Key people Sir Peter Maire, Lionel Rogers Products systems Website Established by Sir Peter Maire in 1986 as -based Talon Technology, Navman (as the company became known in the 1990s) is a systems company providing stand-alone GPS units, OEM GPS modules, GPS software for and, and navigation systems for use. Acquired by in June 2004, the Navman PND (Portable Navigation Device) division was subsequently sold to in the first half of 2007 and this business retains principal use of the Navman brand, including the website. Sales, marketing and support is primarily based in,.

At its height as a New Zealand owned company Navman employed 300 staff at its headquarters in Auckland though market pressures and cutbacks meant, as of 2015, the now Taiwanese-owned company has just two staff in New Zealand, with operations now transferred to an Australian affiliate. The Navman Marine division designs and manufactures fish finders, sonar, VHF radios, autopilots and sailing instruments and was sold by Brunswick to the Norwegian company in April 2007. The remaining Navman divisions are Navman Wireless Vehicle Tracking Solutions and Navman Wireless OEM. These two business were sold by Brunswick in a single management buy out transaction in mid-2007.

The company is doing business as Navman Wireless. After being purchased by Brunswick and becoming part of Brunswick New Technology, the company struggled to turn a profit and a mass exodus of senior management staff ensued. The company was sold to in 2008. Navman-branded devices are still sold in Australia, New Zealand and in key markets across Europe alongside devices from. Alongside is her sister company Magellan which sells fitness and outdoor adventure GPS devices including the Magellan Cyclo 100 series, Cyclo 500 series, Magellan Echo, Magellan Switch, eXplorist GC, 110, 310, 510, 610 and 710. GPS receiver module made by Navman's OEM division.

Navman Wireless OEM Solutions is a division of Navman Wireless Holdings, a privately held company owned by independent investors and Prairie Capital Partners of Chicago. A leading designer and manufacturer of GPS technology, Navman Wireless OEM Solutions provides GPS engines and sensor modules, tracking devices and messaging terminals to thousands of companies worldwide for integration into their products and solutions.

F15, F25, F100T, F200T, F250T & S30 3D, S50 3D, S70 3D-Series. Web Map Update User Manual. How Do I Update my Maps? There are four steps for your map update. Step 1 – Install and Update NavDesk software. Step 2 – Download the new map data. Step 3 – Remove old maps. Step 4 – Activate and Install the new.

Its products are also compatible with Fuel Monitoring and Distribution control systems for heavy equipment. Navman PND [ ] Software [ ] Since the merging of Navman and Mio under, the Navman SmartST application has been used by both Navman and Mio products. SmartST v6 used version 1.40 of the low-level MapCore library, and introduced a significantly different UI to the previous versions. In particular, in replaced up/down scrollbars with 'glide touch' (also called 'slide touch') scrolling, similar in concept to the iPhone. This approach, combined with a resistive touch screen, resulted in a number of usability complaints. As well as the UI changes, a number of new features were introduced such as 3D junction views, 3D landmarks, and advanced lane guidance.

SmartST v6.10 was released with the MY-series, and used version 1.42 of MapCore. This version restored the option of the traditional up/down buttons in addition to the glide touch used in version 6. SmartST v7 (with MapCore 1.50) is the latest version of SmartST. The UI has again changed significantly, with a significant simplification of the main menu, and the removal of the 'dockable windows' concept. This version also added a number of features over version 6.10: • Time-sensitive routing, similar to TomTom's IQ Routes. • Correct handling of Australian school zones, only alerting the driver when the zone is actually active.

• Landmark guidance ('In 200 metres at the petrol station turn right into Jones Street' ). All-in-one devices [ ] Currently, Navman devices are primarily marketed in Australia and New Zealand. Elsewhere, the devices are sold under the Mio label (though sometimes also sold as 'Mio Navman' devices).

The EZY series was released in May 201 Telcordia Sr 332 Handbook Of Chemistry there. 0. All the devices run 6.0, and SmartST 7. Model Screen size TMC Bluetooth FM transmitter Hardware model RAM Flash EZY-30 3.5' Add-on No No? 64 MB 2 GB EZY-40 4.3' widescreen Add-on No No? 64 MB 2 GB The MY series was released in May 2009, with SmartST 6.10. All the devices run Windows CE 5.0.

Design As revealed at the Sydney Motor Show, Navman has replaced most of its portable GPS line-up with the S-Series. The first change you'll notice is the thoroughly modernised design of the new range. The cheap plastic and physical buttons of yore have been dumped, with multi-toned silver, grey and piano black plastic, as well as rounded sides, taking their place. All four models in the series share the same look -- indeed they're almost identical, except for the S30 which, being the entry level model, makes do with a 3.5-inch touchscreen, not the 4.3-inch of the other models. Functions, like zooming in and out, which on previous generations were accessed via buttons now reside in on-screen 'soft' buttons on the main map.

This layout is not dissimilar to that seen on Mio's GPSes -- this, we think, isn't a mere co-incidence as both Mio and Navman are now owned by the same parent company -- although the Navman's buttons are larger. Typically when we use a GPS in our car, we have it hooked via the cigarette charger. However, using the S30 in this way was difficult -- at least with our test unit -- due to its diabolical USB charger design. To have the S30 charging whilst mounted on the windscreen, the mini-USB plug first needs to be slid into the windshield mount before slipping the S30 into its mount. Attaching the S30 to the mount requires aligning both the mini-USB plug and mount, which is a procedure with more jiggling than a high school formal. Otherwise, the windscreen mount design is compact and neat with a levered suction cup and ball swivel providing for screen adjustment possibilities.

Features Being the cheapest model in the Navman range, there's not very much to speak about features-wise on the S30. You'll have to splash out another AU$100 to find useful features like Bluetooth hands-free and text-to-speech, which allows generic instructions, such as 'turn left in 100m', to be replaced by more informative ones like 'turn left onto Princes Highway in 100m'.

The S30 comes pre-loaded with the latest R14 maps from Sensis, although there is an SD-card slot should you decide to purchase maps for use overseas. There are also point-of-interest (POI) markers for all manner of things, from petrol stations and scenic lookouts to speed and red light cameras. Out of the box, most of these POIs are displayed on the map screen which, especially on main roads and suburban centres, makes it hard to see both street details and the suggested route.

Another setting we had to tweak was the toll road warning which, by default, displays a large full-screen dialog box whenever a toll road is encountered on route recalculation -- not inherently a bad thing when keying in your destination, but highly annoying when you're pottering along. Speed and red-light camera locations are marked in yellow and red, respectively, with speed limit signs for the former displayed prominently in the bottom left-hand corner. Although we had audible warnings enabled for safety cameras, they didn't work until we had switched to and from the in-store 'demonstration mode'. Even then, the chime would only sound randomly and often when we had just passed them, despite the fact that we had set the warning distance to be a kilometre. Performance We liked the S30's simple to use menus with its array of, now seemingly standard, large buttons.

Although we wish manufacturers would get around to having a single soft button which jumps us back to the map, no matter how deep into the menus we are. In terms guiding us from point A to point B, the S30 did a good, if not outstanding, job.

Although we never expect optimal routes with GPS units, the S30 did occasionally suggest a few crazy detours when it would've been much easier to go straight. Route calculation was class average, but we're surprised that it wouldn't start calculating a route until it had satellite lock, which can sometimes take up to five minutes. As is common with portable GPS devices CBD performance, amongst the skyscrapers, was prone to frequent satellite dropouts. All in all, the S30 is a good-looking entry-level personal navigator. And while the flaws -- the integration of the USB charger with the windscreen mount chief amongst them -- aren't deal breakers, we'd suggest seeing if your budget stretches to AU$500.