Suunto X9i - One of the World's Smallest Outdoor Wristop Computers with GPS Navigation. Suunto X9i is the ultimate tool for any cross sports enthusiast who wants to plan their journey carefully, wish to know exactly where they are at all times and have a high regard for safety. Suunto X9i gives you all the information on your performance you need to improve your training. It also records and stores data for later analysis. You can view, compare, and analyze your performance with specially designed PC software. The sophisticated features of the wristop computer, combined with the PC software developed to give more graphical representation of your performance, and our Internet community, where you can share information with other like-minded people from around the world, make Suunto X9i the device of choice for every serious adventurer and athlete. Suunto X9i is not only an essential tool for sports that may require venturing into unknown areas, such as mountaineering or hiking, but it also helps you monitor and analyze your progress. When traveling in the wilderness, safety comes first. Suunto X9i comes packed with solutions enabling safe and responsible hiking. You can use the alarm functions to alert you at certain altitudes, or warn you about upcoming storms. You will be much better off using the compass and altimeter if caught in bad weather. When hiking in an unknown forests or just strolling around a foreign city, the route functions ensure that you know where you are at all times and the Find Home and Track Back functions guide you back. For those who take their training seriously, Suunto X9i gives direct feedback that can be analyzed to further improve the training program. The route functions of Suunto X9i together with the advanced GPS system allow you to create accurate routes, and ensure that you always know where you are and how to continue from there. Accurate altimeter enables you to measure your vertical performance when jogging, hiking, cycling or climbing. Ideally suited for fast sports, advanced timing functions enable you to record lap and split times of your runs and other similar activities. When you travel in unknown terrain, it is extremely important to be able to return home safely. The compass, Track Back and Find Home functions make sure you will always find your way when you wish to head back home after an exciting but tiresome adventure. You can also view tracks on Google Earth. The Suunto Track Exporter software allows you to export tracks from your Suunto X9i to Google Earth, where you can view your adventures anywhere on the globe with real satellite imagery. Once exported to Google Earth, you can relive your adventures, zooming from outer space to distances as close as 200 feet with detailed resolution. You can also show progressions of your trips with three-dimensional flyovers from start to finish, and share the excitement of the adventures with anyone who uses Google Earth by emailing the tracks or posting them on a website. Third party software: There are several commercial PC software products that are compatible with Suunto X9i and allow planning and viewing of your hiking and trekking trips on a PC using digital outdoor maps. Products compatible with Suunto X9i include National Geographics TOPO!, Austrian Map, CompeGPS, Fugawi, German Top-Map Series, MagicMaps and Memory-Map.