Friday, March 5, 2010

Why Buy the Garmin Marine GPS GPSMAP 172C

Friday, March 5, 2010

The GPSMAP 172C is a fixed-mounted Marine GPS that offers a brilliant color LCD screen that can easily be read in bright sunlight, and comes packed with robust features, and a very user-friendly, well organized interface in a compact and very reasonably priced console.

Built-in worldwide marine basemap is standard on The GPSMAP 172C and this unit is also compatible with MapSource BlueChart offshore marine cartography, which features detailed depth contours, mapping of wrecks, inter-tidal zones and many other points that may be of interest when boating. MapSource BlueChart is considered to serve up the most reliable offshore cartography around and easily integrates with a wide range of other Garmin products.

Additionally The GPSMAP 172C is also compatible with MapSource Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots, which offer available marinas, pre-charted fishing areas, boat ramps and hazards for hundreds of the most popular lakes.

Expandability:

The GPSMAP 172C unit comes with a convenient expansion slot on the front that can be used for pre-programmed data cards from Garmin or other third party. Garmin produces pre-programmed data card, which come preloaded with BlueChart maps and also fully loaded with exceptional nautical detail.
The unit can also be easily expanded to a full-fledged combination chartplotter/sounder by adding a Garmin GSD 21 "Black Box" transducer and sonar system.

When you want to make the most of your time on the water The GPSMAP 172C is the perfect tool for you. It will offer much larger area coverage, better features and greater detail for a very reasonable price.

Additional Features:

o 320 x 320-pixel, 256-color CFTN screen with adjustable CCFL backlight
o 3.2" W x 3.2" H (4.5" diagonal) viewing area
o 4.9" x 6.3" x 3.7" (W x H x D) unit dimensions
o It comes with a State-of-the-art 200 MHz processor, which makes tasks such as acquiring data, mapping and plotting, virtually instantaneous.
o Can Send, receive, and display positioning data with DSC-equipped VHF radios
o Equipped with TracBack mode, which helps guide you back to points along a route

The GPSMAP 172C is a fixed-mounted Marine GPS that offers a brilliant color LCD screen that can easily be read in bright sunlight, and comes packed with robust features, and a very user-friendly, well organized interface in a compact and very reasonably priced console.

Built-in worldwide marine basemap is standard on The GPSMAP 172C and this unit is also compatible with MapSource BlueChart offshore marine cartography, which features detailed depth contours, mapping of wrecks, inter-tidal zones and many other points that may be of interest when boating. MapSource BlueChart is considered to serve up the most reliable offshore cartography around and easily integrates with a wide range of other Garmin products.

Additionally The GPSMAP 172C is also compatible with MapSource Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots, which offer available marinas, pre-charted fishing areas, boat ramps and hazards for hundreds of the most popular lakes.

Expandability:

The GPSMAP 172C unit comes with a convenient expansion slot on the front that can be used for pre-programmed data cards from Garmin or other third party. Garmin produces pre-programmed data card, which come preloaded with BlueChart maps and also fully loaded with exceptional nautical detail.
The unit can also be easily expanded to a full-fledged combination chartplotter/sounder by adding a Garmin GSD 21 "Black Box" transducer and sonar system.

When you want to make the most of your time on the water The GPSMAP 172C is the perfect tool for you. It will offer much larger area coverage, better features and greater detail for a very reasonable price.

Additional Features:

o 320 x 320-pixel, 256-color CFTN screen with adjustable CCFL backlight
o 3.2" W x 3.2" H (4.5" diagonal) viewing area
o 4.9" x 6.3" x 3.7" (W x H x D) unit dimensions
o It comes with a State-of-the-art 200 MHz processor, which makes tasks such as acquiring data, mapping and plotting, virtually instantaneous.
o Can Send, receive, and display positioning data with DSC-equipped VHF radios
o Equipped with TracBack mode, which helps guide you back to points along a route


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