[Driven]

hi,,
the maps included in the device are delhi, bombay, banglore and calcutta,,
if u are travelling abroad, u can also get maps of the rest of the world,,
europe map cd's are already included in the package,,
the rest u can downloan from the net at a very small charge,,


garmin keeps on updating the detailing part of the maping,
all the upgrades are free of cost,, u pay only once for the equipment,,

regards,,
driven..

Originally Posted by a4_attitude

Hey am looking for same one, how much did you paid for this model? and how old is your set, any other reviews abt drawbacks?
Cheers
Wadhwa Ajay

[netarchie]

isnt the Ique M5 discontinued??
http://www.garmin.com/products/iQueM5/

[naveendhyani]

nybody has ny idea if barometric altimeter is better than the GPS based altimeter? i had a talk with a garmin rep & he told me that both are equally good. somehow i believe the GPS will b more accurate as the barometric altimeter will give different altitude at same place if the pressure changes.

[sharathjeppu]

Originally Posted by naveendhyani

nybody has ny idea if barometric altimeter is better than the GPS based altimeter? i had a talk with a garmin rep & he told me that both are equally good. somehow i believe the GPS will b more accurate as the barometric altimeter will give different altitude at same place if the pressure changes.

Here's a link with useful information giving explanation as to why Barometric Altimeters are better than GPS altimeters.
http://gpsinformation.net/main/altitude.htm

[tsk1979]

Originally Posted by naveendhyani

nybody has ny idea if barometric altimeter is better than the GPS based altimeter? i had a talk with a garmin rep & he told me that both are equally good. somehow i believe the GPS will b more accurate as the barometric altimeter will give different altitude at same place if the pressure changes.

Barometric altemeter has to have a starting point. And if weather changes, the calculations go for a toss. So its good to have elvation capability. Most handheld GPSs(For example Lowrance expedition C) has that info. All you need is 4 or more satellites, the more the merrier.
Also if you have a TOPO map you will get extremely accurate altitude info even with 3 satellites as it will come from the map.

[naveendhyani]

do all GPS have elevation capability? what about eTrex of garmin?

[tsk1979]

dunno about eterx, maybe not. You have to go little higher end. Moreover its a 12 channel without the SIRF chipset, better to stay away from this. Try the Cx 60/76 they should have that.
On the lower end MAgellen meridian gold has elevation IIRC

[johy]

Originally Posted by a4_attitude

Is there any GPS avialable in market which also works as mobile, its a great gadget, but worth only if it has mobile facility tooo, carrying two geomectry box is a tough job..
I heard some company launching it soon in India
any clues??
Cheers
Wadhwa Ajay

Ipaq hw6500
Ipaq hw6715

Ipaqs are really good all-in-one devices.

[a4_attitude]

Originally Posted by johy

Ipaq hw6500
Ipaq hw6715

Ipaqs are really good all-in-one devices.

Anybody using any of these for navigation purpose?
does it has inbuilt gps on sirf III technology?

Wadhwa Ajay

[naveendhyani]

nybody in delhi has a GPS unit? wud like to check it out personally, mayb borrow for my trip to ladakh

[nitinbhag]

Originally Posted by a4_attitude

Anybody using any of these for navigation purpose?
does it has inbuilt gps on sirf III technology?

Wadhwa Ajay

I use the 6500.. However I do not have a India specific GPS application or maps.. Simply use it for coordinates, altitude, speed, direction kind of info..

[madhav]

Guys I've a question... If a car with GPS system is stolen, can we find the location of the car using the same GPS system...maybe through another unit or something? Has anyone come across any such feature or product which will also double as a safety feature?

[tsk1979]

GPS is a receiver, not a transmitter. For anti theft capability you will need a transmitter, and you will need to be in range. Actually any homing beacon is okay. Homing beacons are used in life boats when they are lost in sea. they have long range and its easy to locate a lost boat via homing beacons.
Some time ago there was an idea of using mobile phones to track cars. Hide a mobie phone on silent and auto answer mode.
suppose your car is stolen, call that mobile. With help from police and cell phone companies it can be fairly accurately traced where the car is.

[black12rr]

Originally Posted by tsk1979

dunno about eterx, maybe not. You have to go little higher end. Moreover its a 12 channel without the SIRF chipset, better to stay away from this. Try the Cx 60/76 they should have that.
On the lower end MAgellen meridian gold has elevation IIRC

What is SIRF chipset ? and how to you get an egde by having one ?
Can you thrown more information on this .

Thanks

[tsk1979]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SiRFstar_III

To sum it up its the latest chipset.
Also the more the channels, the more satellites it can catch, the greater the accuracy. Also 16 channel receivers have better antennas so effect of trees etc., is less.