Lowrance Launch a brand new range of Handheld GPS units in the UK in Autumn 2009

Sets the Standard in Affordable Ease-of-Use in Outdoor GPS Navigation

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Endura Safari

Color, 2.7” (6.8 cm) touchscreen optimized for outdoor use

  • Advanced basemap with detailed hillshade, primary and secondary roads, and key points-of-interest
  • Directly accepts GPX trails and POIs

High-performance navigation through combination of advanced mapping, trip computer, electronic compass, and barometric altimeter
 

Unparalleled ease-of-use with combination of simplified touch screen interface and “hot key” physical buttons to quickly access main features
 

Multi-recreational with dedicated outdoor features and a large range of mapping options preloaded on plug & play Micro SD cards or web download
 

Fully functional right out of the box, the feature-packed Safari is the ideal all-purpose outdoor handheld GPS. The device includes a large color transflective touch-screen for easy viewing and enhanced functionality. It incorporates a high-performance

processor and high-speed memory for quick map redraw and panning; a trip computer that records trails, trip times and distance; pre-loaded mapping content with detailed hill shading, topographic contours, primary and secondary roads and key Points of Interest (POI); and an unlock option for full-featured turn-by-turn navigation. The innovative GPS handheld also offers multimedia resources including MP3/voice notes as well as a picture and video player. The Safari can be customized to meet individual needs; accepting many public domain files and community-based content such as GPX trails and general outdoor POIs.

Lowrance and the UK Outdoors Market

As a bit of background information Lowrance have been in the business of manufacturing GPS and mapping solutions since the concept of the GPSS system. It would be fair to say that to date in the UK and Europe their products are aimed at the marine market where their procusts are recognised as the best available.

The Endura range of handheld GPS units already established in the USA (I lifted this info on the Sierra from their website) is coming to us very soon (probably in November). All the units offer colour touchscreens and acess to full OS mapping at 50k scale on plug and play SD cards, each card will hold half GB

As soon as we have the promised evaluation units we will post a review on this page, where you will also find full details on the pricing structure for the units and maps. For more info on the balance of the Endura range visit the Lowrance website.