Garmin GPSMAP H1

Garmin GPSMAP H1 GPS Overview

Garmin GPSMAP H1 is the latest premium GPS on the market for challenging locations. As such, exploration geologists and surveyors who will find themselves in during mineral exploration projects and surveys. A rugged, waterproof model which now boasts both physical button and a colour touch screen with a high-sensitivity receiver. The unit offers a range of beneficial features for those working outdoors.

Technical Features and System

The GPSMAP H1, out of the box features a generous 3.5-inch color screen with transflective properties. Allowing you to view the screen with ease, even in the sun without any glare. The internal lithium battery will last you 145 hours in the standard GPS mode, however in expedition mode you can expect up to 840 hours of use. A must-have on sites lacking power for recharging the battery.

Additionally, the unit provides a generous 64 GB of memory storage as standard, but you can expand this with a microSD™ card (up to 1 TB max). With this addition, you can store more data, including routes, waypoints, tracks, locations, maps and map updates, geocaches, and so on.

As well as the above, the GPSMAP H1 also comes as standard with multi-band technology. It will lock onto a number of satellite networks to give you the fastest and most accurate readings and grid references. (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, and IRNSS). This can mean all the difference for those sampling in more unexplored terrain, miles from the nearest community, or even roads.

As expected from a premium model, the unit also comes with a barometric altimeter enables you to determine your height and current air pressure conditions. As well as a 3-axis tilt-compensated compass that provides bearings and on-the-go directional navigation.

Smart Features

The new H1 premium GPS also has numerous smart features, via Garmins Connect IQ, which allow for additional apps and downloads on the device. Such as watch faces and data fields. Users can also turn on smart notifications, weather monitoring and connect to other Garmin devices or your own smart phone. As well as featuring a touch screen keyboard for ease and importantly, a pass code function. Protecting your data should the unit be lost.

Physical Features

The unit packs all of the above features and more into a comfortable-to-use hand-held navigation unit. Measuring only 6.7 x 17.9 x 3.3 cm in size and a total weight of 276 grams. It is no burden to carry but provides host of benefits to your outdoor activities, mapping, and mineral exploration projects that cannot be ignored.

Including 3.5 inch colour touch screen with 282 x 470 pixels. With a transflective TFT coating which can be viewed even in the glare of the sun. Long-life rechargeable lithium ion battery offering between 145 to over 800 hours of use (depending on settings). The GPS is also IP67 water rating, with the bare unit also being thermal and shock proof.

Conclusion

The Garmin GPSMAP H1 is an extremely versatile, accurate, and tough navigation unit. An excellent receiver with connection to multiple satellite networks, colour screen hard casing, generous data storage, and connectivity to other devices makes it the perfect ‘all-rounder’ of GPSs.

For this reason, it has seen use in a range of areas outside of just hiking, tracking, and the outdoors. But also on mineral exploration projects, drilling sites, geological mapping as well as other earth science areas. Such as ecology, geography, anthropology, and more.

The data it can provide is crucial to your project and having trust in such a device is important. Garmin carries with it a recognizable brand name that is trusted the world over and it will not fail you.