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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 Galileo satellite in honor of the recent successful launch which firmly brought the constellation to the one-third mark for completion. The full constellation is expected in 2020.
Here are some other things going on in the world of GPS this week: read more
The TUMI Global Locator – A New Wireless Tracking Device. Any Bag. Anywhere.™ (Photo: Business Wire
One of the worst parts of flying anywhere is, aside from the insane airport security, the risk of losing luggage. Whenever I travel, I always try and pack at least a few clothes in my carry-on just in case something happens and the airline misplaces my bags. It happens, and there are a few companies that have stepped forward to try and solve the issue with GPS luggage tags or even expensive GPS-equipped suitcases.
Recently, popular suitcase and travel accessory company Tumi has announced that it has partnered with GPS tracking company LugTrack and wireless company AT&T to offer customers a way to keep tabs on their luggage from airport to airport. read more
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 TomTom Spark, which will be the first GPS watch with the ability to store music. TomTom announced the watch this last week. read more
The GPS tracking technology market is on the verge of being saturated with more products than you can shake a stick at. However, that doesn’t seem to prevent the launches of additional products with slightly upgraded features. This week Finnish technology company Yepzon announced that its GPS locator is now available in the United States. read more
It doesn’t take a genius to know that technology, water and dust are not good bedfellows. But a lot of times, handheld GPS devices are designed to be ‘rugged’ so that you can take it with you on a hike or trail and not worry about it. Many cycling GPS units are also waterproof or water resistant so that a surprise rainfall doesn’t turn your navigational device into an expensive paperweight.
Chances are, some of your handhelds are rated for rugged conditions which involve dust and rain. This rating is known as an IP or IPX rating and you’ve probably seen it listed in the specs on some devices, but unless you look into it, it probably didn’t mean much. As it turns out, IP ratings are basically a universal classification system that allows users and manufacturers know exactly how much water or dust the unit can take without worry. read more
There are a lot of things that you can do with GPS, but as you have probably guessed, I find the more unusual and creative uses of GPS extremely fun and interesting. Not only does it test the limits of this pervasive technology but also forces people to look at things a little differently.
So, while it’s not really all that important news-wise since today is Labor Day I decided to take some time and share some of the coolest doodles from the self-proclaimed GPS Doodler, Stephen Lund. read more
Blaine Horner of CompassData probing the snow pack at the highest point in North America along with setting up Global Position System equipment for precise summit elevation data. (Photo: Blaine Horner, CompassData)
It’s easy to forget that GPS technology is still fairly new, all things considered. Before this technology became as accurate and simple as it is now, surveyors had various other methods for measuring things like distances and heights. While it’s tempting to tout our newfangled tech and say that it’s the best, it turns out that the 1950s era technology that originally measured the highest mountain peak in North America was actually only off by 10 feet.
Mount Denali (formerly known as Mount. McKinley) was measured by surveyors late last month and the results are officially in. The official height is measured at 20,310 feet which is still pretty big and definitively the highest point in all of North America. read more
GPS drone (UAS) with GoPro camera; Creative Commons image courtesy Don McCullough
The use of drones both commercially and privately has been a pretty hot topic in the last year or so, with plenty of corporations and government entities standing on either side of the line. While the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been granting permission for a few companies to use drones in a commercial manner, this week marks the first time that the FAA has granted a mass exemption which allows a fleet of drones to operate commercially. read more
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 2015 Garmin Montana devices, which feature GLONASS support and a handful of upgrades. Read all about it below! read more
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 Edge Explore 1000, which was announced this week and should be available in the fall. read more
