Garmin GPSCOM 190 - Manual (Page 28)

Internal Database
The GPSCOM. 190 uses an imernal Jeppesen® data­
base to provide position and facility information for thou­
sands of airports, VORs, NDBs and intersections. Each
facility in the database is stored as a waypoint, with its
ow'n latitude/longitude, identifier (up to six letters and/or
numbers) and other pertinent information. There are
three database coverage areas available for the GPSCOM
190. They are referred to as the “Americas”, “Atlantic
International”, and the “Pacific International” databases.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
and Aeronautical Radio, Inc. (ARINC) break the world
into ten geographic regions. The GPSCOM 190 Americas
database contains aeronautical information for the group
of ICAO regions consisting of North, Central, and South
America. The 'Atlantic Internattonal’ database provides
information for the ICAO regions of Europe, Africa,
Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. The Pacific
International database gives information for the ICAO
regions oi Eastern Europe, Middle East, Pacific, and
South Pacific.
Waypoint Categories * •
Five categories of waypoint information are available
through the key Each categor)' provides different
types of detailed information for a selected facility:
• Airports — Identifier, city/state, country, facility
name, position (lat/lon), elevation, fuel services,
runways, and communications frequencies.
• VORs — Identifier, city/state, country, facility
name, position (lat/lon), frequency and co-located
DME or TACAN availability.
• NDBs — Identifier, city/state, country facility
name, position (lat/lon) and frequency.
• Intersections — Identifier, region/country, posi­
tion (lat/lon) and range/bearing to nearest VOR.
• User — Identifier (name), position (lat/lon), user
comments and reference w'aypoint.
To view the w'aypoint information for a desired way-
point, select the waypoint category from the category
field, located at the top left of the waypoint page, next to
the identifier field.
R eference
Wa3i?OHii
Categoiies
%
HHERlCAf SUH
CYCLE
9607
EFFECTIUE
20 JUN 96
TO
18 JUL 96
The GPSCOM 190’$ inter-
nal Jeppesen database is
available witfi an Americas,
Atlantic International, or
Pacific International data­
base. The database cycle
is displayed on the
database information page,
in/ormation on updating
the database is included
with your GP5COM I90