World’s largest GPS hoax
A few days ago, stories started appearing online about an artist who drew a self-portrait with a GPS receiver carried around the globe by DHL. Trouble is, it was all a hoax. Wired does a pretty good...
View ArticleGeohashing – New GPS sport requires planning and caution
Geohashing is a new GPS sport where participants are sent to random coordinates to meet. Each day, new coordinates are automatically generated for each 1°x1° square of latitude and longitude. Sort of a...
View ArticleMore on Best Buy Insignia GPS
There isn’t a lot of information to be had yet about the forthcoming connected GPS units from Best Buy, but I do have a couple of things for you, including the promo photo above. It shows multiple...
View ArticleNJ legislator: Don’t touch that GPS
Looks like those hands-free cell phone laws and bans on texting while driving may soon apply to GPS if one New Jersey legislator gets his way. L. Harvey Smith, a Democratic Assemblyman, has introduced...
View ArticleConsumer Reports rates the best GPS navigators
The September issue of Consumer Reports showed up this past weekend, with an article titled “Best GPS Navigators.” Their top ten chart says it shows the best choices from their tests of 89 models; the...
View ArticleWaypoints – Thanksgiving hangover edition
Odds & ends from the holiday weekend: I thought the tryptophan in turkey was supposed to mellow people out. Must have worn off by the time the fights broke out in Wisconsin and Florida over TomTom...
View ArticleCriminals turn to GPS jammers to avoid tracking
This is bad. The Register reports that car thieves in the UK are now using illegally imported GPS jammers to avoid the GPS tracking systems now found in many autos. Consider the implications — bank...
View Article10 years ago today
The first experimental GPS satellite was launched in 1978, with the real thing (the Block II series) starting to go up in 1989. But the Global Positioning System was of limited use to anyone but the...
View ArticleNorth Korea acquires massive GPS jamming capabilities
It’s not often that we get detailed insights into military capabilities and concerns re: GPS jamming, but South Korea’s defense minister has shared some rather specific information. "We have an...
View ArticleGPS, bad maps and death
Well, it finally happened. A GPS with bad map data led someone into a lake at night, resulting in a drowning death. Apparently, the GPS receiver showed an old road as passable, despite the fact that...
View ArticleLeft-handed use of GPS may become California law
Okay, maybe that’s overstating it a little, but those nanny-state legislators are at it again. If they would just remove the prohibition on GPS windshield mounts, that would be great, but no, they want...
View ArticleNAVTEQ upgrades historical average speed data
NAVTEQ has announced a major update to their historical average speed database, which can be used to generate improved routing and more accurate arrival time estimates. Dash users will be familiar with...
View ArticleBushnell GPS to feature aerial photos and satellite imagery
Bushnell has announced two new handheld GPS receivers that can accommodate aerial photos and satellite imagery (and apparently USGS topo maps). This comes hot on the heels of Lowrance announcing their...
View ArticleGPS, daylight savings time and Mini-Y2K
Have you heard about the fears of a mini-Y2K event when the U.S. goes to daylight savings time (DST) earlier than in past years? The law making this change wasn’t passed until 2005, which means that...
View ArticleConsumer Reports rates Garmin nuvi 760 tops
Consumer Reports has released the results of their latest GPS tests, and I’ve got the full press release after the jump. I’ve added links to my reviews of the units they mention and recommend. Overall,...
View ArticleTinitell new GPS for kids
Having 4 kids I find there safety very important, especially places like sporting events, theme parks, etc. Currently I write my phone on there shoulder and teach them to go to a police officer or...
View ArticleUsing DNA to GPS Your Ancestor’s
Late last week news broke from the University of Sheffield about new research where by uploading your DNA they can tell you where your ancestor’s lived within about 30 miles even if they later moved....
View ArticleGlobalstar GPS Has its 3000th Rescue
Globalstar emergency GPS devices have now been used to help locate and rescue over 3000 people. Wow, want an accomplishment. This latest rescue involved a couple of ATV riders in Colorado out of cell...
View ArticleNew Rugged GPS Released for Extreme Conditions
Stesalit has announced the availability of their sXtreo line of handheld GPS computers, designed to withstand just about anything. Designed for use in field surveys, field work under extreme...
View ArticleMicrosoft Developing Indoor GPS Without Wifi
Soon the world of GPS will be headed out of the parks and into shopping malls and buildings all over the country. Microsoft has released a study exploring technology they are currently researching to...
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