General Information

Serial #

125017

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

GPS

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC AND METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

15.7 cm

Width

5.2 cm

Height

4.7 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Exploration and Survey

Category

Measurement-position

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MAGELLAN

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

San Dimas

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS UNIT USED C. 1999+. NOT USED AFTER 2004.

Canada

GPS WAS AMONG SURVEY AND MAPPING INSTRUMENTS COLLECTED BY MR. LOU SEBERT, A TOPOGRAPHICALSURVEYOR AND MAPPER WHO WORKED FOR THE CANADIAN ARMY'S SURVEY AND MAPPING DIVISION, AND CLOSELY WITH THE STAFF OF THE TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. HE AUTHORED MANY PAPERS AND WAS CO-EDITOR OF 'MAPPING A NORTHERN LAND'. (1999) HE BOUGHT THIS GPS UNIT FOR PERSONAL USE.

Function

USED FOR GENERAL PURPOSE POSITION LOCATING AND NAVIGATION.

Technical

GPS TECHNOLOGY WAS LAREGLY DEVELOPED IN 1970S, BUT UNTIL THE 1990S WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SONY PERSONAL GPS IT WAS FAR TOO EXPENSIVE AND BULKY FOR USE BY INDIVIDUALS. UNTIL THE MID-1990S, SIGNALS WERE CODED SO THAT THE MAXIMUM SENSITIVITY WAS ONLY OBTAINABLE BY THE MILITARY, AND LATER BY SCIENTISTS. WITH THE ADOPTION OF MANY COMPANIES TO USE GPS TO TRACK TRUCKS AND TAXIS, PRESSURE GREW ON THE US GOV'T. TO PERMIT USE OF AN ENHANCED SIGNAL. THIS UNIT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A NEWER, LESS EXPENSIVE UNIT DESIGNED FOR PERSONAL USE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "GPS 300/ MAGELLAN" printed in light grey on unit front. Controls and battery placements are labelled. "MAGELLAN SYSTEMS/ GPS 300/ 08-63008-000/ S/N: 0125017/ D/C: 16/99" printed on label placed inside unit..2 "MAGELLAN" printed in light grey on door's exterior. "CE/ MADE IN TAIWAN" molded on door exterior. "29-60059-000-X8" and "2" moulded in raised print on inside surface.

Missing

INSTRUMENT IS COMPLETE. MAY ORIGINALLY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH A HANDSTRAP.

Finish

.1-.2 BLACK SYNTHETIC CASING HAS FINE WRINKLE-TEXTURED EXTERIOR FINISH. MOST PUSH-BUTTON CONTROLS ARE BLACK; ONE RED KEY.

Decoration

N/A