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 screenshot of a new app that uses three words instead of lattitude and longitude for navigational purposes. It’s pretty nifty! Here’s some other things happening in the world of GPS this week:
From GPS Tracklog
- GPS Favored Over Navigational Beacon in Nome
- New GPS/Nav App Provides 3D Views
- New App Replaces Latitude/Longitude with Words
GPS Tracking
- Eagle research soars via GPS trackers
- GPS devices embedded inside smart footballs could impact score reviews in AFL, NRL and ARU
- Man runs miles to spell out marriage proposal with smartphone GPS tracker
- Code 5 Group Announces Slap On GPS Trackers
Satellite Stuff
- Wayward Galileo Satellite Repositioned, Transmitting
- How GPS Satellites Make it Into Orbit
- Russia’s GLONASS Union may set up $100 million joint venture in India
Garmin
TomTom
Geocaching
- 5 Things They Never Tell Newbies About Geocaching Trackables
- Viva la Mexican Geocaching Souvenir!
- Celebrate Amazing Geocachers
GPS in the news
- GPS tracking system helps police nab Foxboro car theft suspects
- World’s first camera-based GPS for robots works in any weather or terrain
- Cycling bag-snatcher caught thanks to GPS technology
- GPS Tracking, Undercover Drug Buys Help Prosecutors, Authorities Bust Up Narcotics Ring
The business of GPS
Going mobile
- CoPilot GPS App Launches on Amazon Appstore for Android
- Santa Cruzan creates local trail map app
- Entrepreneur uses GPS to bring more interactive features to paintball
Drones
- NTSB Rules on FAA Appeal about Drones
- FAA Grants Commercial Drone Flight Exceptions
- OriginGPS’ Nano Module Powers Tiny Zano Drone
Just Geo
- UB Geology professor: Loud boom likely linked to earthquake
- Breast cancer: Metal tests developed from geology could help improve screening
- Holiday Road Trip? Compelling Reasons to Stuff a Geologist in Your Car – But Do Your Own Driving
- Earthquake, geology and landslide news – Fracking generates earthquakes in the United Kingdom
- Australian state gets new geology map to attract mining exploration
All the news that doesn’t fit
