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Overview |
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For today's traveler on the go, the answer to cumbersome paper
maps has arrived. Garmin's compact, powerful GPS III will guide
you safely and accurately from intersection to intersection or
even city to city, anywhere in the world, any time of day, in
any weather. This portable receiver includes millions of miles
of highways, interstates, railroads, rivers and shorelines to
show you just where you stand.
Featuring Garmin's 12
parallel channel receiver for quick satellite acquisition and
lock-on, the GPS III calculates your position and displays it on
the map. It also provides crucial travel information, including
speed, time and distance to destination. There's a handy trip
odometer, compass bearing, and average and maximum speed
readings. Additionally, the software is designed for superb
ease-of-use, and the display can be configured to show only what
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Specifications |
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Part Numbers |
010-00126-00 (AM), 010-00126-01 (Intl) |
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Unit Dimensions |
5.0" x 2.3" x 1.6" (12.7 cm x 5.9 cm x 4.1 cm) |
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Display Size |
2.2" x 1.5" (5.6 cm x 3.8 cm), 2.6" Diag (6.6 cm) |
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Display Resolution |
160 x 100 |
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Display Type |
High contrast 4-gray-level backlit Dual-orientation LCD |
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Weight |
9.0 oz (255 g) with batteries |
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Battery Type |
AA x 4 |
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Battery Life |
8 hours |
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Operating Temperature |
5° F to 158° F (-15° C to 70° C) |
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Waterproof |
IPX7 |
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Floats |
No |
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Interface |
RS232 with
NMEA 0183 |
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GPS Receiver |
Differential-ready PhaseTrac12 |
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GPS Antenna |
Detachable with standard BNC connector |
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External GPS Antenna |
Yes |
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GPS Constellations |
GPS |
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GPS Position
Accuracy (95%) |
< 15 meters (GPS), < 5 meters (DGPS) |
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GPS Velocity Accuracy |
0.1 knot RMS steady state |
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GPS Hot Start |
< 5 seconds |
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GPS Warm Start |
< 15 seconds |
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GPS Cold Start |
< 45 seconds |
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GPS Update Rate |
1 / second, continuous |
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Altimeter |
GPS |
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Barometer |
No |
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Compass |
GPS |
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Routes |
20 (30 points per route) |
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Tracks |
10 (250 points per track) |
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Waypoints |
500 |
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Outdoor GPS Games |
No |
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Almanac Information |
Yes (Sunrise/Sunset) |
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Area Calculation |
No |
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Point-to-Point Navigation |
Yes |
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On Road Navigation |
No |
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MOB |
Yes |
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TracBack |
Yes |
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Trip Info |
Yes |
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Track Log |
Yes (1,900 points) |
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Internal Memory |
1 MB |
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Expandable Memory |
No |
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Pre Loaded POIs |
No |
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Can Add POIs |
Yes |
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Pre Loaded Maps |
Yes (routable basemap with cities, highways, railroads,
coastlines, rivers, lakes,
etc.) |
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Can
Add Maps |
No |
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Documents |
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GPS III Owners Manual |
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GPS III Waypoint Symbols |
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An Introduction to using Garmin GPSr with paper maps |
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Update History |
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2.10 |
- Added MGRS position format.
- Improved messages and terminology relating to DGPS
input.
- Modified the arrival alarm to give approach notification
at intermediate route waypoints when set to "On".
- Adjusted times recorded in track points by applying leap
seconds.
- Corrected handling of long route and track log names in
messages when in portrait display mode.
- Corrected problem related to revisiting the Routes page
after changing the display orientation from portrait to
landscape.
- Corrected problem with starting a goto to an invalid
waypoint.
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2.09 |
- Adjusted the definition of the Hu-Tzu-Shan map datum.
- Corrected baud rate of output in "RTCM/Text" serial
interface mode.
- Corrected handling of negative altitudes in simple text
output format.
- Corrected position label when certain grids are selected
for the position format.
- Corrected flaws with waypoint storage and map drawing
when using a map datum other than WGS 84.
- Changed software version number from "2.08" to "2.09".
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2.08 |
- Corrected orientation change processing when
backlight/contrast page overlays the database disclaimer
page. NOTE: This was a minor aesthetic problem which was
introduced along with the backlight/contrast adjustment
changes in version 2.06.
- Corrected waypoint Spell'n Find search behavior for
names containing whitespace. NOTE: Previously, a waypoint
with a name like "A B" could not be found by Spell'n Find
search if the waypoint "A" also existed.
- Corrected accuracy circle display switch initialization.
- Increased maximum backlight brightness.
- Added New Zealand grid position format. NOTE: This has
added "New Zealand" to the available position formats on the
Position setup page. Selecting "New Zealand" automatically
changes the map datum to "GEOD Datm '49." This is done
because the New Zealand grid conversions use constants
derived from the datum. As such, the grid is not accurate
unless the datum is set appropriately.
- Added new interface format for simple output of
position, velocity, and time text. NOTE: On the Interface
setup page, there have been two changes to the format
selection list. "RTCM In" was changed to "RTCM/Text" and
"Text Out" was added. Baud rate for this output is
adjustable and defaults to 9600 baud (8 data bits, no parity
and 1 stop bit). See the following section for details on
this output format.
- Updated copyright date displayed during power-on.
- Changed software version number from "2.07" to "2.08".
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