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“c330 still knows the way”
Trying to cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has been difficult for investigators in Baton Rouge.
Many street signs and house numbers have been destroyed. Fortunately, our StreetPilot c330 still knows the
way around the city. We especially like the way StreetPilot never loses sight of the target even if unusual
detours (off road) are required.
D.M., East Baton Rouge Parish
“Running from Rita”
I purchased the StreetPilot c330 just before Hurricane Rita hit the Gulf Coast. I had wanted a GPS system for
a long time because I am so directionally challenged and I don’t like to ask for directions. My wife and I had to
evacuate due to the pending storm and the c330 was invaluable in getting to our destination (a place we have
never been) without so much as one mistake along the way. It also routed us home, again without any mistakes.
In fact, due to downed trees and road closures, I had the unit do a detour and it took us around the closed
roads and then put us back onto our original track within a blink of an eye. I will never go anywhere again
without my c330, which we have named “Rita.”
D.W.
“GPSMAP 60C guides workers in hurricane relief and clean-up efforts”
I am a cameraman and on September 5, I was called to cover the rebuilding of a cell tower and data network
in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The work was to re-establish service for emergency workers in and around
the New Orleans area. As part of my travel pack, I brought along my Garmin GPSMAP 60C so that I could find
my way around. I loaded both MetroGuide and Topo maps for the area, not knowing which I would find most
useful. The situation on the ground was constantly changing with the water receding a bit further each day.
The technicians I worked with had a 90-minute drive into New Orleans each day from their base camp in Baton
Rouge. They were taking generators and equipment into the dry areas to repair towers and to completely rebuild
others that had simply disappeared. They needed to know what towers were still under water, so every day
there was an aerial recon mission around the city to see where the water line was. I offered the lead technician
my GPS so that he could mark sites as we flew. He was very grateful and confessed that he had forgotten his
Garmin GPS in the hurry to get to New Orleans. He used my GPS to track the path of the helicopter as it followed
the water line across New Orleans and to mark sites for repair. I bought my 60C for work and play, a vacation,
a hiking trip, and logging tracks of my video shoots around the country. But this time, it helped to restore a
telephone network in a desperate situation.
J.P.
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