Description

ACTIS 8 GPS Truck Sat Nav with preinstalled navigation software Pocket Navigator Truck (for WinCE) is a modern gps navigation for truckers which also offers applications for spare time: audio and video player, photo viewer, calculator and notepad.

Actis 8 GPS truck navigation device offers profesional offline TomTom Truck maps for one country specialised for large vehicles, such as trucks, lorries, buses, campers, mobilehomes, freight cars etc., including 3 years map updates for free.

See Detailed TomTom Truck Map Coverage

• Big 8 inch sunlight-readable touchscreen
• Dual core processor
• Support for an external TMC receiver (traffic information)
• Possibility to connect it with a rear camera
• Audio/Video input and output
• Multitasking for using more applications simultaneously
• 2 x USB host port for connection with another devices
• The integration into more sophisticated logistics systems can be realized by one system connector which includes a power supply and 4 serial ports RS232.

Technical data sheet of Actis 8 Truck sat nav with details here.

Features of Actis 8 GPS Truck Sat Nav

Basic features of  Truck navigation device Actis 8

• Route optimisation for large vehicles based on vehicle height and weight. Avoids low bridges and narrow lanes.
• Modification of roads parameters
• Detailed road types set preferences for searching of optimal routes
• Warnig for speeding
• Airplane mode (off-road)

Voice guidance

• Intuitive voice navigation in different languages
• Door to door route planning
• Cross-border routing without the need to switch between countries or to a less detailed map
• Overview of the upcoming manoeuvre and its distance
• ETA to your destination

GPS satellite navigation

• Assistant for traffic lines shifting
• 2D/3D mode allows realistic visual map display
• Day/night modes switch colour schemes for day or night time driving
• Map rotates in driving direction, or north up

Searching

• Find nearest points of interest
• Postcodes
• Full GB postcodes (1.8 million)

Speed cameras

• Hear audible warnings as you approach speed cameras

Special features

• Odometer keeps a track of private and business mileage
• Routing modes for car, pedestrian, truck
• Optimization of the order of waypoints
• Add your own favourites
• Direct import of your own favourites databases from xls, dbf, Access, ArcInfo, MapfInfo files or another ODBC sources
• Route avoidance – block off certain road from your route
• Multitasking for using more applications simultaneously

Your Application in Actis 8 Truck Sat Nav

You can run your application for Windows Embedded compact 7 under the button CUSTOMER

Your Application can run with Navigator simultaneously. You can switch between the Applications with the Hardware buttons or with TCP/IP commands

Integration into superiour telematic systems

Navigator can be integrated with other programs with a number of external commands. These can be sent to Navigator via serial interface or TCP / IP. So you can resize the Navigator window, change various settings, send new routing points or communicate with the driver similar to ICQ and many others. You can also obtain information from Navigator, e.g. remaining time or distance to destination, current coordinates, and many others.

The list of current commands can be found here.

Other modifications in Navigator can be done by changing the configuration files. Buttons may be removed from the menu or may be added to the map/navigation screen.