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 Touch Series, the first eTrex unit to feature a big, bright touchscreen.
From GPS Tracklog
- GPS City Discounts Overhauled Garmins
- Magellan Unveils New Dash Cams
- New Edge Boasts Strava Live Segments
- New eTrex Units Add Touchscreen
- iOS 8.4 Released, Some GPS Issues Continue
- TomTom Adds Services to Yet Another Fiat
Satellite Stuff
- GPS IIF-10 Satellite Readied for July 15 Launch
- Russia, Brazil to Track Space Junk With GLONASS Navigation System
- China’s Beidou navigation system more resistant to jamming
Garmin
- Garmin® Victorious over Navico in ITC Patent Infringement Case
- Garmin Ltd. Schedules Its Second Quarter 2015 Earnings Call
GPS in the news
- Smart roads? Denmark adopts GPS monitoring system
- Man cheated mileage deal on hired vehicle, caught via GPS
- GPS tracking device helps police quickly arrest bank robbery suspect
- GPS Device Gives Independence to Alzheimer’s Patients
- Police use GPS to track bank robbery cash, make arrest
- Plane in Deadly Alaska Crash Had Safety Technology
- GPS technology offers alternative to paddock fences
- Invisible Fence® Brand Brings GPS 2.0 Wire Free Pet Fence™ Solution to Canada
- California Counties Find Issues With GPS Company Monitoring Criminals
- Wisconsin – Criminal Penalties for Improper GPS Use
- Carlson Software Releases Surveyor2 Handheld
- Leica Updates CrossCheck for GNSS Reference Station Monitoring
- NASA Goddard Team Sets High-Flying Record with Use of GPS
The business of GPS
- GlobalStar and Global Telestat Communications Celebrate 5,000th SPOT Device Sales Milestone
- Fuzhou launches ‘GPS system’ to track petitions
- Canadian Army to Test NovAtel GPS Anti-Jam Antenna
- Telular Completes Acquisition of Reltima and GPS North America
Drones
- For Summit County entrepreneurs, drones mean the sky is the limit
- Drones Could Assist Lifeguards in Rescues, Shark Sighting
Going mobile
- Pedal pushers: Apps that make your biking better
- High-precision wi-fi-based indoor positioning system
- DEC Campground Features Added to New York’s Free Fishing, Hunting & Wildlife App
- GPS Navigation for Ubuntu Touch Gets More Features
- 5 Apps to help you become a better golfer
- App launches summer road trip through America’s national parks
Just Geo
- Saturday tour of Bitterroot will examine valley’s geology
- The Mother Lode: A Geology
- New 3-D Technology Helps Students Learn About Geology
- Geology: Equator originally too wild for plant-eating dinos
- Condor Resources Inc.: Second Adit at Ocros Confirms Mineralized Porphyry
All the news that doesn’t fit
