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 is a leaked image of TomTom’s rumored Golf Watch, which is expected to be released later this month.
From GPS Tracklog
- My GPS Made Me Do It – Pizza Delivery Driver Stranded on Train Tracks
- TomTom Golf Watch rumored to be released soon
GPS Tracking
- GOP candidate places tracking device on opponent’s car
- public officials debate GPS surveillance of accused domestic abusers
- GPS tracking in restraining order cases on hold in Wisconsin
- Tracking ducks to learn about wetlands
- Lineable offers simple kid-tracking device for just US$5
Satellite Stuff
- Western Sanctions Fail to Impede GLONASS Satellite Production
- Russia to place GLONASS monitoring stations in Kazakhstan
- Russia can’t abandon imported equipment in navigation satellites
Garmin
- Garmin AOA FAA Approved, Now Shipping
- New FliteLevel Service Contract Program for G1000 Now Includes Out-of-Warranty Systems
Geocaching
- Michelin Geocaching Contest
- 1 Million Geocaches Hidden in the U.S
- Tips for Geocaching with Dogs
- 8 amazing geocaches for beginners
GPS in the news
- GPS Technology Shaves Minutes Off Emergency Response Time in Missouri
- GPS used in surgery
- Precision agriculture on the global stage
- GPS Jamming Detector Successful
Going mobile
- Faster GPS locking on your rooted Android device
- Guided by Waze into the heart of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Just Geo
- Yves Fortier: A herald of Canada’s golden age of geology
- Professor to share marine geology expertise with Norway
- Headstones clue to Oxford’s geology
- Richmont Mines Expanding Resources at Island Gold Mine
All the news that doesn’t fit
