GPS clocks can greatly improve their fitness training. Thanks to the exact location of your exact location on Earth, these watches to measure the distance, current speed, the route on a map, elevation above sea level, vertical speed, and many advanced features that go beyond the capabilities of ordinary sports watches.
While most GPS watches are being developed to improve walking, cycling, triathlon and other sports bikes to their suitability and performance, while others arebuilt with positioning and navigation systems in mind. Some models, like the Garmin Forerunner 305 can do both.
So let's look at that kind of functionality in the watches of navigation on the right.
Watches allow you to position or navigation "waypoints" to mark. These can be either single or a set of waypoints, which are commonly called "path" as one. At any time you can select a waypoint and the clock is to run it. Most of these types of watches can also be connected to the starting point, whichYou can never get lost.
Models such as the Forerunner 305 and GlobalSat GH-625B has a large screen to display the course for a top-down 2D map. The clock, you can place markers along a custom path and direction of the point of the next waypoint.
A compass function is another common navigation functions presents them over in reference to true north, but only show the direction when you move. If you are not stationary, you can calculate thisinformation from the satellite signals.
Watches like Sunnto's X9i and X10 take navigation a step further and calculate your ETA at the next waypoint based on your current speed. These watches feature an accurate barometric altimeter which offers a more precise measure of altitude than a standard GPS system is capable of.
Here is a list of popular GPS watches that have navigation capabilities:
Globalsat GH-625B, GH-625M, GH-615B, GH-615M
Garmin Forerunner 405, 305, 205, 301, 201, 101
Timex Ironman Bodylink Trail Runner T5J985
Suunto X9/i, X9M/i, X10
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