Another amazing year is behind us and with that comes new challenges and adventures. We are just a few short months away from the spring marathon season and the sign ups for local 5k and 10k's and the cycling season. What better way to give your family peace of mind when you are out training and hitting the pavement than bringing a GTU 10 Tracker with you.

Weighing in at well under 2 ounces, the GTU 10 is a GPS locator that combines a web-based tracking
service with GPS technology so you can keep watch on children, pets and property. You can even track your GTU 10 from our secure website using any computer or with the free Garmin Tracker™ app and send invitations to friends and family so they can track your progress too!

The next time you use the Garmin Tracker online or on your smartphone, you’ll notice we’ve made a few pretty cool enhancements to make it easier to track what you love.

Some of those enhancements include the ability for you to create a shared page where you can allow friends and family to temporarily track you. This is especially useful when you want to let friends follow your location during a race and they are not able to make it to the event. Or better yet, when your family wants to know where you are on the marathon course - so they can get ahead and cheer you on. This Continuous Tracking* feature reports your device’s location automatically every 15 seconds for up to 5 hours.

Attach your GTU 10 to what you want to track.	Your GTU 10 enters or exits a geofence that you set up.	We notify you with an email or text message.	You can also locate your GTU 10 on your computer or mobile device.

 

You can also activate the Check-ins* feature - where the tracker sends your device’s location via email or text message on the days and times you specify. If you are wanting to look back at your event history, all of the GTU's now offer access to the previous 24-hour tracklog as opposed to just the 10 last tracklog points.

We have even added support for poor acquisition while in situations where GPS signal is weak or not present. The tracker now uses cell tower triangulation to provide approximate location of the tracker.

Have you ever wanted to keep an eye on the family car when you are out of town? Well, here's your chance. Simply connect the GTU 10 to a power source in your vehicle and take advantage of the Speed Alert feature*. This feature will send you an alert to your mobile phone or email when a user-selected speed is exceeded. If the device loses its power or connection to the car it will automatically let you know that too!

If you already own a tracker, simply update the software for your GTU 10 to use the new and improved features. And, if you use the Garmin Tracker app on your smartphone, get the latest version of the app.

In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, Priceless Pets, the New York City based pet walking experts, were featured using the GTU tracker on their four-legged clients. Check out the video below to find out more about how they use this exciting new technology!

 

*Deluxe Trackingservice plan is required for these features. Deluxe Tracking is available for purchase at www.garmin.com.