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Garmin’s Edge 205 and 305 are models in Garmin’s Edge range of GPS enabled personal trainer and cycle computers which integrate GPS technology and basic navigation. The units come with a mount for attaching to a bike stem or handlebars. Garmin have designed them to be suitably rugged and lightweight. Not requiring calibration, you simply need to snap the unit into its mount and head off. The SiRFStarIII high sensitivity GPS receiver is able to cope with weak GPS signal reception areas such as those with heavy tree cover.

Using data supplied by the GPS receiver the Edge units can automatically output speed, distance, time, calories burned, altitude, climb and descent. The Edge GPS units feature two customizable data screens to display up to 16 lines of data. Some training aid features are;
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EarthSearch Communications AutoSearchGPS 1.4 is a automotive GPS device with both tracking and remote vehicle management features available from a cell phone or computer.

AutoSearchGPS 1.4L provides numerous features including:

• Movement Sensor – provides capability to detect vehicle movement;
• Locate/Track — ability to locate and track your vehicle in real time or with the assistance of EarthSearch Communications customer support;
• Disable/Enable – for disabling the engine remotely (only when engine is disengaged unless carried out by EarthSearch Communications); and
• Alerts — receive various alerts: silent alarm, movement, speed, battery disconnect, geo-fence.

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A strategic partnership has been announced between InterGis, a developer of automated routing, scheduling, and vehicle optimization solutions, and NovaTracker, a GPS fleet tracking solutions developer. The partnership intends to offer the most efficient software and highly configurable wireless GPS technologies for fleet management.

NovaTracker has developed new, compact and highly customizable GPS and wireless tracking products which will “plug-and-play” with InterGis products. InterGis are soon to demonstrate their latest version of Visual Control Romm, QuickGPS and RouteScript with NovaTracker as their partner of choice.

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