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 Garmin’s new eTrex models which were announced late last week. Preorders are going on now, and the price is pretty nice. All models feature a rugged design and bright color screens. Read on for more info!
From GPS Tracklog
- Garmin Oregon, eTrex on Sale at GPS City
- Will the Department of Defense Replace GPS?
- Garmin Introduces New eTrex Handhelds
- GPS and Map-Reading Skills
- GPS City Offers Forerunner Discounts
- Apple Buys Navigation Company, Signs with TomTom Anyway
GPS Tracking
- Scientists using new technology to track endangered basking sharks as the creatures reach UK shores
- GPS will let Portland area transit riders use smartphone to track ferry, buses
- GPS Tracking Collar Placed on Mountain Lion Captured in San Mateo
Satellite Stuff
- Raytheon delivers first operational hardware for GPS OCX
- CSNC 2015 Raises BeiDou, GNSS Profile in China
- House Lawmakers Cut Civil GPS Funding across the Board
- Newest Galileo Satellites Now Transmitting
GPS in the news
- Navigation network on track for global coverage
- Saturday’s letters: Fla. GPS bill puts victims at higher risk
- GPS Tech to Help Domestic Violence Cases in Suffolk, N.Y
- Home monitoring reforms signed into law
- June 30 Leap Second Worries Markets, Internet
- Pawtucket council votes for GPS in city vehicles, shaves residential tax rate
- A GPS safety watch which detects the whereabouts of dementia patients is being piloted in Medway
- New law helps officers track calls in emergency
- Apple Watch update released to improve Siri and activity tracking
- Henry County Sheriff’s Office investigating a string of crimes
- Satellites make a load of difference to bridge safety
- Precision Farming Report Considers GNSS, Other Tech
- Dim-witted burglar caught after his police GPS tag showed him at robbed houses
- Domino’s GPS delivery tracker creates 3000 jobs
- Ship management firm trials GPS back-up system
- Euroship Services Gets eLoran as Backup
The business of GPS
- Apple buys GPS-company Coherent Navigation
- USAF Draft RFP Would Re-Open Competition for GPS Satellite Launch Services
- Raytheon delivers hardware for next-gen USAF GPS system
- Riding High with EGNOS
- Russia, China Agree on Joint Exploitation of GLONASS Navigation Systems
Drones
- ‘Cicadas’: US military’s new swarm of mini-drones
- Encouraging Signs for Commercial UAVs
- Smaller drones aim to deliver squad-level intel
Going mobile
- Beer Hunter website uses GPS to find booze for thirsty Ontarians
- The Tech Behind Traffic Apps: How (Well) Do They Work?
- A Harvard Student’s App Could Bring 911 Into the Future
- Try it: Locate your phone on a map like carriers do (ie no GPS)
Just Geo
All the news that doesn’t fit
