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 the SmartTracker, which debuted on Indiegogo and blew past its goal in record time. Read more about it below!
Here are some other things going on in the world of GPS:
From GPS Tracklog
- Smart Tracker Blows Through Crowdfunding Goal
- GPS City Promo Discounts Oregon 650 by $110
- Tips for CITO Weekend
- Five Cache Types To Do Before They’re Gone
- Pinit App Combines GPS With Social Media
- Game Golf Launches Free GPS Tracking App
GPS Tracking
- Tagging and scanning for feral pigs
- GPS tracked movements of Los Angeles mountain lion
- Eight out of 10 back use of GPS tracking devices for people with dementia
- Badgers tracked by GPS dragged from setts for ‘baiting’
- EDITORIAL: Establish limits on GPS tracking of workers
Satellite Stuff
- Global Satellite Navigation Inching Closer to Full Implementation
- GPS IIF-9 Satellite Declared Operational
- Galileo Update, Ionospheric Model Shared at ENC
Magellan
GPS in the news
- Gyrocopter pilot banned from Capitol, ordered to wear GPS tracker
- YPD sees success with GPS home-monitoring bracelets
- Northeastern University Created a Pothole-Sensing Van to Predict Future ‘Imperfections’
- Police use cellphone GPS to rescue man who fell 40 feet down hotel air conditioning shaft
- GPS used to investigate speeding school bus claim
- The truth behind epic GPS map fails
- Drug suspect foils Chesterfield authorities by putting GPS monitor on cat
The business of GPS
- Supreme Court Ruling Says GPS Tracking Is A Search And Requires A Warrant
- Bill to track state workers passes committee
- Australian smart ski helmet attracts global interest
- CalAmp Team Up with Magellan for GPS Nav
- US Fleet Tracking Lists 4 Ways GPS Trackers Help Fleets Reduce Their Carbon Footprints
- FAA Awards New GPS WAAS Contract to Raytheon
- Navy Seeks Technology, Suppliers for Assured PNT Navigation in GPS-Denied Conditions
- Telit GNSS module enables high-performance position reporting
Drones
Going mobile
- NLife USA Premium helps you navigate offline for easier travel
- Real-life Dark Souls GPS messaging app available
- Using your GPS without draining your battery
- Smartphones can navigate inside buildings using magnetic fields
- NDSU launches student safety service with app
- New app helps visitors to South Africa follow in Mandela’s footsteps
- TomTom Freemium Android App: 750,000 Downloads in First Month
Just Geo
- Oklahoma geology group links earthquakes to oil waste wells
- Australian Government Create Poster to Debunk Minecraft Geology Myths
- ASU students and geology professor research ancient marine animal
- Geological richness of Oman: Unraveling the mysteries deep within
