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Garmin 60 Series GPS Receivers

The Garmin GPS 60 series = Your Rugged Navigation and Mapping solution

The robust, waterproof GPS 60 series are the perfect, low-cost navigators and mapping devices for wherever your field work takes you. So how do you choose from such a comprehensive and variable range of devices? Environment, Natural Resource and Emergency Services management

This GPS range is ideal for Environmental and Natural Resource management activities and Emergency responders. 

As highly respected experts in the use of GPS for Land Management, RapidMap will provide you with the support and expertise to help you select the right GPS for your job.

Coupled with GarField Pro for GPS to GIS conversion, your GPS 60 Series Receiver quickly becomes a professional mapping tool and will support interoperability across your department.

Ask about RapidMap’s GPS Training to ensure your team are all informed and working to consistent standards.

GPS 60 (Monochrome)
GPS 60 has one megabyte (MB) of internal memory for storing points of interest, and it comes factory preloaded with a worldwide city point database. Just find the place you want to go to, and the GPS 60 creates a straight-line route to your destination. The rugged, waterproof GPS 60 is the perfect, low-cost, navigator for wherever your spirit of adventure takes you:

• Large, sunlight-readable, four-level grayscale display with bright LED backlight makes it easy to find your way - day or night
• 28 hours of battery life for more hours of outdoor enjoyment
• Both serial and USB connections for fast and versatile download transfer
• 1 MB of internal memory for storing points of interest from the MapSource® Points of Interest CD

The GPS 60 is a non-mapping unit that comes factory pre-loaded with a 1 MB city point database that includes worldwide cities.

GPSMap 60 (Monochrome)
From bushwalking to blue highways - the GPSMAP 60 is your trusted guide to the great outdoors. The GPSMAP 60 along with the GPS 60 are packed with several of the features found in the 60 series colour units, but sport an affordable, high-resolution, monochrome display for outdoor enthusiasts on a budget.

The rugged, waterproof GPSMAP 60 is the perfect, low-cost, navigator for wherever your spirit of adventure takes you: • Large, sunlight-readable, four-level grayscale display with bright LED backlight makes it easy to find your way - day or night
• 28 hours of battery life for more hours of outdoor enjoyment
• Both serial and USB connections for fast and versatile download transfer
• Built-in basemap with automatic routing capabilities to guide you, turn-by-turn, with tone prompts to your destination
• 24 MB of internal memory for lots of storage of optional MapSource marine, topo and city street mapping downloads

Like the other products in the 60 series, this trusty handheld is compact and lightweight, with a user-friendly interface. Special geocaching and geolocation gaming modes provide entertainment, as well as trailblazing navigation capability. The unit also includes an alarm clock, sunrise/sunset and moon phase tables, optimal hunting and fishing times - plus much more.

Fully compatible with the entire line of MapSource products (see product compatibility table), the GPSMAP 60 makes it easy to navigate the great outdoors.

GPSMap 60Cx (Colour)
The GPSMAP 60Cx is a refreshing upgrade of the GPSMAP 60C, one of our most popular models. This unit supports a removable microSD card for detailed mapping memory and a waterproof, rugged housing.

The microSD card slot is located inside the waterproof battery compartment. Users can load map data and transfer routes and waypoints through the unit’s fast USB connection. In addition, this unit features a new, highly sensitive GPS receiver that acquires satellites faster and lets users track their location in challenging conditions, such as heavy foliage or deep canyons.

The GPSMAP 60Cx offers a large colour TFT display and turn-by-turn routing capability.

Owners of these new x-series handhelds can also purchase new microSD cards that are pre-loaded with MapSource® BlueChart® marine cartography, and City Navigator™ street maps

GPSMap 60CSx (Colour) – RapidMap recommended TOP OF THE RANGE
The GPSMAP 60CSx is a powerful upgrade to the 60Map Series, one of our most popular models for land management use. This rugged GPS unit supports a removable microSD card for detailed mapping memory and a waterproof, rugged housing. New Professional Feature: The microSD card slot is located inside the waterproof battery compartment.

While users can load map data and transfer routes and waypoints through the unit’s fast USB connection via the standard Garmin software and mapping solutions - RapidMap has recently developed solutions so that you can take your organisations GIS data out on your GPS screen to view and use.

In addition, this unit features a new, highly sensitive GPS receiver that acquires satellites faster and lets users track their location in challenging conditions, such as heavy foliage or deep canyons. The GPSMAP 60CSx also incorporates a barometric altimeter for extremely accurate elevation data and an electronic compass that displays an accurate heading while standing still. Considered the one of the best features, the GPSMAP 60CSx offers a large colour TFT display.

Owners of these new x-series handhelds can also purchase new microSD cards and services from Rapidmap to convert and pre-load your new microSD card with your organizations GIS data.

Contact us for further information about the GPS60 range.

To further help you with your selection - please check out the RapidMap Comparison Chart

With over 20 years of GPS expertise and application - RapidMap will help you make the best choice for your team!

 

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