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 from the new Detour app, which provides GPS-powered audio tours of San Francisco.
Here are some other things that happened this week in the world of GPS:
From GPS Tracklog
- Errant Galileo Satellite Repositioning
- GPS App Provides Location to 911 Dispatch
- GPS App Takes You on an Audio Tour
- Geocaching CITO Weekend Announced
- TomTom Improves Worldwide Maps
- Crashed Drone Prompts DC No Fly Zone
- A treat for dog lovers: Pet tracking device
GPS Tracking
- GPS tracking advances study of quails
- NE Game & Parks To Begin Collaring And Tracking Mountain Lions
- Bike Hawk is a GPS tracker for your bike
- Civic body loses track of garbage vans
- Safeti Crowdfunding: Your On-Demand Personal Safety Concierge
- Lightest Wildlife GPS Tracking Chip Developed in Korea to Better Track AI affected Birds
Satellite Stuff
- Russian Satellites Prohibited for Emergency 911 Calls in US
- U.S. Air Force budget sets stage for GPS satellite competition
- India Interested in Russia’s Glonass Satellite Navigation System
Geocaching
- 10 Tips for The Coolest Geocaching at the Coldest Temperatures
- Premium Members: Get a Sneak Peek at the New Advanced Search
GPS in the news
- GPS cell phone technology assists law enforcement in tracking suspects
- Stolen tow truck tracked with help of owner’s GPS
- Bill outlawing civilian use of GPS tracking on people’s vehicles up for hearing
- GPS ankle monitoring for domestic violence offenders clears House committee
- Bill would have violent offenders wear GPS monitor upon release
- Police Use GPS Signal From “Dummy” Phone To Find $23K In Stolen AT&T Phones
The business of GPS
Going mobile
Just Geo
- A Gorgeous Geology App That Explores New UX Territory
- UA research team shows climate’s influence on geology
- This iPad Geology Book Lets You Build Your Own Planet
- Naturally Occurring Asbestos Found in Arizona, Nevada
- Ancient snow patches melting at record speed
All the news that doesn’t fit
- Best Hiking GPS Apps 2015
- KGH First in Ontario to Use GPS-like Technology in Cardiac Procedures
- Q&A: Can I sue an app/GPS company if I get in a crash due to bad directions?
- Discovering your inner GPS