Garmin eTrex Summit GPS Portable Navigation

Manufacturer: Garmin (55) Categories: GPS > Garmin > Personal Navigation

Key Features

Portable, robust, to be operated with one hand (buttons are located ergonomically on each side of the unit) Multilingual user interface in Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish (requires firmware version V2.06 or later) Integrated 12 channel receiver with very sensitive built-in antenna Electronic compass to check heading while not moving (can be turned off so safe power, accuracy ±5°, resolution ±1°) Barometrical altimeter for precise elevation recording, accuracy ±3 m (10 feet), resolution ±30 cm (1 foot) Powered by batteries (2x AA, last about 16 h) or by an external 12 V power source, e.g. from a car's lighter (power cord available as an option) Short time to first fix (TTFF: approx. 15 seconds after a warm start, meaning there are valid coordinates of the satellites available, or approx. 45 seconds after a cold start, meaning there are no valid coordinates of the satellites available) Supports the following protocols for data exchange with PC: NMEA 0183 with 4800 Baud, GARMIN, GARMIN DGPS, Text, RTCM IN, RTCM/NMEA and RTCM/TEXT DGPS (Differential GPS) ready (GARMIN differential receiver available as an option) Supports more than 100 different datum (coordinate systems) Supports various display formats include the Swiss Grid Firmware stored in Flash-Memory, can be updated by the user Operating temperatures -15 .. 70°C (5° .. 158°F) Serial interface RS-232 (connection cable available as an option) Water resistant up to approx. 3 feet (1 meter) for about 30 minutes Stores up to 500 waypoints with name (up to 6 characters), icon (choice of 20 symbols) and coordinates Stores up to 20 reversible routes with up to 50 waypoints each. Shows the current position in relation to these waypoints (direction and distance) Bearing (electronic compass) Current position (longitude, latitude, altitude) Altitude via air pressure (barometer) Current accuracy of the position information Current time Current bearing Current, average and maximum speed Trip duration and distance (Odometer) Total ascend, total descend, average ascend, average descend, maximum ascend, maximum descend, minimum and maximum altitude Air pressure tendency over the last 12 hours Stores 10 travelled routes (Tracking) Time of sunrise and sunset Supports metric and U.S. units