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The Polaris Ride Command app mentioned in the article is an app that many ATV/UTVers use for off-road navigation. PSAPs (911 Public Safety Answering Points) in Minnesota and other areas already get the GPS coordinates from cell phones, however.

ALI (Automatic Location Identification)

Norton is telling me that I have several outdated drivers on my Windows 11. Ilet Windows up date whenever necessary.

I'm very hesitant to let them update. Sometimes a particular program needs a specific generation of driver.

Any thought on this?

Has anybody here ever heard of 3M Tape Primer 94? It would be great if it worked with Garmin Dashboard Discs.

I had been pondering buying OnX Offroad for a while now. With 70% off, putting them at $10.50 for a year, I finally "pulled the trigger" this past weekend. I won't be ATV/UTVing for a few days, yet, but I should know more soon.

"Russian satellites have been identified as the cause of mysterious, seconds-long bursts of GPS interference across Europe—a rare example of human-made GPS interference coming from space. But uncertainty still hangs over whether such interference is intentional and if it could be more powerfully weaponized as GPS jamming with continental reach in the future."

See the article:

My wife's vehicle got its first chip on the door. No dent.

I remember this from 10 years ago when I bought a used car and wanted touch up paint--no dealer within 250 miles had it. I was on a road trip for work (stupid stupid I know you don't drive your own car for work), so I checked various dealers.

Flash forward to 2026. No dealer has it, even the GM website is backordered.

I am not an Avenza user, but a few of my ATV/UTV friends do use it.

This week we're recognizing, Dudlee!

Dudlee has been a member of POI Factory for 18 years and 5 weeks!

We appreciate his contributions to various conversations in the discussion forums.

Thanks for your contributions to our POI Factory community!

~Angela

This is the official POI Factory Joke thread.

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"POI Factory is not a forum for politically charged debate.
Let's avoid topics that already have a long list of Democrat or Republican talking points or that name specific politicians."

This thread will be closed on the last day of the month and a new one will be opened.

This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

I am on some bicycle groups and there was some discussion recently about the U.S. Bicycle Route System. Below is a Wikipedia URL that explains it in further detail. Adventure Cycling Association is a nonprofit member organization focused on travel by bicycle (bicycle touring). They have been updating the U.S. Bike Route System.

I am thinking that I need a new GPS and to be honest I would like to find a site that has honestly reviewed what is available and compared features. I see so many sites for all sorts of things that are obviously pushing a certain brand to make money when someone buys it. Most often their review is a restatement of the brands website. Do you have any honest site recommendations?

This week we're recognizing, Ajasaro!

Ajasaro has been a member of POI Factory for over 18 years and 38 weeks!

This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

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~Angela

Let’s not forget all of our service members who gave their lives for this great country that we live in. Today, I remember Richard Schweir, US Marine Corps. Rick didn’t lose his life in Vietnam but because of it. He committed suicide in 1991. Carl B. Rudd, Jr., US Army. Made it through Vietnam but committed suicide in 2006. Jerry Day Leak, US Army.

This article doesn't address the reasons why, but other articles do discuss that.

https://www.rvmobileinternet.com/starlink-removes-gps-data-a...

This week we're recognizing, Jbees60!

Jbees60 has been a member of POI Factory for 13 years and 34 weeks!

We appreciate his post on his 1450 power issue and we're recognizing, bdhsfz6 and John from PA as honorable mentions for offering their experience to Jbees60 question.

Thanks for your contributions to our community!

~Angela