Subscribers: The PocketGPSWorld.com Speed Camera Database Has Just Been Updated!

Version 10.053 - 16 May 2012

This release sees 163 static and mobile speed cameras added/removed/modified across the various speed camera databases. Please keep submitting all sightings of mobile speed cameras so we can keep our database up to date with active sites. Apparently-inactive sites are regularly removed from the database (note that these do not get included in the total above).

Please click here for the full breakdown of country, speed camera type and number. All members submitting qualifying reports of static/mobile speed cameras will be credited with lifetime memberships by 17:00 17 May 12.

The Garmin GPSR database (for older devices) is currently 10.052 (09 May 12).

Dont forget our RSS feed which is updated every time we release the speed camera database. Simply right click on the RSS image and select copy shortcut, then post the link into your favourite RSS reader.

You can submit new speed camera locations or submit changes to current cameras by following this link to the submission page and you can download the database via this link.

A beginner's guide to the speed camera database can be found here, and some installation instructions for most units can be found here.

Please watch for further announcements on the homepage or sign up to our weekly newsletter alerts which carry full details of future speed camera database releases. The newsletter signup box is located on the top left of all site pages. Your privacy is important to us, we do not sell on your email details.

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News: Government Approves New Speed Camera Roll Out

Whilst numerous areas in the UK have seen speed cameras switched off during recent months, a new roll out of cameras has been approved by the Government - with Bedford one of the first places to "benefit".

According to reports, portable average speed cameras will be introduced to the area in a bid to improve road safety. The cameras will monitor the average speed of motorists over set distances and be fixed to lampposts.

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News: Indoor SatNav To Navigate Shoppers

Funded by the German government, a new application has been announced to help shoppers navigate their way around large shopping centres and complexes.

The 'shop nav' downloads plans of the shopping centre using the internet, before translating it into a mapped layout of the building. The three-dimensional view is then used to direct shoppers, allowing them to navigate their way around busy complexes.

The system will run as a smartphone application and be accessed by scanning a QR code, utilising a minute navigation chip (which is planned for an official debut later this year) as well as a chip which monitors the speed at which shoppers are walking, as well as calculating the distance they are covering.

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News: LightSquared enters bankruptcy

Regular readers will be familiar with the story of LightSquared. The US startup had planned to rollout a high speed mobile data network across the US using frequencies it had acquired from purchasing a satellite network.

But the frequencies they planned to use were adjacent to those already in use by GPS and there was concern that the network could cause issues to the navigation service.

LightSquared blamed poor GPS receiver designs for the problem and, whilst improved designs with better filters would resolve the issue on newer receivers, it was not a solution for those devices already in use.

With the FCC giving a firm 'No' to the plans because of the potential for interference, the one asset of value held by LightSquared, the slice of radio spectrum, is left valueless and bankruptcy was inevitable.

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News: Hot Fix to CamerAlert for Android Version 1.3.6.601

Due to an issue with permissions for CamerAlert on Android Ice Cream Sandwich we have released a new version of the CamerAlert app to address this.

The changes in this release include all the previous ones in 1.3.6.598 and 1.3.6.601 plus added permissions for BROADCAST_STICKY.

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Subscribers: The Latest Lifetime Members

Every time we release the PocketGPSWorld.com Speed Camera Database we award those subscribers whose reports met our qualifying criteria a FREE Lifetime Membership to the site. We will publish the user-names of those who achieved the award following each release.

Of the 33 unique submitters who were first to make qualifying reports for this weeks database release (10.052) congratulations are due for the following 6 members who have just been awarded a FREE Lifetime Subscription:

CA_1227231804, CAA_0904172812, dans_gps, DINNJO, selvaraj, thurka1991.

The remaining 27 qualifying submitters were already Lifetime Members. Our continued thanks to: AAUgie, AnnRsole, Barsnake, bloby, bugsy44, bw2020, CA_0216151056, casper256, Funks, gchell, grayfor, ikickass, jags, Jips, jonathan49, Landy_man, Lincol, MikeB, Minidish, Pipeliner, Quinny1, rjcb23, si_b1979, spsduncan, Steelbreese, tbone8599, TeDe.

If you are one of this week's lucky subscribers, the 'Lifetime Member' rank will be added under your forum name in due course. For any current Lifetime Members who would like the tag adding then please click here to make your request.

New Lifetime Members: If you have an auto-renewing subscription (any PayPal subscription from September 2008) then please cancel the renewal from within your PayPal account as you will no longer have to pay to download! If you have any difficulties with this then please click here to raise a support ticket.

Our thanks to those who support the database and continue to report sites and locations, this is the reward, and for those who prefer to steal and abuse the service, read this thread. We WILL detect you.

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Subscribers: The PocketGPSWorld.com Speed Camera Database Has Just Been Updated!

Version 10.052 - 09 May 2012

This release sees 70 static and mobile speed cameras added/removed/modified across the various speed camera databases. Please keep submitting all sightings of mobile speed cameras so we can keep our database up to date with active sites. Apparently-inactive sites are regularly removed from the database (note that these do not get included in the total above).

Please click here for the full breakdown of country, speed camera type and number. All members submitting qualifying reports of static/mobile speed cameras will be credited with lifetime memberships by 17:00 10 May 12.

The Garmin GPSR database (for older devices) is currently 10.044 (25 Apr 12).

Dont forget our RSS feed which is updated every time we release the speed camera database. Simply right click on the RSS image and select copy shortcut, then post the link into your favourite RSS reader.

You can submit new speed camera locations or submit changes to current cameras by following this link to the submission page and you can download the database via this link.

A beginner's guide to the speed camera database can be found here, and some installation instructions for most units can be found here.

Please watch for further announcements on the homepage or sign up to our weekly newsletter alerts which carry full details of future speed camera database releases. The newsletter signup box is located on the top left of all site pages. Your privacy is important to us, we do not sell on your email details.

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News: CamerAlert 1.3.6.598 for Android released to Google Play

We have just released the latest version of our CamerAlert application to Google Play appstore. The new CamerAlert app is V1.3.6.598.

Changes in this version are:

Modifications to the way Bluetooth is handled including BT Mono audio
Tips available on the welcome screen
Fixed some crashes when the app is not running
Added option for silent sound: Asteroid 1 second, Android 1/2 second
Modified app permissions

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News: Bigger is better - TomToms whopping 6-inch Start 60

If bigger is truly better then TomTom's Start 60 must be win with a chance of winning the crown.

Outfitted with a whopping 6-in screen, the 60 is the largest TomTom satnav to date and should give factory fit systems a run for their money.

The extra large display means bigger menus and buttons as well as the larger map display. It comes equipped with IQ Routes, Map Share, text to speech and a new dual mounting system that gives you a choice between windscreen or dash mounting options.

It's available now with a guide price of £169.99 with European mapping.

Source: TomTom

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News: North Korea deploys electronic jamming again

North Korea is up to its old tricks again. The North has been actively disrupting GPS and other radio signals since April 28th says the Seoul based Korea Communications Commission.

Jamming efforts by the North have affected more than 600 flights operated by South Korean airlines and foreign carriers. Shipping has also been affected by the disruption to GPS.

Safety has, so far, not been an issue with aviation and shipping relying on other navigation systems. North Korea has a history of jamming electronic signals. We reported a similar event in March 2011.

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News: Speed Cameras Ready To Target Motorcyclists

Devon and Cornwall will be ramping up their speed camera enforcement to specificially target motorcyclists throughout the summer.

Motorcyclists are said to represent only one per cent of road traffic but represented a disproportionate 30 per cent of road fatalities in the region last year.

The new speed camera campaign is being launched by The Peninsula Road Safety Partnership who state that there will be an increased safety camera presence across Devon and Cornwall at weekends and in the evenings.

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News: TomTom adds voice control with Speak & Go

TomTom have announced two new devices that feature their new 'Speak & Go' voice control solution.

The TomTom Via 130 with a 4.3" screen, and the Via 135 with a 5" screen, can recognise more than 1,000 voice commands enabling drivers to input addresses whilst keeping their hands on the steering wheel.

The new Speak & Go feature helps increase focus and concentration by allowing users to keep their hands on the wheel,” says Corinne Vigreux, Managing Director of TomTom.

Both models also come with lifetime MapShare updated, Bluetooth hands-free, IQ Routes and Advanced Lane Guidance.

The TomTom Via 130 will be priced at £129 for UK/Republic of Ireland mapping and £149 for the European maps variant and the Via 135 will be £149 for UK/Republic of Ireland.

Source: TomTom

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News: Head Up Display

Head Up Displays (HUDs) are the favoured solution for fighter jets, and even some passenger aircraft, but their cost and complexity means their adoption in the automotive world has, until now, been the preserve of high end vehicles.

A HUD can display useful data in the drivers field of view. Using clever optics, the data is focussed so that it appears to float ahead of the vehicle and does not require the driver refocus as he would do when reading instruments.

Although they are no creeping in to the options list of a wider range of manufacturers, they're still expensive. Because they use LED's and optical projection the displays are limited to simple text and graphics and brightness is an issue.

But US company Macrovision is prototyping a HUD system that uses red, green and blue lasers rather than LEDs to 'paint' the data. This allows for complex graphics with more contrast and brightness plus colour.

It looks like a superb system and, with important data fed to the driver 'heads-up' so that attention remains on the road, it is a valuable aid to road safety. But production cost is still an issue that needs to be overcome.

Source: Macrovision.com

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News: GPS Tracking Could Monitor UKs Most Dangerous Offenders

Following an independent review of the Ryan Yates case, the use of GPS tracking has been suggested to the Scottish Government as a viable way of monitoring Britain's most dangerous sex offenders.

Ryan Yates, who was caught attempting to re-offend days after his release from prison, was given a further custodial sentence and warned he may never be released again.

This prompted an independent investigation into his case, with the Scottish bodies responsible for his tracking accused of multiple failings.

As a potential solution, GPS tracking of dangerous criminals such as Yates has been suggested, with the idea already being considered as a way to enforce community punishments on lower-level offenders.

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Subscribers: The Latest Lifetime Members

Every time we release the PocketGPSWorld.com Speed Camera Database we award those subscribers whose reports met our qualifying criteria a FREE Lifetime Membership to the site. We will publish the user-names of those who achieved the award following each release.

Of the 42 unique submitters who were first to make qualifying reports for this weeks database release (10.051) congratulations are due for the following 13 members who have just been awarded a FREE Lifetime Subscription:

bugsy44, CA_0528005243, CAA_0428085853, cliffsnavman, crazzy_mo1, GAZar, jags, Jips, joe2127, Lemec, NigelG27, Repsol, sanujsalim.

One users missed out by not having a valid subscription at the time. The remaining 28 qualifying submitters were already Lifetime Members. Our continued thanks to: Barsnake, bazzix, bloby, CA_0216151056, CA_0410102401, CA_0505123647, CA_1030174913, CAA_0311054115, CAA_1130221413, dorsetwurzel, elamessa, Funks, g4lbj, gareth71, Harrow, jylegall, karlnewsome, mckinnonr, mrsasmith, PEJOE, pete284, Quinny1, ronjones, Sammy2710, smaragd, Snicka, Steelbreese, Trezona.

If you are one of this week's lucky subscribers, the 'Lifetime Member' rank will be added under your forum name in due course. For any current Lifetime Members who would like the tag adding then please click here to make your request.

New Lifetime Members: If you have an auto-renewing subscription (any PayPal subscription from September 2008) then please cancel the renewal from within your PayPal account as you will no longer have to pay to download! If you have any difficulties with this then please click here to raise a support ticket.

Our thanks to those who support the database and continue to report sites and locations, this is the reward, and for those who prefer to steal and abuse the service, read this thread. We WILL detect you.

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