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. Today’s lead image (above) is a teaser for a post coming early next week.
From GPS Tracklog
Our posts from the past week:
Garmin
- Garmin’s Real Directions getting positive reviews
- Boston Marathon Winner was sponsored by Garmin
- Touchscreen vs. Button: Which Chartplotter Type is Best for You?
- Good news! Garmin has hired a software quality specialist for the outdoor market segment
Magellan
- Magellan releases a pink Echo
- Magellan Echo Stopwatch Feature Tutorial
- How to Change the Echo Watch Face
- How to Revert Echo Device Software
- What to Do if You Updated your Echo and Prefer the Original Watch Face
Updates
- Garmin updates this week: nuvi 55/56/65/66
- Magellan Echo v 4.0.2.12
- Magellan Echo Utility v 1.1.10
- 2014 Magellan GWMU Map Update
- TopoFusion beta v 4.86
Autonomous cars
- The future of autonomous cars has a human element
- Why Data from Automated Vehicles Needs Serious Protection…
“The amount of data that will be created by automated vehicles is uncertain, but I’ve seen estimates of 1 GB per second…What’s collecting data in a driverless vehicle? Lidar, a laser technology that uses reflected light, is identifying everything around the vehicle with great precision. Cameras are taking pictures…”
GPS in the news
- My GPS made me do it: Lost Londoners Drive Into Sea
- GPS may not keep pace with I-49 name change, app developer says
Drones
- Texas Volunteer Search & Rescue Team Sues FAA
- FAA-approved drones report for duty on North Dakota farms
- Legislative committee approves proposed law to regulate drones in NC
Geocaching
- Geocaching’s New Celebrity X-Man
- I’ve posted about these abandoned air mail beacons before, but not about this series of caches
- The Madness After Maker Madness
- Announcing Your Newest Geocache Type
Satellites and such
- Software caused GLONASS failures
- Delay in Setting Recently Launched Block IIF Satellite Healthy
- Japan’s Plan for Centimeter-Resolution GPS
- Mork? NANU Alerts GPS Users to Start of L2C/L5 CNAV Messages
GPS tracking
- NYPD officials say issuing GPS trackers to disabled students would be ‘an administrative nightmare’
- GPS device used to track murder victim
- Man busted for planting tracking device on ex’s car
- And here’s one arrested for tracking his wife’s car
- Arizona appeals court overturns drug convictions based on secret GPS tracking
- Wisconsin appeals court says warrantless GPS tracking okay before 2012 court decision
The business of GPS
- TomTom Telematics surpasses 350,000 vehicles subscribed to its SaaS platform
- Facebook targets fitness market
Just geo
- Just what is that red line in Google Maps showing?
- Go back in time with Street View
- Hacking Historic Street View
- Digital Mapping in the 2nd century AD
- World Suicide Rate Map
All the news that doesn’t fit
- Helpful tip: There are two types of USB cables — power and data
- GizzMoVest intros new cases for Garmin Monterra
and Delorme InReach SE and Explorer
- A very basic bike GPS
- Great American hikes: 20 top trails across the USA
- Ask a Dev: How to Use GPS in a Hybrid App
- Loch Ness Monster Not Found In Apple Maps; not all agree though:
https://twitter.com/normis/status/458590844761952256
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