Here Is What THEY Say About It
Earthmate GPS LT-40
One of the smallest on the market, measuring just 1 7/8” w x 2 5/8” h x 9/16” thick.
Comes with an attached 5’ cable with a suction cup on the cable designed to hold the GPS against the windshield or on the dash for optimum performance. Just plug the other end of the cable into the USB port of your laptop PC or UMPC.
The Ultimate Off-Road & On-Road Bundle
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As the innovation trendsetter in topographic mapping and GPS technologies, DeLorme Topo USA 7.0 continues to lead the way with advanced capabilities that provide a more meaningful outdoor experience. In addition to the highly-detailed Topo USA and DeLorme Street Network maps, you can access a wide variety of indispensable map, chart, and imagery choices from USGS, NOAA, and other sources.
Street Atlas USA is Much More Powerful than Online Mapping
Comprehensive tools for detailed desktop planning of your vacation or sales trip BEFORE you go, AND for on-the-go traveling using the latest electronic gear. Most other vehicle GPS systems are NOT planning tools and only track as you go. Support for Windows Vista, Pocket PCs, Windows Mobile 5.0 and later, UMPCs, and Palm OS included.
Everything You Need for City and Rural Travel
Automatic street routing in the U.S. and Canada, automatic trail routing in the U.S., four million places of interest and much more.
Amazing 3-D Flyovers
Newly designed 3-D mapping engine produces lifelike views of your favorite terrain. Explore the terrain before you head out and select only the roads you want for GPS usage.
The Most Complete Selection of Data and Imagery Options
In addition to the highly-detailed Topo USA and DeLorme Street Network maps, you can access a wide variety of indispensable map, chart, and imagery choices from USGS, NOAA, and other sources.
Unrivaled GPS Capabilities
Topo USA 7.0 delivers high-end GPS data creation and exchange capabilities and lets you do more with data you collect in the field.
NEW! Now Over 4 Million Places of Interest from Trusted DeLorme Products
Now ALL your trip planning information is at hand, from travel to a trailhead, to campgrounds, fishing spots, and provisioning on your way, including:
* From Street Atlas USA®
attractions, lodgings, restaurants, stores, post offices, much more.
* From the Atlas & Gazetteer™ series
boat ramps, campgrounds, fishing and hunting spots, unique natural features.
GPS to Natural Landmarks & Four Million Places of Interest
Visit national parks, forests, trails, public lands, mountains, lakes, rivers, and other included outdoors locations.
Here Is What WE Say About It
So what exactly does LT-40 stand for? L=Lap / T=Top? If not it should! What a GREAT device and a GREAT price!
Personally, I have been using laptops with mapping software and dash mounted/hand held GPS units since the mid 90’s. My 1st use of mapping software using GPS was on a Dell laptop using DeLorme software and a DeLorme serial GPS receiver in the mid 90’s. That was long before GPS became a household word. I grew to like Delormes software, its ease of use, accuracy and the fact that every year they updated it with new roads and POI’s.
After a while of using both a small GPS unit on the dash for general driving and moving up to Panasonic Toughbook Laptops (because they are nearly indestructable) I began using a USB cable between my laptop and my GPS unit on the dash. The only problem with that
as most of you know is that on most if not all hand held units, you have a choice between USB or 12V power. If you choose the USB to enable the GPS software on your laptop, you have to use battery power. Personally I would rather save my battery power in case I need it
in an emergency and have to abandon my vehicle in the back country and hoof it out for help. A GPS with dead or dying batteries in a situation like that is not a good thing.
Enter the DeLorme Earthmate GPS LT-40. A bright yellow, water proof unit that is easy to use and simple in operation. Just put the small unit on your dash, roll bar (if you have a soft top
or a fiberglass hard top or even on your top, plug it into the USB port on your laptop and the DeLorme software recogizes it immediately. It's so simple "a caveman could do it"!
So I make a call to DeLorme ask a few questions (they are very friendly and helpful). Later that week after a few email questions (they are very fast on email response too) I find myself waiting for my 2nd day air package to arrive from DeLorme with my new Earthmate GPS LT-40.
Now the nice thing about Delorme is the fact you can buy your unit in a money saving bundle. Choose the LT-40 with Street Atlas software, TOPO software or both TOPO and Street Atlas. You know what I say, "get them both, you know you want them"!
NOTE: If you already own a recent or current version of DeLorme mapping software and want to use any of them with the Earthmate GPS LT-40, you can purchase the receiver by itself. Call 1-800-561-5105.
**prices shown in the above image were as of 09/24/2008**
Two days later FED EX is knocking at my door. I could not wait to open up the package and checking out this new “toy” and wasted no time in opening it up and getting started.
Now being a typical guy, I tend not to read manuals and got right to the TOPO 7 DVD and the Street Atlas DVD and installed them on my laptop.
After both the TOPO and the Streets software was installed I run out to one of my Jeeps, hop in plug the LT-40 into the USB port and BOOM, I did not notice any "warm up time". My position was already marked on the laptop LCD. I like it! But wait, I am sitting in my driveway, there is no fun in that so off for a drive.
I drive around the neighborhood and the city for a while, closely watching the LCD with one eye and the road with the other (don't try this at home, test was done by a crazy but experience driver). Never once did the tracking show me off of the street I was on.
Ok so it works nicely around town, but what about off-road. I have a few hours of day light, I think a trip to Box Canyon might be in order.
Less than an hour later I am driving in the dirt, my trail is clearly marked with the software as are trails that spin off in other directions. The whole time the GPS indicator has me right one track.
So my initial first days with the DeLorme LT-40 have me thinking nothing but positives. In my opinion it is a better way to go if you use laptop only or if you also use a dash mounted portable GPS unit (like the DeLorme Earthmate GPS PN-20) the best way to go to conserve your batteries.
I have copied some details about the DeLorme PN-20 below and a link to the DeLorme website that you can cut and paste for more information and to see what the experts and everyday users are saying about it.
Read more about DeLormes Earthmate LT-40 and other great products at their web site...
Available online at DeLorme.com and many fine stores nationwide for about $69 and up depending on software bundle.
Earthmate GPS LT-40 Specs:
* » NMEA-compliant 16-channel receiver
* » WAAS-enabled
* » STMicroelectronics new high-sensitivity Teseo chipset featuring DeLorme ConstantLocktm technologies for outstanding time-to-first-fix and signal retention
* » Cold start: < 39 seconds
* » Warm start: < 34 seconds
* » Hot start: < 3 seconds
* » Supply requirements: 90mA (through USB connector) /li>
* » Maximum Velocity: 1000 knots
* » Advanced high-sensitivity algorithms for superior tracking in urban environments
* » Initial acquisition sensitivity down to -149dBm
* » Weak signal tracking down to -159dBm
* » Proprietary Kalman filter for enhanced position accuracy
* » Superior noise rejection for high EMI environments
* » Environmental Characterisitics:
o › Operating temperature range -40 ºC to +85 ºC
o › Storage temperature range -55 ºC to +100 ºC
Minimum System Requirements
Windows
* » Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ Home Basic/Home Premium/Ultimate/Business with 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
* » Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 1 and later) with 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended)
* » Microsoft Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 and higher) with 64 MB RAM (256 MB recommended)
Macintosh
* » Compatible with Intel-based Macintosh computers running Boot Camp for Windows XP
Palm OS
* » Palm OS® 3.5 or later, including Palm OS 5.0 or later devices with high-density displays (spoken prompts available on most devices with Palm OS 5.2 or later)
* » Application memory required: 700 KB (without spoken prompts) or 1.3 MB (with spoken prompts)
* » Map memory required: 2 MB
Windows CE
* » Windows Mobile 2003, Windows Mobile 5.0 and later with an ARM processor and a touch screen (including the portrait,landscape, and high-resolution configurations of Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition and later)
* » Application memory required: 1.6 MB
* » Map memory required: 2 MB
Hardware
* » Intel® Pentium 900 MHz or higher processor (1.8 GHz recommended)
* » 1.7 GB of available hard-disk space required to install both applications on one hard drive (6.4 GB if both applications and all map data for both applications is loaded to one hard drive)
* » DVD-ROM Drive
* » 3D-capable video card with 32MB VRAM (64MB VRAM recommended)
Internet Browser
* » Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or later
