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 from the Garmin Pilot App, which received a pretty nice upgrade this month. Check out this and other GPS news below.
From GPS Tracklog
GPS Tracking
- Police begin using GPS tracking darts in Colorado
- GPS Collar Failures Cause Wolf-Tracking Woes For Oregon
Satellite Stuff
- Poland in “POSITION” for a Big Role in GNSS
- Japan’s Second Michibiki Satellite Will Boost QZSS
- Russia inaugurates GPS-type satellite station in Nicaragua
- European satnav competition open for submissions
- BeiDou’s Applications, Role in Asia Continue to Evolve
Garmin
- Garmin Launches New Activity Tracker, vívosmart 3
- Garmin Employee Who Survived Racial Attack In US Returns To Work, Says He’s Grateful To Be Alive
- Win a Garmin 1000 performance bundle and British Cycling Ride membership
TomTom
Geocaching
GPS in the news
- Man drives into river after GPS told him to, police say
- TurnPoint Smart Glove Uses LED to Display GPS Turns
- Fitbit’s GPS smartwatch reportedly won’t launch until the fall
- 3 injured in rollover crash when driver gets distracted by GPS, officials say
The business of GPS
- A First in Germany: Aeroplane Lands Using Only Satellite Navigation
- GPS satellite security discussed in House hearing
- Judges back GPS grant program for domestic violence
Drones
- Business benefits of high-precision GNSS in UAV surveys
- Drones Are Being Used For More Than Just Aerial Photography
- Drone regulations need tightening to avoid ‘catastrophic’ accidents, senator says
- San Diego adopts drone regulations to boost enforcement, safety
- No more drones in Sacramento County regional parks
- Baltimore Hosts First Drone Grand Prix Race
- Apple Stores will soon have drones flying around inside them
Going mobile
Just Geo
- Geologists Search for Former Lead Mines
- The Pacific Northwest is a Disneyland for geology lovers, and this CWU prof wants to be your guide
- Geology Is Beer’s Best Kept Secret
