Description
Explore somewhere new with Hema's HX-1 Navigator, the ultimate GPS system for on and off-road navigation.
HX-1 Features:
- Explore remote areas confidently
- Turn-by-Turn voice guidance
- Find Australia's best tracks, trails and places off the beaten track
- 45,000+ points of interests including lookouts, campsites & caravan parks
- Save your track and drop a waypoint to plan your journey
- Take geo-tagged photos and video with HX-1's 5-megapixel camera
- Share your journey with other explorers through your Hema Explorer Cloud
The HX-1 features a 7-inch multi-touch screen allowing you to pinch and zoom for a closer look. The device has a WI-FI connection making it super easy for downloading additional maps and updating the device, and to also share your tracks with other travelers.
Two choices of Navigation:
Hema's HX-1 comes with 2 choices of navigation to suit your specific needs:
1) DRIVE MODE
The drive mode is ideal for city navigation. The mode features:
- Street Mapping for Australia and New Zealand - Use for daily navigation
- Over 6,000 Caravan Parks and campsites
- Turn-by-turn voice guidance
- Speed cameras, school zones, and intelligent routing
2) EXPLORE MODE
The explore mode is ideal for navigation to remote areas and 4WD tracks. The mode features:
- Topographic Mapping
- Trip planning and trip recording tools - Use waypoints to plan your trip
- 45,000+ points of interests
- Share your tracks and photos with other travelers on Hema Explorer Cloud.
Package includes:
- Hema HX-1 Navigator
- Cradle and windscreen mount
- HX-1 drawstring pouch
- 12-24V 2A car charger
- USB cable
- Quick Start Guide
Hema HX-1 Navigator: On & Off-road GPS Street & Off-road. One GPS Navigation System.
"Preloaded with the best maps on the market"
693,000km+
4WD & Off-road Tracks
6000+
Campsites & Caravan Parks
40,000+
Hema-verified POI
545,000km+
Outback & Dirt Roads
Find Campsites & Caravan Parks Fast
- 6000+ free and low-cost campsites & caravan parks by Camps Australia Wide & Caravan Parks Australia Wide
- View over 2300+ site photos
- Detailed site information, i.e. Pets allowed
- Locate sites around you, search by name or location
Preloaded with Hema's Premium 4WD Maps
- Australia-wide Hema Explorer Map (1:18M - 1:150,000)
- Digitised Hema touring maps: Cape York, Fraser Island, The Kimberley, High Country Victoria, Great Desert Tracks & Hema 1:1 million Road Atlas
- Easily download higher detail Hema Explorer Map plus additional map sources
- FREE 4WD map updates for the lifetime of your device
Reliable Street GPS Navigation
- Precise turn-by-turn GPS navigation
- Voice guidance
- Visual lane guidance
- Alerts for speed cameras, school zones & red light cameras
- 3D landmarks and buildings
Hema HX-1 Navigator - Street & Explore Updated!
The Hema HX-1 Navigator just got even better! All units now come preloaded with Camps 9 & a brand new version of the Explorer Map (our most detailed yet), including new topographic mapping & an up-to-date track database thanks to the Map Patrol expeditions. In addition to this, all units come with new street mapping, user interface updates & new Hema-verified POI. Previously registered units can also be updated.
"When it comes to caravanning in Australia, the Hema HX-1 Navigator is hard to beat"
Don't miss a turn
Turn-by-turn navigation ensures you will not miss important turns on your journey.
Let us guide you
Voice guidance lets you focus on the journey at hand with audible directions.
Stay in the best lane
Visual lane guidance will show you which lane you need to be in at specific times.
Avoid fines
Be alerted when approaching a speed camera or red light camera as you drive.
Be alerted
Timed school zone alerts ensures you are aware of school children & reduce your speed..
Understand where you are
Buildings and landmarks are displayed on the screen in 3D as you drive.
Get help fast
Help Nearby assists you to locate services quickly such as hospitals & mechanics.
Easily discover new places
40,000+ Hema-verified POI including campsites, caravan parks, lookouts & more.
Explore off-road confidently
Over 1,200,000km of 4WD tracks and outback roads to explore across Australia.
Search for places and locations
Find a location (i.e. Ayers Rock) by name search and then displayed on the map.
Know what you're up against
Track classifications lets you know the difficulty of a track before attempting it.
Plan your trip
Create multi-point routes to each destination for your entire journey, start to finish.
Record your journey
Record the path your vehicle follows as you travel off-road, known as a Track Log or Breadcrumb Trail.
Remember important locations
Mark locations on the map using waypoints to find your way back to that spot in the future.
Road navigation made easy
Navigate confidently throughout Australia and New Zealand with precise turn-by-turn voice guidance to addresses, points of interest and coordinates in Drive mode. Drive mode delivers the latest HERE navigation data for driving around town and Hema track data for exploring places off the beaten track, as well as visual lane guidance and alerts including red light and speed cameras, timed school zones and more. Drive mode makes the HX-1 a powerful street navigator with the added bonus of 4WD and unsealed road data from Hema.
Explore off-road with confidence
Explore mode’s wide range of map sources, points of interest and tools for planning, navigating and sharing your trips makes the HX-1 the ultimate companion for confidently exploring off-road Australia.
Navigate off the beaten with Hema's most powerful 4WD GPS, featuring topographic and touring mapping plus an extensive list of points of interest in combination with trip recording tools and other content and features.
Australia’s best adventure mapping
To help you find Australia’s best tracks, trails and places off the beaten track, the HX-1 features the revolutionary Hema Explorer Map. Combining 1,200,000km of 4WD tracks and outback roads with vital topographic information like contour lines and detailed river network data, as well as walking trails, symbolised track difficulty classifications and more, your dream adventure is waiting for you on the Hema Explorer Map.
In addition to the Hema Explorer Map, the HX-1 also comes with a wide range of 4WD map sources to download and use on your next adventure. This list includes digitised Hema touring maps for Cape York, Fraser Island, the Kimberley, High Country Victoria and our iconic Great Desert Tracks maps, additional Hema base maps, state government topographic maps (QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC, SA), as well as HERE Street and Terrain mapping.
Search campsites & caravan parks
Discover over 45,000 campsites, caravan parks and other points of interest (POI) across Australia with the HX-1. Drive mode features over 6,000 POI from Camps Australia Wide and Caravan Parks Australia Wide - Australia’s most comprehensive directories for free and low-cost camps across Australia. Each point of interest contains insightful details like pet-friendliness and mobile phone reception, while integrated Camps Snaps site images give you a visual preview of your destination, allowing you to find the perfect spot to stay for the night.
The HX-1 also features over 40,000 Hema-verified points of interest for explorers in Drive & Explore mode, which covers everything from campsites and caravan parks to rest areas, roadhouses, 24-hour fuel, lookouts, mechanical repairs, historical points and much more.
Share with other explorers
Quickly and easily share your trips online with friends, family and other Hema users with the HX-1. Connect to Wi-Fi to upload your latest adventure to your personal Hema Explorer Cloud account, which you can then share on social media, send as a URL or post to our online trip gallery, where it will be seen by other explorers from all around the world. You can even browse and download other people’s tracks, which you can then take with you offline to guide you on your next adventure.
Powerful trip recording tools
Capture your adventures as they happen with the HX-1’s intuitive trip recording tools. Save your track while you navigate, drop a waypoint to mark that hidden campsite you found, and take geotagged photos and video of the best parts of your trip with the HX-1’s 5-megapixel camera.
"There is no one else out there regularly mapping and checking outback tracks for accuracy like HEMA"
Hardware
Unit Dimensions, WxHxD: | 187mm x 115mm x 17mm |
Display size: | 7" diag (17.7 cm) |
Display resolution: | 1024 x 600 |
Screen: | 5-point capacitive touch panel with polarisation cancelling tempered glass screen protector |
Battery: | 5000mAh Lithium Polymer rechargeable |
Battery life: | 5+ hours off charge with continuous use, depending on settings |
Connections: | 3.5mm stereo jack, microSD card slot, Mini USB |
External audio | 8Ω, 1.5W speaker, microphone |
Buttons: | Power button |
Camera: | 5-megapixel rear-facing |
Processor: | MediaTek MT8127 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore, 1.3GHZ, GPU: Mali-450 MP2 |
Operating System: | Android 4.4 |
Warranty: | 12 month warranty (conditions apply) |
System Memory
Internal memory: | 16GB |
RAM: | 1GB |
Expandable memory: | Accepts microSD (Tested up to 32GB) |
Communications
USB: | Mini USB 2.0 data and charge |
Bluetooth: | Bluetooth 3.0 HS, Bluetooth 4.0 LE |
Wireless: | IEEE 802.11/b/g/n |
GPS | MT6627, 22 channels tracking |
Drive mode
Preloaded Maps: | Australia & New Zealand mapping |
Data providers: | HERE road data & Hema track data |
Map Updates: | 3 years free |
Navigation: | Turn-by-turn voice guidance |
Warnings & Alerts: | Red light cameras, speed cameras, timed school zones, speed warnings |
Visual guidance: | Lane guidance, 3D buildings & landmarks |
Points of interest | 6000+ Camps Australia Wide & Caravan Parks Australia Wide, 40,000+ Hema-verified POI, HERE POI |
Trip recording | Record track logs, mark & save locations |
Explore mode
Preloaded maps: |
- Hema Explorer Map (1:18M - 1:150,000) Australia-wide multi-scale topographic mapping |
Maps available for free download: | - Hema Explorer Map (1:72,000 - 1:9,000) Australia-wide multi-scale topographic mapping - HERE map sources: HERE Satellite/Aerial Imagery (not available for download) HERE Street, HERE Terrain - State government topographic maps: New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia - Geoscience Australia 1:250k map |
Map updates: | Free for the life of the unit |
Points of interest: | 40,000+ Hema-verified POI (accommodation, campsites, caravan parks, dump points, wineries, lookouts, picnic areas, rest areas, toilets, water points, boat ramps, emergency telephones, mechanical repairs, medical facilities, police stations, post offices, public telephones, parks & wildlife, ranger stations, visitor centres, historical points, 24-hour fuel, general stores, roadhouses) |
Trip monitoring: | Real-time location tracking & heading |
Trip recording: | Record track logs, drop & save waypoints, capture geotagged photos & videos, write trip notes |
Trip sharing: | Sync trip data to your online Hema Explorer Cloud account |
Routing: | - Generate route lines to addresses and Hema POI - Manually plot point-by-point routes |
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Details below.
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