Garmin, Dakota 10, Dakota 20, GPS devices
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The Dakota 20 and Dakota 10 are the two latest portable GPS navigation devices. Either of these two devices comes from the arsenal of Garmin, the leading player in the world of the GPS-based services and devices. As to the features, the company says, they are built-in with a global basemap, high sensitivity GPS receiver and color touchscreen display.
Besides, the twin Dakota device is lightweight, compact, waterproof and rugged.
Since the Dekota devices have HotFix, therefore both of them can rapidly maintain and acquire satellite reception. Moreover, they are also capable of automatically calculating and storing essential satellite data, which helps assess a position quickly.
Whether you are youth scouts, geocachers, hunters or surveyors, these devices helps you receive the advantage of Dakota’s 850 MB of internal memory that is capable of stocking around 50 routes, 1,000 waypoints, 2,000 geocaches and an active tracklog of around 200 saved tracks and 10,000 points.
Besides being preloaded with a worldwide base-map, the Dakota is weighed just 6.75 ounces, and is compatible with the Garmin city Navigator NT that boasts of turn-by-turn directions on city streets.
Not just that, the Dakota also allows you easy reading. Plus you can use the Dakota in all kinds of environment. Besides standing firm against the natural forces, Dakota is glove-friendly, and can be easily operated with just one touch of your finger. Dakota is capable of lasting around 20 hrs on two AA batteries and is compatible with PC or Mac through USB connection.
As its reviews, the Dakota 20 is additionally featured with a 3-axis compass, a microSD card slot for better memory and mapping storage, barometric altimeter, as well as wireless unit-to-unit connectivity for sharing waypoints, routes, tracks, and geocaches wirelessly with Oregon, Dakota, Colorado and Foretrex devices.
The 3-axis, tilt-compensated electronic compass of the Dakota 20 allows the heading even when the users are standing still. Dakota 20 and Dakota 10 from Garmin will be rolled out in the market with the price tag of up to $299.99 and $349.99 correspondingly.
