Magellan MapSend® BlueNav(TM) XL3 North America: a Complete, Ready-to-use Mapping Solution for Sailing and Boating Enthusiasts
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 15 -- Thales' navigation business, global provider of Magellan GPS products for outdoor and vehicle navigation, announced today the launch of Magellan MapSend BlueNav XL3 North America, a new mapping solution for saltwater and major navigable inland waterways. Magellan MapSend BlueNav XL3 delivers advanced marine cartography for GPS handhelds including information on tides, currents, depth contours, navaids, port services and more. The software uses genuine Navionics Gold XL3 charts to provide three times the coverage of XL charts for an outstanding value at just US$199.99 each. Each of the 18 regions, sold separately, comes ready to use as a preloaded secure digital (SD) memory card. Magellan MapSend BlueNav XL3 North America will be available at magellanGPS.com and assorted retailers in mid-December.
Magellan MapSend BlueNav XL3 instantly expands the functionality of SD card-compatible Magellan GPS receivers like the Magellan eXplorist(TM) XL, which boasts the largest color screen on a rugged handheld GPS. Together, the eXplorist XL and MapSend BlueNav XL3 provide mariners with a new level of navigation ease to enhance the enjoyment and safety of every boating adventure.
"MapSend Blue Nav XL3 provides a wealth of useful map information to enhance marine navigation for everyone from kayakers to yachtsmen and especially small boaters," said John Parrott, Product Manager for Magellan content and mapping. "The extensive navigation aids help you explore new waters more confidently, and find your way more easily from a dock to a specific place you want to fish or dive. The software shows where to find moorings, supplies, and services, and helps mariners avoid shipping lanes, restricted areas and obstructions such as shoals, wrecks and other structures. It's a huge benefit."
Magellan MapSend BlueNav XL3 software provides numerous map options and navigation aids for the Pacific Coast, Atlantic Coast, Gulf Coast, the Bahamas and the Great Lakes. The software is easy to use by simply inserting the SD card directly into the GPS and activating the detailed chart. The handheld will show the users precise location in relation to the contour of the coast or shoreline, and provides quick access to tide, current, depth and port services information as they navigate.
Magellan MapSend BlueNav XL3 is compatible with the Magellan eXplorist 400, 500, 600 and XL, as well as the Magellan Meridian® series. MapSend BlueNav XL3 is also available for twenty European regions. For more information on these and other Magellan products visit magellanGPS.com.
About Thales' navigation business
Thales is a leading international electronics and systems group serving defense, aerospace, security and services markets. The Group employs 60,000 people throughout the world and generated revenues of 10.3 billion Euros in 2004.
Thales' navigation business is a global innovator of navigation and positioning solutions. The company markets its Magellan brand GPS products in vehicle navigation and outdoor markets, and its professional GPS and GNSS solutions in the survey, GIS/Mapping, and OEM markets that include consumer electronics, automotive navigation and high-precision applications.
Through its joint venture with Hertz, Thales Navigation has developed the Hertz NeverLost® vehicle navigation system.
Thales' navigation business is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., with European headquarters in Carquefou, France. For more information, visit http://www.thalesgroup.com/navigation.
© 2005 Thales Navigation, Inc. All rights reserved. Magellan, MapSend, BlueNav, eXplorist and Meridian are trademarks of Thales Navigation.
Source: Thales Navigation, Magellan
CONTACT: Angela Linsey-Jackson of Thales Navigation, +1-909-394-5062, alinsey-jackson@thalesnavigation.com; or Kristin Reynolds, kristin@delyon-hunt.com or Melisa Glasberg, melisa@delyon-hunt.com, both of DeLyon-Hunt & Associates, +1-310-374-6893, for Thales Navigation, Magellan
Web site: http://www.thalesgroup.com/navigation
Web site: http://www.magellangps.com/
