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 rendering of a Galileo satellite in honor of the EU’s navigational constellation finally going live this week! Read more about this and other GPS news below:
From GPS Tracklog
- Galileo Set To Go Live Thursday, December 15, 2016
- GPS FAQ: Who Owns and Operates GPS?
- GPS Jamming Becomes Big Problem in Europe
- Top 10 Bestselling Automotive GPS
- Uber Updates Introduce Background GPS Tracking
- Garmin Fitness Trackers Get New Safety Feature
GPS Tracking
Satellite Stuff
- 2 Galileo satellites join constellation
- Lockheed Martin and USAF move ahead with GPS backup ground system upgrade
Garmin
TomTom
GPS in the news
- New report covers the global military GPS device market
- GPS leads Portland family to snowbound night in mountains
- Italian man killed by drug dealers after GPS leads him into Brazilian favela
The business of GPS
- Lawmakers: GPS tracking of drunk drivers goes too far
- 5 questions to ask your retail clients about GPS tracking and geolocation
- GPS Technology Helps MDOT Better Track Plows
Drones
- The next administration should let commercial drones soar
- B.C. search and rescue drones to take flight in new year
- U.N., Malawi to explore use of drones to deliver faster aid in crises
- Medical drones could be the next wave of emergency response
