Appendix D: Navigation Terms - Garmin GPSMAP 2006 Owner's Manual & Reference

Appendix D
Avg Speed— The average of all second-by-second speed readings since last reset.
Navigation Terms
Bearing (BRG)— The compass direction from your present position to a destination waypoint.
Course— The desired course between the active 'from' and 'to' waypoints.
Distance (Dist)— The 'great circle' distance from present position to a destination waypoint.
Distance to Dest— The 'great circle' distance from present position to a Go To destination, or the final
waypoint in a route.
Distance to Next— The 'great circle' distance from present position to a Go To destination, or the next
waypoint in a route.
DESTINATION
WAYPOINT
Elevation— Height above mean sea level (MSL).
ETA— Estimate Time of Arrival. The estimated time you will reach your destination waypoint, based on
current speed and track.
ETA at Dest— The estimated time you will reach a Go To destination, or the final waypoint in a route.
ETA at Next— The estimated time you will reach a Go To destination, or the next waypoint in a route.
NORTH
NORTH
Fuel— The fuel required to travel from present position to the indicated route waypoint.
Leg Distance— The distance between two route waypoints.
Leg Fuel— The fuel required to travel from a route waypoint to the next waypoint (in sequence) in
the route.
Leg Time— The time required to travel from a route waypoint to the next waypoint (in sequence) in
the route.
Max Speed— The maximum second-by-second speed recorded since last reset.
'FROM'
WAYPOINT
Moving Average Speed— Average speed while the unit is moving.
Moving Trip Timer— Total time the unit has been moving.
Odometer— A running tally of distance travelled, based upon the distance between second-by-second
position readings.
Off Course— The distance you are off a desired course in either direction, left or right. Also referred to
as 'cross-track error' or 'course error'.
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