Magellan is a company that has its headquarters in Santa Clara, California, and they also have European headquarters located in France. Enjoying exceptional revenue growth during the GPS revolution, the company is known worldwide for its award winning variety of GPS navigational systems, consistently leading the industry in directional innovations. Magellan also stakes claim to the best selling single frequency survey product line in the world.

The three most popular kinds of Magellan GPS devices are the ones that are made to carry with you in your hand or purse, systems that will mount to a car dashboard, marine units that will plot charts and find fish at the same time, and aviation units that keep the skies organized. There are also PDA units and Laptop devices as well.

Magellan GPS models that are made to sit on the dashboard of cars usually plug in to the cars cigarette lighter adapter, and have brightly colored screens and tons of helpful functions to help you on your way. Wide, bright screens that are easy to read are great, and many units will actually talk to you, narrating directions and information to you as you drive so you can keep watching the road instead of reading the GPS screen.

The Magellan handheld units are portable and even though they have a smaller screen than auto GPS units, they are durable and small enough to carry with you right in the palm of your hand, making them ideal for camping and hiking. Magellan GPS devices are available in all different shapes, sizes, colors, and textures, so Magellan makes a device that is perfect for everybody. Many of the Magellan GPS models are waterproof or water resistant, will float if dropped, and are surrounded in rubber like material to absorb any shock from being mishandled.

A Magellan GPS device that is designed for marine use is reliable, versatile, and very durable. They can find fish and record activity underneath the waters surface, they can warn you of anomalies on the ocean floor, and can keep track of your speed, distance travelled, water temperature, barometric readings, and can even keep tabs on the position of buoys and lighthouses. Just like the handheld units, the Magellan marine devices are made to withstand all kinds of weather, are fully waterproof, and you better believe they float when they are dropped into the water.

Get on out to your favorite Magellan retailer and take a look at all of the great features that Magellan GPS devices have for you.just dont get lost on the way.