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 new Garmin inReach devices, the first satellite communication devices from the GPS dealer. Read about it and other GPS news below:
From GPS Tracklog
- TomTom Sports App to Debut on Apple, Android Devices
- Garmin’s New Fenix 5 Series Features 3 Different Sizes
- Garmin Debuts Two New inReach Devices
- Garmin Launches New Third Party Connect IQ Apps
- Garmin Introduces New 2017 Drive Line with Live Services
- TomTom Debuts new GO and VIA Devices
GPS Tracking
- GPS Used to Track Persian Onagers for First Time
- New York councilman proposes GPS tracking program for DSNY trucks
- Lawmakers Give GPS Tracking a Chilly Reception
- New GPS technology lets parents track school buses
Satellite Stuff
Magellan
- Magellan navigation app debuts in Subaru Starlink multimedia system for 2017 models
- Magellan Focuses on Connected Car, Expanding Southern California Location
Garmin
- Garmin announces new 2017 classroom pilot training classes
- Garmin® adds 21 anglers to its 2017 Marine Pro Team
Geocaching
GPS in the news
- Cobb GOP lawmakers to address drones, GPS tracking, education
- I-80 closed? Don’t trust your GPS
- GPS directions leave three families stranded in Jackson County
- Man charged in Libertyville slaying to wear GPS monitor while free on bail
- Man follows GPS directions to disastrous results
- Cincinnati officer gives GPS to lost driver
The business of GPS
- 8835 GPS Clock offers less than 1×10-12 frequency accuracy
- OCX gains ground with help from private sector computer wizards
- US DHS Calls for Fake Antennae, Better GPS Receivers
- EndRun solution removes GPS signal delays
- US DOT – ‘GPS Single Point of Failure for Transportation’
Drones
- Anti-drone market to reach $1.85 billion by 2024
- Vanilla Aircraft claims record with 56-hour unmanned flight
- Palm-sized selfie drone introduced at CES
Just Geo
- Pueblo Community College students make ‘significant’ geological discovery
- Nevada geology calendar puts state’s natural wonders front and center
