NPR : Census Bureau Adopts GPS to Find American Homes

Gear Factor

BMW releases first dynamic traffic system in US - Engadget

Google Image Tagger?

Fresh of Flickr's hot Geotagging capability addition, Google has registered some domains seeming to indicate they are going to be adding this feature as well for their picture site. Could it include GPS, that would be pretty cool.

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Geotagging and Privacy

The popular photo-sharing website Flickr has made it easy to place pictures on a map--potentially changing Web search, travel, and local news. Privacy issues remain a concern, however, with the increasing popularity of geotagging.

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Dog-Gone GPS Locator: RomeEO Keeps Track of That Roving Beast - Gizmodo: "Dog-Gone GPS Locator: RomeEO Keeps Track of That Roving Beast"

Slashdot | US Satellite Plan Could Knock Out GPS and Radio

"Otago University researchers are concerned by US plans to protect satellites from solar storms... "The approach, which is being considered by the US Air Force and the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, involves using very low frequency radio waves to flush particles from belts and dump them into the upper atmosphere over either one or several days". The plan could disrupt GPS signals and high frequency radio over the Pacific for up to a week. "The disruptions result from a deluge of dumped charged particles temporarily changing the ionosphere from a "mirror" that bounces high frequency radio waves around the planet to a "sponge" that soaks them up.""

Flickr about to add Geotagging functionality?

This user stumbled across this on Flickr this morning..."That panel prompted me to set my default geotagging permissions for new photos (that is, who can see the geotagging information). After selecting "Everyone", I was presented a map to which I could drag and drop photos, thus tagging them with latitude and longitude information."

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Sony's new GPS gives you photos that know where they were taken

It's a little GPS receiver that stamps your photos with the location they were snapped, a much easier method than carrying around a GPS receiver and pencil. Your photos can be placed across a map with "virtual pushpins" via Sony's Picture Motion Browser.


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Undead Silicon Valley Icons Hitchhike Across the US

A new, rather high mark has been set for those hoping to secure lasting fame here in Silicon Valley. You have to die, be modeled out of wood, have a GPS device secured to your back and hitchhike your way around the country.

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How to Find True North Without a Compass

Which way is north? Whether you're lost in the woods or you're trying to install a sundial in your yard, you're bound to want to find true north from time to time, and chances are when the time comes you won't have a compass.

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Wigle Data to Google Earth (KML File)

WiGLE is a massive user contributed database of WiFi access points and GPS coordinates. IronGeek decided to take that data and parse it into a KML file that Google Earth can understand.via-hackaday.com

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Drones over Los Angeles

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has started last week to test unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). These small drones, which look like toys, weigh about 5 pounds and are equipped with a GPS device and a camera. They can fly at speeds up to 30 miles per hour for 70 minutes and cost less than 30,000 dollars. Read more...

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Garmin iQue 3000 GPS PDA Review

Instead of having a latch that releases the GPS antenna, as on previous units from this company, the 3000 simply has a recess where you can stick your finger in any pry up the antenna. Deploying the antenna still automatically launches the GPS software.

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Satellite imagery of N. Korea missile site

The missile test facility causing all the stir is called the Musudan-ri test facility. A series of satellite images reveal the preparations for testing. Other links contain additional diagrams and discussions.

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Camera + GPS + Google Maps = Kick Ass

This guy took exif data (data about pictures) from a GPS enabled camera, parsed it and sent that data to Google Maps. The examples of Washington D.C. are great. I cannot wait to do this with my camera. This is a must see!

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Sex offender killer used sex offender registry and GPS to hunt victims

A Cape Breton man who killed two sex offenders in Maine visited the homes of another four sex offenders but no one answered the door.\r\n\r\nMaine state police say Stephen Marshall had a global satellite positioning program on his laptop computer, which allowed investigators to trace his movements.

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Tracking a Guy in Google Earth/Maps in Real-time

Where\'s Tim? This guy carries a GPS-enabled phone and shows you his position, and tracks, on Google Maps or Google Earth. Looks like Tim\'s at work right now.

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Top Ten GPS Gadgets

Some of these are pretty cool.. I hadn\'t even heard of the ACR TerraFix before.

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VW and Google to explore future NAV (with pics)

Don't like the NAV system in your VW?
Google Earth and VW will add better experience to your next VW's NAV System.
Driver and Passenger will be able to instinctively recognize where they are in relation to the surrounding topography, especially in urban areas that are depicted with depth and accurate size relationships between buildings and roads

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GPS on a stick

This dream device for stalkers runs on 2 AA batteries, has a USB port and is compatible with Google Earth, MapQuest, Microsoft Streets and other mapping services.

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New And Stronger GPS From The US Government

Government turns up volume on GPS

E-TEN G500 Pocket PC Phone with built-in GPS announced officially

GPS foils tire, fuel heist

Yahoo!

Geocaching Panics Terror Officials

Rounding a corner on his motorcycle to finish rigging his cache, he was greeted by a barricade of police cars and a bomb squad. "I got off my bike and three officers approached me very cautiously, hands on their holsters," he said. "I was trying to turn off my MP3 player and I think they were worried I was going for a detonator."

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Geocaching�puts authorities on edge

An article that was on CNN the other day.

Blackberry gets Google Talk And Google

This is an exciting development. I will have screenshots posted soon. It is now running on our blackberry and am looking forward to using it.

Geocacher prompts terrorist fears for hiding bucket

I have thought of this when Geocaching. Do I seem shady? My pics on the side you can tell me. Even though I dont own a gun I might be able to pass as a extremist if I had a T-shirt that said something like "YOU CAN HAVE MY GUN, when you pry it from my paranoid, mentally disturbed, physically-abusive, cold, dead hands"
What do the Police think I'm doing.? Afterall I just pulled an Ammo case out from behind some Rocks.

USDA Using Satellites to Monitor Farmers

Last Night I had a dream that I was floating down this river with my nephews. I saw trout rising and it reminded me how much I really miss living in Montana.

NPR : Tailor-Made Cartography with Google Maps

NPR today featured Google Mashup Blogger today. The above link has a file where you can listen yourself.

I went Geocaching today but there were to many muggle so my dog and I went for a Walk/Run at this Park in Apple Valley, CA. Point were download with Mapsource from Garmin and uploaded into Google Earth.

JVC enters GPS game with KV-PX9

Google GPS - Google Mobile

Worlds Smallest GPS Receiver.

Rakon is a small company in New Zealand which has made the world's smallest GPS receiver, about the size of a baby's fingernail. This plug and play unit will see it's way into PDA's, cellphones and watches. Rakon makes the quartz crystals and oscillators that drive more than half of all GPS products made today. Nice one NZ.

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Digital Camera with GPS support

This digital camera adds gps support to your pictures and will enable you to click on a photograph from the new Adobe Lightroom which will launch a browser and call upon google maps to show the location from where the picture was taken. As shown on episode 12 of the photoshop tv podcast.

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Garmin Announces GPS Product Support for Mac OS X

In a change of direction, Garmin announced that its new applications will now support Mac OS X, including its map data.

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Google Earth Beta for Mac OS X officially released

Google has now officially released Google Earth Beta for OS X (previously it had only been leaked)

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WW2 Bomber spotted in Google Earth

Veteran aircraft caught in flight over UK.

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How to add a Google Map to any web page in less than 10 minutes

Overview for anyone interested in getting started with Google Maps. Walks you through step by step signing up with google, adding the code and customizing your new map.

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Here is a cache by my house I found the other day. Once it gets warmer I will be heading to the Mountains by Big Bear, CA for more caching.

Head over and checkout Earth Tools. It is a Google Mashup or hack that allows one the ability to find a place in the world and find Sunrise Sunset, Local Time and also Height above Sea Level.

EarthTools

Caching In
Here is a great article on Geocaching from the Philadelphia Weekly. I have never heard of a cache in a Library.

GPS Nextel Tracking for FREE!

The free online GPS cell phone tracking service provided by AccuTracking.com lets you see locations, speed, and headings of your mobile clients, family members or valuable assets.

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New garmin GPSr

garmin announced a makeover of there entire handheld gps line, now all will include a mini SD card card and some units will receive the SiRF chip for faster/better gps signal Acquisition.

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Bank Robber Tracked By GPS Gadget In Money Bag

A bank robber jacked a bag of money from a Spokane, Washington, bank, but the bag he was carrying contained a combination GPS-based cell phone gadget designed to track the money. (With video of TV news story)

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FITNESS GPS More Than Just Directions at CES


Some Great products are showing up at CES. I wish I was there. I site called Motionbased.com
offers software to analyze ones favorite outdoor activities like running or biking.

Sony Enter GPS Market

I love sony products and have loved since I got my first Sony Walkman for Christmas.

Europe Launches own GPS System
This is not new news but it is new to me.

TRACKING: VITO released ActiveTrace GPS-enabled activity-tracking for Pocket PC and Smartphone

I can see many uses for this app includung Geocaching. I have a ipaq Pocketpc but I do not have GPS hooked up with. I Will install and be sure to report back.

Snowmobilers Saved by GPS Phone

Some lucky snomobilers rescue was aided by thier GPS coordinates on their cell Phone
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