Category — gps

Very Cool… AnyGeo (that’s this blog!) has won a 2010 Golden Retrevo Award for outstanding achievements in the “GPS Units” space. See more details on the competition HERE and thanks for voting for us!

Some interesting research findings from Tom Tom & Tele Atlas… Speed Profiles aggregates the actual speeds that millions of anonymous, GPS-enabled drivers have traveled over the last two years. From the report… The results of the continental U.S. states reveal some interesting surprises:

* Seattle, Washington is the city with the worst traffic in the United States, with an average of 43% of its roads showing heavy delays. Rounding out the top five cities after Seattle are Los Angeles (38%), Chicago (37%), San Francisco (35%) and New York (31%).
* The “Bay Area” of California has the most cities in the top 30, with San Francisco, San Jose (29%) and Oakland (28%).
* The most congested “corridor” is between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. About 36% of that area’s roads, largely in Montgomery County, are congested.
* While New York has many pockets of heavy congestion, the area also contains many major arteries for alternative routes. In fact, cities with fewer options for alternative roads were higher on the list.
* The least congested of the top 30? Minneapolis, Minnesota. Only 17% of the roads in that city are congested.
The top 25 congested areas in the US:

Rank CITY/REGION % of congested roadways
1 Seattle, WA 43%
2 Los Angeles, CA 38%
3 Chicago, IL 37%
4 Montgomery County, MD 37%
5 San Francisco, CA 35%
6 New York, NY 31%
7 Washington, DC 30%
8 San Jose, CA 29%
9 Alexandria, VA 28%
10 Oakland, CA (Alameda County) 28%
11 Atlanta, GA (Cobb County) 27%
12 Boston, MA 27%
13 Fairfax County, VA 26%
14 Philadelphia, PA 25%
15 Austin, TX 25%
16 Phoenix, AZ 25%
17 Long Island, NY (Nassau County) 24%
18 San Juan, Puerto Rico 24%
19 Portland, OR 23%
20 Houston, TX 23%
21 Contra Costa County, CA 23%
22 Arlington, VA 23%
23 Orange County, CA 20%
24 New Orleans, LA 20%
25 Norfolk County, MA 20%

See more details HERE

Ok, this one is bloody brilliant!! You likely know by now that I’m a huge fan of all things Geo, mobile, local, social, and geeky, so there’s no wonder that I’m a fan of Waze and am an avid “wazer” - of, I love free stuff and Shwag too ;0) The gang at Waze has just rolled out an update of their fabulous, free mobile navigation, crowd-sourcing data service for iPhone users - grab the update from the iTunes store if you haven’t already done so.

Loads of new functionality in this release, most notably the addition of road munching, a teaser, so to speak, where the crowd-sourcing data collection community (that’s you - the user) is enticed to much in certain areas that are in need of some crowd-sourcing and updating, and collect valuable goodies (look for the cherries, presents and other interesting, fun icons). When users grab or munch a prize they get additional road munching points, enabling them to rise in the ranks as a power wazer.

To kick things off with the new munching feature, Waze is offering up the top munchers some cool prizes over the ThanksGiving holiday season so get munching! See more at Waze.com or on Twitter @waze - more details available in this official PR release and the video provided below (no video appearing for you? See HERE) - you can find me on Waze as user GISuser!

Getac has rolled out another converged, “all in one” Swiss-Army knife style rugged handheld - the PS236 sporting a built-in 3 megapixel auto-focus camera, altimeter, E-compass, extended battery life, real-time voice and data communications*, and up to 12 Gigabytes of storage. In addition to its GPS system, the product’s built-in altimeter and E-compass provide advanced accurate positioning features such as latitude and longitude, and altitude, as well as the ability to provide directional relations between the targeted subject and the user’s position. The PS236 also features comprehensive wireless connectivity options, including HSDPA wireless WAN communication, integrated Bluetooth V2.0 and WLAN b/g WiFi. Users can connect the PS236 to a GIS server and instantly transmit or process data in the field using its built-in real-time voice function or a Getac Bluetooth modem. See more details

Gadget hounds, here’s a new one for you… A new, sleek, affordable GPS solution for cyclists (novices or pros alike!) Designed for performance cyclists, Garmin’s GPS-enabled Edge 500 tracks speed, distance, time, GPS position, elevation, calories burned, climb and descent, and it syncs wirelessly with ANT+(TM) compatible third-party power meters. Cyclists can track Team Garmin’s featured rides – or download, analyze and share rides of their own - by participating in Garmin Connect. For more info see www.garmin.com/teamgarmin and www.slipstreamsports.com.

It’s great to see developers jumping on board and developing more Geo Tech apps for the iPhone platform - if you can’t see the opportunity here ($$$) then you maybe need to clean off your glasses! Trimble’s new AllSport GPS Turns any iPhone 3G into a Pocket-sized Personal Trainer - a perfect marriage really and this app reminds me lots of the amazing Nokia Sports Tracker application (an app that Nokia has mysteriously yet to leverage into a full-blown business) After downloading AllSport GPS, iPhone 3G users can:

* Begin a new fitness routine or maintain their existing workout plan
* Track exercise activity by monitoring time, speed, calories burned, and distance traveled during outdoor workouts
* Download map images and recommended routes to their iPhone
* Download high-quality content from Bicycling and Backpacker magazines
* View performance statistics and real-time information
* Store favorite outdoor workout routes
* Share fitness progress with friends and family
See more details here or jump over to Trimble Outdoors

A new mobile mapping workhorse… Topcon Positioning Systems’ (TPS) new GRS-1 is a modular, all-in-one, dual-constellation mapping system that incorporates high-accuracy capabilities into a single, small hand-held device. Topcon’s new GRS-1 for mobile GIS mapping at any accuracy level. The GRS-1 addresses mobile GIS applications as it incorporates an optional internal GSM or CDMA modem used to dial up to a reference station network for real-time correction data. See more in this PR

GRS-1 Features:
* Submeter, Subfoot or “GIS-RTK” <5cm Accuracy
* Internal GSM or CDMA Modem
* Windows Mobile 6.1 Operating System
* Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Camera
* 256MB SDRAM, 1GB Flash Memory
* Built-in Bluetooth and Wireless LAN Technology
* GNSS (GPS + Glonass) Satellite Receiver
Details specs HERE

Samsung Mobile has officially announced the availability of a cool, new slider smartphone - The Propel Pro. Sleek New Handset Features Vertical Sliding QWERTY Keyboard, Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, WiFi and 3.0 Megapixel Camera with Auto-focus. Built-in GPS technology allows you to access AT&T’s location-based applications, including AT&T Navigator, which provides GPS-enabled turn-by-turn voice and on-screen driving or walking directions, colorful 3-D moving maps and traffic-delay alerts with one-click rerouting. See more HERE

A video provided by our friend Randy Noland (MachineControlOnline.com) captured at the Magellan booth at the recent NUCA event…NUCA Trade Show Video - ProMark 500 & Carlson Grade Supervisor Discussion

New from Getac, a fully rugged GPS PDA featuring an auto focus camera, altimeter and E-compass.See more details

Getac PS535F Main Features

• 3.5″ VGA Touch Screen Display
• 533MHz Samsung 2450 processor
• Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1
• 128Mb onboard MDDR
• 2GB onboard NAND Flash Storage ROM
• MIL-STD 810F and IP54 compliant
• Embedded GPS Receiver
• 3 Mega Pixel On-Board Camera
• Altimeter and E-Compass
• Integrated Bluetooth V2.0 and 802.11b/g capability
• Sunlight Readable Display solution (optional)
• 8 Hours Battery Life
• Dimensions: 144.25mm x 82.25mm x 29.3mm
• Weight: 300grammes
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