Can this serve / use as a multi-purpose GPS. Things like Car, Walking/Running, City Skating etc...
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It is specifically designed for bicycle use and will take you along bike friendly routes, so car use (especially on freeways) would prove to be annoying.
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Hi Evan. It might be used in car, walking (if mounted somehow) or other mouvement ways, but not as an adress guide or direction information device.
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I suppose it could, but remember to keep the embedded antenna exposed to the sky so that the GPS can 'see' the satellites. Good luck!
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This is pretty much a bike specific device. While you could use it for other purposes, I think it would be a forced application.
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I don't think it would do well as a GPS for your car; however, I don't know why it would serve as a good GPS for the rest of the activities you mentioned. The great thing about it is the route creation feature. For example, if I want to do a 40 mile ride and am not familiar with the area, it allows me to ask it to produce a loop for a 40 mile ride from my current location. It will offer three alternative routes providing some information (e.g., distance and elevation), each around 40 miles. I then select one and hit start. Once I'm on the road on my bike, it gives me turn by turn instructions. I don't think it would do well as a GPS for your car; however, I don't know why it would serve as a good GPS for the rest of the activities you mentioned. The great thing about it is the route creation feature. For example, if I want to do a 40 mile ride and am not familiar with the area, it allows me to ask it to produce a loop for a 40 mile ride from my current location. It will offer three alternative routes providing some information (e.g., distance and elevation), each around 40 miles. I then select one and hit start. Once I'm on the road on my bike, it gives me turn by turn instructions.
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It can be used, but it is not designed for use other than bicycle. I would not use it for other use
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I have not tried it on a bike of any kind and ask my colleagues who have one and they havn't either. It is not GPS oriented, for that you might want the app "map my walk" which also does bikes/stairs etc."
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It is simply a gps receiver. It needs to be connected to another device to provide mapping, route, speed readouts, etc.
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In my experience, it sort of works as a standalone, but it uses an odd GPS format that most mapping software can't interpret. You're probably better off with a more generic unit.
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I don't see why not. I have used it to navigate Portland Oregon, Chicago Il, Kelowna BC, Seattle WA... It is easier than using a phone app in some ways and doesn't eat up precious phone battery power.
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It sounds like you are looking for something to download maps to a car or maritime GPS. I am unsure, but I doubt it unless you have no wired option for connection. I use mine to connect to my forerunner GPS watch.
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A GPS signal doesn't work well through opaque objects, regardless of the technology/application. If you were on an indoor track surrounded by a bunch of windows it might work decently well (similar to running in the woods) but if the track is especially short you are going to lose accuracy staying in such a small area.
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Well, if you mean the in-dash radio that also functions as a GPS, then yes. If you mean a standalone gps, then no. In order to ensure compatibility, check to make sure that your factory or aftermarket radio has an RCA video input jack. More likely than not any aftermarket radio with display will have one, but often times factory radios are a bit more tricky.
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Yes. If you purchase Streets and Trips with the GPS after you load the software for just mapping and information you can plug the GPS receiver into any USB Port and use it as a GPS. (Of course you don't need to be online to use the GPS receiver with the software.)I have tried it and it works as well as my Intellinav2 GPS and is a lot more detailed.
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absolutely can be moved within a car or between cars...just sits on the dash... the only thing I did was glue the base of my GPS to the navgear, as it would not stick to that base well. So when I went to Canada and rented a car, I took the GPS off the base it came with and just let it sit on the cup holder up there
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I don't see why not. It is a "global" positioning system after all. Keep in mind that it doesn't show maps. It will only show the path you walked so you can retraces your steps as well as direction and distance to saved waypoints.
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It can be used for walking and there is even a run/walk interval setting. It does not count steps but it tracks distance, including elevation.
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I have not tried it with a GPS, but i could see where it might. It comes with 2 stick-on metal pieces and i think that you could possibly use one of those to attach your GPS to the cradle.
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Sort of. It works for tracking and elevation. However it doesn't come with any topographic or trail maps. You will need to load maps if you intend to use them, which you probably do. There are free maps available to download online. I think the best site is GPS File Depot.
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You can set it to do lap alerts. It also has a virtual partner. The down fall is Garmin hasn't made it compatible with tablets yet. So you can not use the Garmin connect feature
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Nancy, I don't think that would work because the gps does not have input jacks. I hope this helps
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yes it can, but i believe you have to get a special mount to do that.You can get it from Garmin. A I love my unit........Captdean