Trip Computer Data Fields - Garmin eTrex Summit - Hiking GPS Receiver Owner's Manual

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Trip Computer Data Fields

• Bearing* — the compass direction from your location to your destination.
• Course* — the direction from your starting location to a destination.
• Elevation — the measurement of height above mean sea level.
• Final Dest* — (Final Destination) the last waypoint on your route.
• Final Dist* — (Final Distance) the distance from your location to your destination.
• Final ETA* — the estimated time you will arrive at your destination.
• Final ETE* — the estimated total time left until you reach your destination.
• Heading — the direction you are traveling.
Lat/Lon — the current GPS position.
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Location — shows your current latitude and longitude.
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Max Speed — the maximum speed traveled since last reset.
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Moving Avg — (Moving Average) the average speed while the unit is moving.
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Next Dest* — (Next Destination) the next waypoint on your route.
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• Next Dist* — (Next Distance) the distance between your current location and the
next waypoint.
• Next ETA* — the estimated time you will arrive at the next waypoint.
• Next ETE* — the estimated total time left until you reach the next waypoint.
Odometer — a running tally of distance traveled, based upon the distance between
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second-by-second position readings.
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• Off Course*— the distance you are off a desired course in either direction, left or right.
• Over'l Spd — (Overall Speed) the averaged speed since your last reset, including
stopped and moving time.
• Speed — shows how fast you are going.
• Sunrise — the time at which the sun rises on this day at the current location.
• Sunset — the time at which the sun sets on this day at the current location.
• Time of Day — the current time for the selected time zone.
• Time-Moving — the time elapsed while the unit is moving since the last trip reset.
• Time-Stop — the time elapsed while the unit is not moving since the last trip reset.
• Time-Total — the total time you have traveled since the last trip reset.
• To Course* — the compass direction you must go to get back to the original course.
Trip Odometer — the total distance you've gone since the last reset.
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Turn* — the angle difference (in degrees) from the bearing to your destination and your
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current line of travel. 'L' means turn Left, 'R' means turn Right.
• Vert Speed — (Vertical Speed) the rate of altitude gain/loss over time.
• VMG* — (Velocity Made Good) the speed you are closing in on a
destination along a desired course. Also referred to as the 'vector velocity' to your
destination.
Fields marked with an asterisk (*) only display data while you are actively navigating.