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. The featured image this Friday the 13th is a gavel, but I promise it’s related! This week, a group of people brought forth a suit to Garmin, TomTom and several other companies after the crash of a bus that resulted in several injuries. A ruling hasn’t been announced yet, but we have an article outlining what happened here. It will be interesting to see where it goes–I assume it’s going to be thrown out, but who knows?
Here are some other things that happened this week in the world of GPS:
From GPS Tracklog
- Garmin Announces BlueChart Mobile 2.0 App
- GPS Companies Sued For Crash
- Man Runs 8 Miles For a Dream Job
- Do GPS Watches Help or Harm?
- App Provides Navigation Inside Stores
- Luxury GPS Fashion Bags Introduced
GPS Tracking
- Project to track coyotes in three states
- Sapphire elk: Biologists using GPS collars to track migratory patterns of herd
- Domino’s Planning GPS Tracking For Every Pizza
Satellite Stuff
- Galileo satellite deployment campaign to resume
- BeiDou Precision Nav Will Receive GPS, GLONASS, Galileo Signals
- Russia, China Sign Satellite Navigation Agreement and discuss technological compatibility
Garmin
- Garmin Introduces New Transducer Mount for Kayaks
- Garmin Introduces Panoptix All-Seeing Sonar
- Garmin Announces Sponsorship of Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Geocaching
- Your Path to Platinum EarthCaching
- 4 Legendary Trackables Every Geocacher Should Find
- 10 Tips for New and Seasoned Geocachers
- The Story Behind the Photo
- Geocacher Finds a Veteran’s Lost Dog Tags – 25 Years Later
GPS in the news
- Eight boats burglarized in the Lower Keys the past week
- Canadian army lost 3 expensive GPS-guided missiles while leaving Afghanistan
- Team designing technology to give service dogs an upgrade
- Police use tracking device to nab suspected burglars
- Stolen property tracked via GPS to Courtland man’s property
- Williamson County detective arrested
- New GPS offers adventurers more safety in Georgia
- Ossining Man Charged With Stalking After Allegedly Putting GPS On Ex’s Car
The business of GPS
Going mobile
- App to help explore Mid Sussex’s country garden
- Apple rumored to expand mapping app to include street views
- Uber launches in-app SOS button and ‘Send Status’ tracking feature in India
