Friday, May 1, 2009

Garmin Handheld GPS Receivers Impact On Outdoor Recreation

By LaZinnia Manley

GPS systems have made outdoor recreation safer by providing a precise location of the user. They also have made outdoor activities more enjoyable in many cases by being able to stay on the correct path or returning to your favorite camping or fishing location with ease. Garmin Handheld GPS receivers have been the leader in handheld GPS innovation.

By using a GPS unit you can avoid the risks of venturing into uncharted territory whether on land or water and know you can depend on your GPS unit for guidance day or night. Some of the Garmin Handheld GPS receivers even contain a barometric pressure reading to help warn of changing weather that could be dangerous. Hikers, boaters, hunters, fisherman and even Geocaching users depend on GPS navigation. No need to go into dangerous areas or get lost in bad weather or at night.

Using a GPS unit for navigation keeps you from becoming lost because you will not be depending on a map that may be outdated or getting caught in bad weather or darkness catching you away from shore or your destination.

With GPS technology and electronic mapping you can explore unfamiliar territory without the fear of getting off the course you choose to travel. With Garmin Handheld GPS tracback technology you can retrace your trip exactly. If you are a boater or fisherman you are able with GPS technology to keep up with where you are, where you are headed, speed you are traveling and return to an area or spot where fishing is the best. Also GPS units are just as precise at night as in the daytime.

With Garmin Handheld GPS receivers you can transfer data to and from a computer. You can download data from a computer and then share that data with other Garmin users in the field. You can share fishing areas as an example, or hiking or biking trails as well. You are only limited by the data you collect or download.

Golfers use GPS to measure the distance within the course to help improve their golf game. The new Garmin golfing GPS receiver, Approach G5 comes preloaded with thousands of USA golf courses. You dont have to guess how far your next shot is or which club you need to make the shot. The downside is you know exactly how far you hit the ball and helps keep you from exaggerating to yourself how far the shot really was.

Without GPS technology the sport of Geocaching and Geodashing would not even exist. Geocaching is a treasure hunt outdoors using precise coordinates to find the treasure by GPS signals. Geodashing is an outdoor race to a predetermined coordinate using a GPS unit for navigation and may even be across country.

Just as cars are more advanced today than in the past GPS technology is advancing at a fast rate also. Garmin Handheld GPS receivers become more advanced with each product release. Whether you are a boater, hunter, fisherman, biker, hiker or engage in other outdoor activities requiring GPS technology, you will find Garmin leading the pack.

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