Looks like the TomTom GO 600 may hit the US market at the end of March
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.
Our lead image this week is of the TomTom GO 600
From GPS Tracklog
Our posts from the past week:
Garmin
- GPSMAP 64st now shipping from GPS City and REI.com
- I should have my review of the 64s up sometime next week
- My Trails map updated
- Eastern Public Land Ownership Garmin Compatible Map
- PC Mag’s Garmin Vivofit review and one from Wired
- Garmin Vivofit
now shipping in multiple color choices
- This rebate may mean a new Edge is coming; @allory_d says this update refers to an Edge 1000 and WiFi
- Garmin software updates this week: fenix/D2/Tactix (beta) fenix 2, Monterra, nuvi 30/40/x2/x4, Vector
Drones
- I linked to this in yesterday’s drone article, but in case you missed it: Busting the FAA’s “Myth Busting” Document
- Move over taser, here comes a stun drone
- Drone Journalist Suing Hartford, CT Police
- NC study group recommends using drones for ag research, rescue missions
Satellites and such
- GPS III program faces cuts, more delays in 2015 budget
- Incredible HD Video of Earth From Space Brings Maps to Life:
DeLorme
A couple of inReach stories I hadn’t seen before:
- Grand Canyon Rafter Airlifted Out Within One Hour of SOS
- Helicopter Pilot Stranded by the Fog
- And the obligatory infographic
Apple CarPlay, et al.
- Announcement: Apple Rolls Out CarPlay
- Apple’s New CarPlay Is Almost a Step in the Right Direction
- Mercedes: CarPlay, Android and MirrorLink
- Apple’s CarPlay vs. MirrorLink: Is there a need for both? Here’s a short answer…
There’s not going to be a single automaker just choosing CarPlay. It’s short-sighted to do that.
Going mobile
- iPhone 5S tracks your motion even after the battery dies
- Trapster Audio Alert Update
Car tech
- Automated cars – are we there yet?
- By The Time Your Car Goes Driverless, You Won’t Know The Difference
- The rise of the connected car
hereO GPS child tracker
GPS tracking
- HereO’s GPS kid’s watch isn’t the first of its kind, it’s just cuter and cheaper; more info here (image above)
- The Best Animal Tracking Maps
- Burglary suspect leaves trail of GPS evidence
- Wow indeed; how do you anonymize that?…
Wow: INRIX can track hourly increments of every vehicle that drives by, where they came from, stops along the way @jmaronny #W2OSummit #sxsw
— Adam Cohen (@adamcohen) March 6, 2014
GPS in the news
- Cop’s GPS Data Conflicts With Justin Bieber Drag Racing Story
Indoor location
- TomTom integrates indoor mapping with Micello partnership
Just geo
- MapBox Innovates While Google Stagnates
- Orienting a Topographic Map
- What 15 World Heritage Sites Will Look Like in 2,000 Years, Thanks to Climate Change
- Antipodes map of the world
All the news that doesn’t fit
- A bizarre (Windows CE with Apple icons!) Mitac all-in-one PND/tablet clears the FCC but I doubt we will see it in the US
- New U.S. traffic rankings by city
- Could a giant sunburst unplug Earth?
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