Garmin Geko 201
The colorful Gekos are the smallest and lightest waterproof GPS units to hit the market. Geko 201 is inexpensive and offers sleek, thin designs with simple operating systems. With its distinctive canopy-green case, the powerful Geko 201 allows more waypoint and route storage, as well as available PC and external power connectivity, and built-in WAAS capability. In addition, the Geko 201 boasts a user-configurable trip computer, 10,000 trackpoints, a new upcoming-turn feature, as well as PanTrack™ and TracBack®. The Geko 201also includes four fun, interactive games that transform the great outdoors into a virtual board game. Enjoy a good workout while chasing a virtual lizard in Geko Smak, match symbols in a grid version of Memory Race, navigate to reference points without crossing one's trail in Nibbons, and collect symbols along a path in Virtual Maze.
| Navigation Features | |
| Waypoints/icons: | 500 with name & graphic symbol |
| Routes: | 20 reversible x 125 legs/route |
| Tracks: | 10,000 trackpoints & 20 saved tracks; automatic track log; TracBack® lets you retrace your path |
| Trip Odometer: | Current speed, average speed, time of sunrise/sunset, resetable maximum speed, trip timer, & |
| trip distance; has separate, configurable trip computer screen | |
| Tables: | World Time Zones |
| Map datums: | 100, 1 user |
| Position Format: | Lat/Lon, UTM/UPS, Maidenhead, MGRS, and other grids |
| GPS Performance | |
| Receiver: | WAAS-enabled, differential-ready, 12 parallel channel GPS receiver continuously tracks &uses up to |
| 12 satellites to compute & update your position | |
| Aquisition Times: | Warm: Approximately 15 seconds |
| Cold: Approximately 45 seconds | |
| AutoLocate™: | Approximately 5 minutes |
| Update Rate: | 1/second, continuous |
| GPS Accuracy: | Position: < 15 meters, 95% typical* |
| Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state | |
| DGPS (USCG) accuracy: | Position: < 3 meters, 95% typical |
| Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state | |
| DGPS (WAAS) accuracy: | Position: < 3 meters, 95% typical |
| Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state | |
| Dynamics: | 6g's |
| Interfaces: | RS232 with NMEA 0183, RTCM 104 DGPS data format & proprietary Garmin |
| Antenna: | Built-in patch |
| Power | |
| Source: | 2 "AAA" batteries (not included) |
| Battery Life: | Up to 12 hours |
| Physical | |
| Size: | 1.9" W x 3.9" H x .96" D (48.3 x 99.1 x 24.4 mm) |
| Weight: | 3.1oz with batteries (88 g), 2.3oz without batteries |
| Display: | .92" W x 1.44" H (23.35 x 36.49 mm), 64 x 100 pixel, high-contrast, bright LED backlighting |
| Case: | Waterproof to IEC 529 IPX7 standards |
| User data storage: | Indefinite, no memory battery required |