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. To get a few of the biggest stories as they break, follow me on Twitter. This week’s lead video is a durability test of sorts on the new Garmin Oregon 6xx series. I suggest not trying to recreate it! Thanks to Atlas Cached for the tip. read more
This week in GPS — June 15th, 2013
June 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
My GPS made me do it! Image courtesy The Martha’s Vineyard Times (mvtimes.com), all rights reserved
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. To get a few of the biggest stories as they break, follow me on Twitter. Today’s lead image is from an article on trucks jamming up Vineyard Haven traffic.
This week in GPS — June 8th, 2013
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DeLorme employees testing the inReach (presumably the new SE model)
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. To get a few of the biggest stories as they break, follow me on Twitter. This week’s lead image shows DeLorme employees testing the inReach, presumably the new inReach SE. read more
GPS modernization highlighted in new Air Force video
June 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
http://youtu.be/chNQW22vVNI
Here’s a new YouTube video posted by the US Air Force that briefly discusses the new signals on the forthcoming GPS III satellites. The modernization segment starts about 3 minutes and 10 seconds in.
Best selling GPS for May 2013
June 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Our top sellers for May were the Garmin nuvi 50LM, and the Oregon 450 and 450t
Around the first of each month, we take a look back to see which models our readers have bought over the past month.
This week in GPS — June 1st, 2013
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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. To get a few of the biggest stories as they break, follow me on Twitter.
Trip report — Northern Michigan’s VASA singletrack
May 29, 2013 By 2 Comments
Moutain biking the VASA singletrack; image courtesy SteveF
I’ve been on the road for the past week, testing the Garmin nuvi 2495LMT 2497LMT and Oregon 650t, while visiting my wife’s family in Michigan. We got in a brief side trip to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and next year I want to do an extended hike there, so that may be a forthcoming trip report. For today though, I want to share our mountain biking experience on the VASA singletrack trail, just outside Traverse City. read more
This week in GPS — May 25th, 2013
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Check out the newest USGS topo maps!
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. To get a few of the biggest stories as they break, follow me on Twitter. This week’s lead image is from this article — Revised Kentucky and Tennessee USGS Maps Reveal New Design; via @GPSGIS_Eric. I have to wonder how these might change mapping software and maps on our handheld GPS units. read more
This week in GPS — May 18th, 2013
May 18, 2013 By 2 Comments
The Earl backcountry Android tablet GPS promises an e-ink screen, ANT+, BT 4.0, 2-way radio, waterproofness, solar charger and 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. To get a few of the biggest stories as they break, follow me on Twitter. This week’s lead image is of the Earl Backcountry Survival Tablet; there’s a discussion thread on Groundspeak. read more
Truncated GPS 3 deployment in favor of GPS 4?
May 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
GPS III satellite
Even though the first GPS 3 satellite won’t be ready for launch until next April, it appears that the US Air Force is considering limiting the number of GPS 3 satellites launched and speeding up development of the next generation: read more
