# GPS - webcentive

Source: https://www.webcentive.com/gps/  
Format: Markdown version of the HTML page (same content, lookups and page chrome left out).

Car and handheld GPS units, satellite messengers and rescue beacons for the backcountry, marine GPS, map apps, and official GPS information from GPS.gov, NOAA, USGS and the Coast Guard. Carry a map and compass too: batteries die.  

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Each site has quick lookups: who owns it (whois), its history (Wayback Machine), a safety check, and one-tap questions to AI helpers. Grok asks you to tap Send first.  
Links last checked Oct 11, 2026.  

- **Car and handheld GPS**
- [bad-elf.com](https://bad-elf.com/) - Bad Elf (GPS receivers for phones and tablets)
- [garmin.com](https://www.garmin.com/en-US/) - Garmin
- [magellangps.com](https://www.magellangps.com/) - Magellan (fleet and off-road navigation)
- [randmcnally.com](https://www.randmcnally.com/) - Rand McNally (truck GPS and road atlases)
- [tomtom.com](https://www.tomtom.com/) - TomTom
- [trimble.com](https://www.trimble.com/en) - Trimble (surveying and professional GPS)
- **Outdoor and satellite messengers**
- [acrartex.com](https://www.acrartex.com/) - ACR Electronics (personal locator beacons and EPIRBs)
- [findmespot.com](https://www.findmespot.com/en-us) - SPOT satellite messengers
- [zoleo.com](https://www.zoleo.com/en-us) - ZOLEO satellite communicator
- **Marine GPS and fishfinders**
- [lowrance.com](https://www.lowrance.com/) - Lowrance (marine GPS and fishfinders)
- [thegpsstore.com](https://www.thegpsstore.com/) - The GPS Store (GPS and marine electronics)
- **GPS map apps**
- [gaiagps.com](https://www.gaiagps.com/) - Gaia GPS (hiking and backcountry maps)
- [geocaching.com](https://www.geocaching.com/) - Geocaching (GPS treasure hunting)
- [google.com/maps](https://www.google.com/maps) - Google Maps
- [onxmaps.com](https://www.onxmaps.com/) - onX Maps (hunting, offroad and backcountry)
- [waze.com](https://www.waze.com/) - Waze (live traffic directions)
- **Government GPS information**
- [fcc.gov/jammer-enforcement](https://www.fcc.gov/general/jammer-enforcement) - FCC: GPS jammers are illegal
- [geodesy.noaa.gov](https://geodesy.noaa.gov/) - NOAA National Geodetic Survey
- [gps.gov](https://www.gps.gov/) - GPS.gov (official U.S. government GPS information)
- [navcen.uscg.gov](https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/) - U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center (GPS status and outage reports)
- [sarsat.noaa.gov](https://www.sarsat.noaa.gov/) - NOAA SARSAT (register your rescue beacon)
- [usgs.gov/topographic-maps](https://www.usgs.gov/programs/national-geospatial-program/topographic-maps) - USGS topographic maps (free downloads)
- **Where to buy**
- [bestbuy.com](https://www.bestbuy.com/) - Best Buy
- [rei.com/c/gps](https://www.rei.com/c/gps) - REI Co-op GPS
- [westmarine.com](https://www.westmarine.com/) - West Marine

Number of links: 25  
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