Waypoints is a weekly link roundup of (mostly) GPS related odds and ends. To get a few of the biggest stories as they break, follow me on Twitter.
Garmin
- Garmin fenix anticipated street date slips to Sept. 2
- New nuvis coming soon?
- This Garmin Montana wiki is getting some depth to it
Updates
- 2013.20 North American and Europe maps out for Garmins (discussion); large Junction View file too
- Software updates this week: Garmin Forerunner 310XT, Lifetime Updater
- SD Game, Fish and Parks Garmin and Lowrance maps updated
Geocaching
- Word Up: Geocaching Added To Dictionary
- Geocaching family rescued from cave
- Chasing the DeLorme challenge
- A video tour of Geocaching.com HQ
- DiveCaching meets up with OpenCaching
GPS in the news
- This weeks’ edition of “My GPS made me do it” – Driver claims GPS told her to drive onto Brookline trolley tracks
- Boston relents and allows Uber car service, even though it uses that crazy GPS thingy
- When GPS Leads to S O S
- GPS testing scheduled for Hawaiian Islands, may affect mariners
Satellites and such
- Only a couple instances of GPS jamming per year in US?
- Air Force to launch three Block IIF GPS satellites in 2013
- FAA working on Spectrum Protection Plan for GPS as a result of the Lightsquared debate
- Small, Cheap Satellites for Earth Observation Are Needed Now
Geotagging
- Instagram gets Photo Maps
- Geoslideshow is a new site for sharing virtual tours
- Build a DIY Bluetooth GPS Unit for Your Nikon DSLR
- New Military-Grade Geotagging GPS Module
GPS tracking
- File under stupidity: Suspected burglar tracked with GPS bracelet
- Police obtain warrant before planting GPS tracker – There, now was that so hard?
- ACLU Sues FBI to Get GPS-Tracking Memos
- Tracking bald eagles on Google Maps; via Google Maps Mania
Going mobile
- Garmin StreetPilot Onboard for iPhone gets map customization options
- Sixth Circuit: No Expectation of Privacy in Cell Phone
GPSLocation Data - Another take - Skinning the Fourth Amendment: The Sixth Circuit’s Awful GPS Tracking Decision
- Telenav Adds Offline GPS Navigation to Scout for iPhone; and what to do if it doesn’t go well
- 4 free Android alternatives to Google Maps Navigation
- Google Maps now has schedules for more than one million public transit stops worldwide
- INRIX is looking for Android beta testers for their traffic app
- Interview with developer of Kosher GPS app
- ZabKab App Lets Users Hail NYC Cabs Using GPS Signal
The business of GPS
- TomTom North American market share dropped to 19% due to leap year bug
- CSR debuts first SiRFstarV chip optimised for smartphones
Just geo
- @KeirClarke: “This map had me stumped for a good five minutes before I worked out what was going on;” via @MapRoomBlog
- 15 Stellar Hiking Trails On National Wildlife Refuges
- Possible Egyptian pyramids found using Google Earth; via John Hanke
- Street View of Mexican Heritage Sites
- GPS in your DNA - revealing ancestral geography
All the news that doesn’t fit
- SPOT vs. inReach
- Aussie Karen (Garmin voice) has a book out: The GPS Girl’s Road Map for Your Future
- Your car, tracked: the rapid rise of license plate readers
- Garmin chief Vaughters admits to doping during career
- Another Benchmark Geo-Bomb Scare
- DC Rainmaker: How to fix heart rate strap chaffing issues
GPS deals
These are some bargains we’re currently tracking on our GPS deals site:
- NEW: TomTom Start 55TM for $119.99 shipped
- NEW: Motorola MOTOACTV 8GB GPS Sports Watch and MP3 Player for under $140 shipped
- Garmin eTrex 20 for $159.99 with free shipping
- Garmin eTrex 10 for $99.99 with free shipping
- Super-thin Garmin nuvi 3450LM for under $230 shipped
- Garmin nuvi 2360LMT for $149.95
- Garmin nuvi 1350LMT for $115.98 shipped
- $50 Garmin Forerunner trade-in offer
- Super-thin Garmin nuvi 3760LMT for $199.95 shipped
- SPOT Connect Satellite Communicator for $99.95 after $50 rebate
- $30 rebate on Garmin Edge 200 GPS cyclometer
- Garmin dezl 560LMT truck/RV GPS for $339.99 shipped
Updated GPS reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
- Garmin Edge 200 - Average Joe Cyclist reviews this entry level cyclometer
- Garmin Forerunner 210 - Life, Really reviews this lower-end sportswatch
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