Originally Posted by
alect
I was reading a PC Mag articles on GPS nav systems and it said in particular to handheld/mobile systems, that a GPS cannot tell direction unless it is going at least 10mph, thus making the handheld units (used for walking) not a good idea. Is this true?
I have a Garmin GPSMap 60 CSx. It has the ability to switch to a "Pedestrian" mode, and I have not had the problem you describe when in this mode. It tells direction and gives an accurate estimate of how long it's going to take to walk to a destination.