPSGIS_Eric
- America gets her revenge; via @maproomblog
- How different parts of the US celebrate Thanksgiving
- Trap Streets!
- Browse the maps of Gaia GPS online
- The holy trail: using Trekker, Google’s edge in the next mapping war
- Jazz up your site or blog with the new Google Maps embed
- How Google Earth is busting Persian Gulf nations for overfishing
- Undersea volcano creates new island 620 miles south of Tokyo
NASA released a new improved SRTM digital elevation model (global topographic data) while I wasn't looking https://t.co/L8PRNMETNz
— Rob Simmon (@rsimmon) November 25, 2013
All the news that doesn’t fit
- New York troopers use tall SUVs to catch texting drivers
- MirrorLink Makes Headway
- Full speed ahead for connected cars, but are they going the wrong way?
- Hands on with Gran Turismo 6 GPS Visualizer functionality
- OSM’s own weekly link roundup
- Colorado Cub Scout Opts for ArcGIS Online to Track Popcorn and Pretzel Sales
- Bad Elf Dongle Adds GPS Via Lighting Port
- GPS Technology Helps Car Dealers Keep Track of Inventory
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