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(More customer reviews)I took this unit to Galapagos and Amazon forest, it was amazingly fast in South America (10 seconds after power up to get the location; while it takes more than a minute in California to find locations). It kept a useful record of the places we visited along with time and our labels, since there are no detailed maps of the points in the jungle.
Even though I could not find detailed maps for the Amazon forest anywhere, the unit was helpful in tracking my paths and showing how to get back from treks in the dense jungle. It did have all the South American cities and large rivers in its default database, though the Amazon river tends move with the seasons.
Once we got lost in Guayaquil city in Ecuador at night, I just had to turn on the unit to see the direction I had to walk to get back to the hotel.
It is useful even when traveling in a taxi to make sure you are heading approximately towards your destination or not.
Tip: Use Sanyo Eneloop AA batteries, which keep their charge for months, and power the unit for 10s of hours of continuous use.
Tip: To conserve power turn the unit 'on' only once in a while to mark important locations (like your hotel, lodge, and tracking hikes), this way, a single charge may be enough for a week of traveling.
Tip: Back home, download the data to your computer and view the locations/hikes in the map-source software, and right click on it to view the points in Google maps.
Cons: The accompanying software Mapsource is functional but not easy to use.
It is not easy to export/import scanned maps as overlays, since sometimes that is all you have.
I wish it was integrated with google maps and wikimapia.org for exporting/importing maps, paths and notes.
Caveat: I have just used the basic functionality of the unit so far. It has a lot more features like
altitude, speed, sunrise, sunset, compass.
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HIGH-SENSITIVITY GPS RECEIVER; COLOR-HANDHELD MAPPING IDEAL FOR BOTH MARINE & OUTDOOR USE; BRIGHT, SUNLIGHT-READABLE COLOR TFT DISPLAY;ÿ64 MB MICRO SECURE DIGITAL CARD? FOR STORAGE OF OPTIONAL MAP DETAIL ;ÿFAST USB CONNECTIVITY MAKES LOADING CHARTS & MAPSWeight: 1.7 lbs.
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