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Perfect for crossing over the threshold from city to backcountry, the Garmin
nüvi 500 provides a high-sensitivity GPS receiver with turn-by-turn navigation
in a ruggedized, waterproof exterior that you can use while hiking, biking, or
boating. With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver and HotFix
satellite prediction, nüvi 500 locates your position quickly and precisely and
maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons--whether in the
city or out in the wilds. And it easily switches modes (driving, walking, biking
and boating) to navigate through your active lifestyle depending on your
activity. Other features include a 3.5-inch touchscreen, microSD memory
expansion, geocaching GPX file capabilities for complete cache descriptions and
hints, and Garmin Connect Photos--enabling you to associate your favorite images
with saved locations.
The waterproof nüvi 500 guides you while you drive,
hike, bike or boat.
The nüvi 500 comes preloaded with the highly detailed City Navigator North
America NT maps for the lower 48 states, which also includes topographic maps
for a better perspective of your elevation. The map data, provided by NAVTEQ,
features over six million points of interest, including hotels, restaurants, gas
stations, ATMs and attractions.
Weighing 7.6 ounces and measuring less than an inch thin, the nüvi 500 fits
easily in a purse, backpack, or jacket pocket. The 3.5-inch color touchscreen
display (with 320 x 240-pixel resolution) is easy to read even in direct
sunlight, and the nüvi's easy-to-use interface means you'll spend more time
enjoying the outdoors and less time searching for information. Simple controls
and sub-screens make it easy to enter or search for destinations and get data
about your trip. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi
takes you there with turn-by-turn voice directions, 2-D or 3-D maps and smooth
map updates as you navigate. Its digital elevation model (DEM) mapping shows you
shaded contours at higher zoom levels, giving you a big picture of the
surrounding terrain. In addition, the nüvi accepts custom points of interest
(POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity
alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs.
Garmin's HotFix capability automatically calculates and stores satellite
locations, greatly reducing satellite acquisition time so that you can turn the
unit on and get going. With HotFix, your nüvi 500 remembers the position of all
satellites it is tracking when you turn it off, and calculates their movements
in order to predict where they should be the next time you turn it on. HotFix
can predict satellite positions for up to 3 days after the device was last
turned off.
Conveniently plug in optional preloaded microSD memory cards for all your
outdoor activities on land or water. Just insert an optional Garmin MapSource
card with detailed street maps (such as for locales outside the United States),
and the nüvi 500 provides turn-by-turn directions to your destination. And with
optional BlueChart g2 Vision maps, you'll get everything you need for a great
day on the water including depth contours, navaids and harbors. Plus, a
user-replaceable lithium-ion battery will give you up to eight hours of battery
life (depending on use).
Specifications
- User modes: Driving, Boating, Bicycling and Walking
- Expansion: microSD card slot for optional mapping and data storage
- Wherigo player
- Geocahing: Supports Geocahing.com GPX files for complete cache
descriptions and hints
- Dimensions: 4.21 x 3.35 x 0.9 inches (WxHxD)
- Display size: 3.5-inch QVGA color antiglare TFT screen (320 x 240-pixel
resolution) with white backlight touchscreen
- Weight: 7.6 ounces
- Battery type: user replaceable lithium-ion
- Battery life: up to 8 hours depending on use
- Waterproof standard: IEC 60529 IPX7
Navigate by Photo with Garmin Connect Photos
Using Garmin's Connect
Photos Web site, you can choose from millions of geo-located photos
provided by Google's Panoramio photo sharing community and download them
to the nüvi for a richer navigation experience using pictures as a
guide.
- Choose from Panoramio's collection of photos from around the
world.
- Easy to use interface displays photos on Google Maps.
- Search for photos by location name or map area boundary.
- Transfer photos directly from Garmin Connect to device with the
Garmin Communicator.
- View photos in Google Earth.
- Supports Internet Explorer 6+, Firefox 2+, Safari 3+ on Windows
and Mac.
Play Wherigo Wherever You Go
This nüvi GPS device is compatible with Wherigo, the latest GPS-based activity
from geocaching pioneers Groundspeak. Wherigo (pronounced "where I go") is a
toolset for creating and playing location-based multimedia experiences in the
real world. Using the Wherigo platform, Wherigo authors can build exciting
adventure games, historical tours or other innovative activities.
3D Terrain Maps
Shaded relief terrain maps show you when to expect hills, mountains, forests and
other natural features. Topographic terrain maps are viewable when using the 2D
"birds-eye" view.
What's in the Box
Garmin nüvi 500, preloaded City Navigator North America NT Lower 48 U.S. states,
Hawaii and Puerto Rico plus topographic maps, lithium-ion battery, vehicle
suction cup mount, vehicle power cable, dashboard disc, quick start manual
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