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. This week’s featured image a lineup of geocaching containers in honor of International Geocaching Day, which is tomorrow. Be sure to check back for our article on the History of Geocaching!
From GPS Tracklog
GPS Tracking
- Enroll your outdoor cat in a cat tracking project
- Smallest GPS Tracker available Online
- Study shows shoppers not comfortable with indoor tracking
Satellite Stuff
Magellan
- Magellan’s SmartGPS 5390 is now available online from BestBuy, Costco, and Amazon
Geocaching
- Albany’s Northwest Art & Air Festival Geocaching event set for Aug. 22-23
- Be sure to check Geocaching.com’s calendar and check if there is a geocaching event near you this weekend!
- International Geocaching day is this Saturday. Keep a lookout for a History of Geocaching article on Saturday in celebration of the day!
GPS in the news
- GPS in a Teddy Bear catches Graveyard Robber
- Violent felon escapes despite GPS monitoring bracelet
The business of GPS
- Kratos wins $1M follow-on Military contract for GPS support
- Trimble Adds Advanced Line Acquisition to Autopilot Steering in farm vehicles
Going mobile
- Follow the USA Pro Challenge cycling competition with their new Tour Tracker app
- Hertz launches companion app for their NeverLost GPS system
Just Geo
- Take a look at the 6 Ways Humans Are Deeply Changing the Earth’s geology
- WSGS releases geologic map of Wyoming
- Earth’s early life endured long asteroid bombardment
- Facts about Fraking… because so many articles about it have been published recently
- Research Suggests Living On Early Earth Would Have Been Hell
All the news that doesn’t fit
- How to use Technology to reconnect to Nature
- Researchers can tell where you’re going with speed; not GPS
