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January 7,
1999
Garmin®
Debuts New GPS III® Plus
Handheld
unit offers even greater street-level detail and CD-ROM interface
capability
 OLATHE,
Kan. – Garmin International, the world's leading GPS manufacturer,
is pleased to introduce the GPS III Plus Personal Navigator® –
a handheld GPS featuring spectacular mapping detail through an
enhanced basemap and an optional CD ROM feature.
Based on the
popular GPS III, the GPS III Plus takes detailed mapping one step
further, by offering increased cartographic capabilities previously
found only in high-end automotive navigation and marine chartplotting
units. By plugging the GPS III Plus into a PC, a user can download
data from Garmin's optional line of MapSource® CD-ROMs. MapSource
CDs work with Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT software.
Users will
find more than 10,000 additional towns within metro areas on the
basemap of the new GPS III Plus. In addition, the GPS III Plus
comes with an extensive and detailed database of exit information
for the federal interstate highway system. With the touch of a
button, a user will be able to find a host of information on everything
from food and lodging to service stations.
"The GPS III
Plus is going to give the GPS user even more detail when they
need it most," said Gary Kelley, director of marketing. "The enhanced
basemap is going to open up all kinds of new mapping options that
were previously only available in more expensive units."
Specific
features of the GPS III Plus include:
- MapSource
CD ROM compatible
- Enhanced
basemap of North and South America contains state/country boundaries,
lakes, rivers, streams, airports, cities, towns, coastline,
U.S., state and interstate highways
- Local thoroughfares
and secondary roads within metro areas
- Basemap
includes more than 10,000 additional small cities
- Federal
interstate highway exit information for food, lodging, and truck/RV/automotive
service stations
- 500 user
waypoints with graphic icons
- TracBack®
feature lets user quickly navigate track log back home
- Immersible
waterproof construction, IEC-529, IPX7
The GPS III
Plus is shipped standard with a PC interface cable, lanyard, hook-and-loop fastener
mount, owner's manual and quick reference guide. The GPS III Plus
will be available in January 1999 at a suggested list price of
$571.80.
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