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GPSMAP® 440

Package Includes:
  • GPSMAP 440
  • Built-in receiving antenna
  • Power/data cable
  • Crimp connectors
  • Mounting bracket with tilt/swivel
  • Protective front cover
  • Owner's manual
  • Quick reference guide

These sleek 440-series Garmin plotters pack a lot of value into their space-saving formats. They feature ultra-bright 4" QVGA displays and come ready to launch right out of the box with built-in cartography, new worldwide satellite imagery and a new streamlined user interface. The 440-series is preloaded with highly detailed BlueChart® g2™ marine cartography of the coastal United States including Alaska, Hawaii and the Bahamas. This data provides detailed coastlines, shaded depth contours, navaids, port plans, wrecks, restricted areas and tide and current information.

Plug in optional BlueChart® g2 Vision™ cards to add true 3D-view detailed mapping capabilities (both above and below the waterline), plus helpful auto guidance, high-resolution photomapping detail, and "real picture" aerial photos of ports, harbors, marinas, waterways, navigation landmarks and other points of interest.

Product Features and Specifications
  • Ultra-bright 4" diagonal QVGA display, 320 x 240 pixels over 800 nits of brightness
  • New streamlined user interface offers easy selection of functions and features
  • Preloaded with worldwide satellite imagery and highly detailed BlueChart g2 marine cartography of the coastal United States including Alaska, Hawaii and the Bahamas. This data provides detailed coastlines, shaded depth contours, navaids, port plans, wrecks, restricted areas and tide and current information.
  • Preloaded with Explorer charts covering the Bahamas
  • Single SD memory card slot for BlueChart g2 Vision cards, as well as saving waypoints, routes and tracks to a SD card which can be shared with others
  • Built-in GPS antenna
  • BNC connector for optional GA29 remote GPS antenna
  • Backlit keypad for easier operation at night
  • CANet™ proprietary bus allows display and control of full feature sounder data on Garmin chartplotters
  • Two NMEA 0183 I/O ports 440
  • Unit dimensions: 5.7"W x 5.0"H x 2.7"D

Enable the full functionality of the GPSMAP 440-series with the addition of a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card
BlueChart g2 Vision cards provide:

    • High-resolution satellite imagery when overlaid on the chart, will provide the mariner with unparalleled situational awareness
    • Aerial reference photography provides "real world" photos of ports, harbors, marinas, waterways, navigation landmarks and other points of interest, offering the mariner another powerful tool for navigating unfamiliar waters
    • Mariners Eye view Provides the mariner with a 3-D perspective of chart information for a quick, reliable and easy position fix.
    • Fish Eye view 3D perspective below the water line for displaying bottom contours based on bathymetric charting data
    • Auto guidance technology will search the attributes of all relevant charts to suggest the best course for navigation
    • Fishing charts, tides, currents, marine services, coastal roads and points of interest detail
Review Snapshot®
Avg. Customer Rating:
 
4 stars
(based on 1 review)

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
great on the water map and eazy to use
By bob575Verified Purchaser from kelso wa on 5/12/2009
Pros:
Compact, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Simple Controls, Strong Construction, Waterproof
Cons:
Not Portable
Best Uses:
Fishing, Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Outdoor Enthusiast, Professional
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Garmin Garmin GPSMAP 440:

eazy to use

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