Satmap Systems Limited is a

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company founded on 19 October 2005 and based in

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, Surrey.Satmap Systems at Companies in the UK
Retrieved 30 May 2012 Since 2007 it has produced a standalone handheld

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mapping device for use by walkers, cyclists,

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, emergency services and the military.

Active 10

The Active 10 available since 2007 is sold in four different bundles: *Active 10 (the device, a case, a

lanyard A lanyard is a cord, length of webbing, or strap that may serve any of various functions, which include a means of attachment, restraint, retrieval, and activation and deactivation. A lanyard is also a piece of rigging used to secure or lowe ...

and three

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AA batteries). *Active 10 BIKE (the device, a bike mount and a power pack including adaptors and a 2700mAh

lithium polymer A lithium polymer battery, or more correctly lithium-ion polymer battery (abbreviated as LiPo, LIP, Li-poly, lithium-poly and others), is a rechargeable battery of lithium-ion technology using a polymer electrolyte instead of a liquid electrol ...

rechargeable battery. *Active 10 PLUS GB (the device, a case, a lanyard, a power pack including adaptors and a 2700mAh lithium polymer rechargeable battery, the UK GB 1:50,000

Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain. The agency's name indicates its original military purpose (see ordnance and surveying), which was to map Scotland in the wake of the Jacobite rising of 1745. There was a ...

map). *Active 10 PLUS EU (the device, a case, a lanyard, a power pack including adaptors and a 2700mAh lithium polymer rechargeable battery, a Europe map).

Active 12

The Active 12 introduced in 2014 is more technically advanced than the Active 10 with a High-Resolution 320x488 pixel

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screen, doubled

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Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and building personal area networks (PANs). In the most widely used mode, transmission power is limi ...

and a barometric altimeter and it is supplied with a high resolution UK GB 1:50,000 map. It is virtually identical in appearance to the Active 10 but is distinguishable by its orange buttons.Satmap News
Retrieved 5 April 2014

Accessories

Accessories include a vehicle mount, silicone protective cases and screen covers. It is necessary to swap the caddy holding the batteries to change the power source. Detailed maps can be loaded on to the device by inserting an

SD card Secure Digital, officially abbreviated as SD, is a proprietary non-volatile flash memory card format developed by the SD Association (SDA) for use in portable devices. The standard was introduced in August 1999 by joint efforts between SanDis ...

into the side, 350 map titles from 13 countries are available including; 1:25,000 and 1:50,000 scale

maps, Harvey Maps, a 1:16,000 A-Z street maps of

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and other UK cities, marine maps,

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, Australia,

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and

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maps.Satmap Official site
Retrieved 30 May 2012

References

{{reflist Navigation system companies Electronics companies of the United Kingdom British companies established in 2005 Companies based in Surrey Global Positioning System British brands Electronics companies established in 2005

Active 10

Active 12

Accessories

See also

References