This backcountry GPS receives email, texts and alerts from your smartphone, pairs with optional sensors to keep you fit, and wirelessly shares routes, waypoints and geocaches with compatible devices. You can download geotagged pictures from the net and navigate to their locations, and share your progress with friends and family via Live Tracking. Garmin has even thrown in a free year-long subscription to their BirdsEye™ service, so you can download satellite images and integrate them with your maps for a clear picture of your surroundings.
- Button controls are glove-friendly
- Dual GPS/GLONASS receiver monitors 2 separate satellite constellations for faster position fixes and greater reliability under forest canopies and in canyons
- Built-in 3-axis compass with tilt compensation for accuracy on the go or at rest
- Barometric altimeter tracks pressure changes for more accurate altitude readings and monitoring weather trends
- Displays Smart Notifications from smartphones via 2.4GHz ANT+ or Bluetooth 4.0 so you can keep your phone out of the weather
- Pairs with optional HRM strap, Foot Pod or Speed and Cadence sensors for workouts
- Preloaded with geocaches from geocaching.com
- Accepts free BaseCamp software to display topographic maps with contour lines and elevation profiles on your computer
- Compatible with Garmin Custom Maps, which converts paper and electronic maps easily into downloadable maps for your device
- Optional NiMH battery pack (available separately) can be charged while inside the device
- Basic basemap included
- 4GB built-in memory for loading detailed maps
- Accepts microSD card for memory expansion (not included)
- Includes carabiner clip, USB cable, and user manual
