My Handheld GPS

I got questions from some of my friends about GPS. Then I thought it would be good to share some information about my own GPS to all of you.

I have a Garmin handheld GPS which I have been using for about four years. I found it quite useful during my personal and official trips in home and abroad. During my trip in Durham, UK, the GPS helped me to find out my hotel (a small cottage) in a very windy, cold and dark night. The area was basically out side the main town and less densely populated. Without the help of my GPS it would be very difficult for me to find the place at that night!

For those who are not familiar with the term - GPS stands for Global Positioning System. GPS can help you to understand your location anywhere in the world using signal from number of satellites. Now a days GPS is being used for variety of purposes, including personal and vehicle navigation, mapping, fishing, trekking, etc.

Garmin is the pioneer in handheld GPS. The model I have got is eTrex Legend HCx. It has a color monitor. This is little better than the basic models. So far I remember, the price tag was about 290 USD but I bought it from Jakarta, Indonesia. If you want to buy this product from Bangladesh, I believe, the cost will be higher than that.

Click here to find our more information about this GPS model. If you are interested to learn more about other products of Garmin, click here.

As I'm aware of, there are only few organization who sell GPS. Several models of Garmin GPS is available at Haroon Enterprises Ltd. (62, Purana Paltan(Opposite to Doinik Bangla), 1st floor, Dhaka 1000, Tel: 9560577). Overseas Marketing Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd. (Unique Trade Center ( UTC ), 15th level, 8 Panthapath, Dhaka - 1215, Tel : 8154510-11, 8156837) also have some handheld GPS but those are from Magellan. Click here to visit Overseas Marketing Corporation's website.

Do you have any other specific question about handheld GPS? Let me know. I can try to answer.