Info about the all-in-one automobile GPS navigator (GPS = Global Positioning System) and color chartplotter GPSMAP 276c of Garmin International Inc.. . This portable navigator for land and water, with a retail price under US$700.00 has a 256 color TFT screen, a built-in basemap and auto routing. GPSMAP 276C's Americas or European Autoroute basemap features interstates and major highways.

As boat equipment, the GPSMAP 276C is a dependable, color chartplotter with a Autoroute basemap enhanced by Garmin's marine cartography. The unit accepts pre-programmed or user programmed data cards with MapSource® BlueChart® for offshore detail or Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots® for detail of lakes.
The Gpsmap 276C supports external NMEA sources (NMEA = National Marine Electronics Association) for water depth, water temperature, and water speed, and also features a CDI (= Course Deviation Indicator), that warns you by a signal when the boat goes off course;

Other features and specs are:
Adjustable marine mounting bracket
Built-in tide tables and celestial tables for sun and moon calculations
Stores up to 3,000 user waypoints, 50 reversible routes (300 waypoints per route)
10,000 point automatic track log; 15 saved tracks
WAAS-enabled (= Wide Area Augmentation System), 12 parallel-channel GPS receiver
Adjustable quad helix receiving antenna with remote antenna capability
Position formats include Lat/Lon, UTM, Loran TDs, Maidenhead, MGRS, User and more
Alarms for: anchor drag, arrival, off-course, proximity waypoint and clock
Water-resistant to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards (submersible in 1 meter of water for 30 min.)