Hema gps

[Tacovendor]

Recieved my HEMA GPS from Austrailia yesterday, thet set it up pre loaded with the western US, the topo feature is awsome. As soon as I figure out all of its capabilities I'll post up. Below is their press release.

HEMA NAVIGATOR 5” – INTERNATIONAL SALES August, 2010
Availability for international markets
The US based magazine, Overland Journal, has published a small press release in their summer 2010 edition on
the HEMA NAVIGATOR 5” with a published price of $869.
The HEMA NAVIGATOR 5” GPS is a very successful product in the Australian off-road navigation market as it offers
both street navigation and 4WD navigation and comes preloaded with all of HEMA’s award-winning 4WD and
topo maps including full coverage of the Australian outback.
In Australia this product has a retail price of $990. However, it has not yet been released onto the US or
international market. Early adopters are more than welcome to purchase it direct from HEMA’s Australian head
office.
The export price of this product from Australia is US$800.00 (ex tax) with free international shipping (via FedEx)
included. Secure payment will need to be made prior to shipping.
HEMA will preload the device with a 12 month licence of Route 66 Street Navigation for your country of choice
according to availability from Route 66 but the purchaser will need to source their own local maps for the 4WD
Ozi Explorer and Memory Map applications. See www.oziexplorer.com or www.memory-map.com for more
information on additional maps.
Note that HEMA Navigator is NOT covered by an international warranty so any after sales support and service
obligations will be limited outside of Australia. Therefore should the unit need any repairs or maintenance it will
need to be returned to HEMA Australia head office at the purchaser’s expense, phone support will be available
during HEMA business hours with the cost of phone calls being at the purchaser’s expense.
See www.hemanavigator.com.au for more information.
Contact Details
Hema Maps
25 McKechnie Drive, Eight Mile Plains
Queensland 4113, Australia

 

[shellb]

How have you been liking the unit thus far? Seems like a great product.

 

[mhiscox]

Brett and I undoubtedly aren't the only ones chomping at the bit to get a report on how you like this unit. It sounds great, but there are few reviews around, the thing is kinda pricey, and the "fix in Australia" warranty is an drawback.

So for any experiences that get shared, we promise to be grateful.

 

[Scott Brady]

I have now used the unit on a few trips, including traversing Mongolia and crossing the Andes in South America. Having Memory Map is key, as getting the topo maps, etc. is a simple process.

So far, the unit has been reliable, and has a large, bright screen. It lives in the Discovery now.

 

[Rando]

It is unclear from the specs if this is just a PND running oziexplorerCE, memory map and an on road navigation program, or does it run some proprietary Hemma software?

 

[Scott Brady]

In the 110 we had in South America

Mounted in the Discovery

Crossing the steppes in Mongolia

 

[shellb]

Thanks for the update and pics Scott!

:drool:

 

[FlyNdrive]

I have used the HEMA 5 Navigator on 2 seperate trips to OZ and love the device, but all the maps i used were pre-loaded. I fineally got a HEMA 5 'up above' and now I need to load some maps for the East coast and specifically Topo maps from GWNF. I got a good look at what it can do in the last OJ.

What are the easiest maps to load on it? Where are they sourced from?

I cant wait to see the full potential of this device as it gains popularity with the overlanders up here.

Cheers,

 

[FlyNdrive]

Actually the links work......never mind.