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Starting and Stopping Tracking on the GPSMAP 66i/67i/86i/86sci
Tracking on the GPSMAP® 66i, 67i, 86i, and 86sci outdoor handhelds is the uploading of your position coordinates at a specific interval. This allows others to view the path you are traveling during your adventures via your MapShare™ website page.
By default, Tracking is set to an interval of 10 minutes and must be started manually. When Tracking is started, the track recording on the device is also started automatically. If desired, you can change the interval on the GPSMAP handheld:
Press MENU twice to reach the main menu.
Select Setup.
Select Tracking.
Select Moving Interval.
IMPORTANT: With the Safety1 and Essential plans, there is an additional cost per point (varies by currency) using the Send Interval. As an example, if your Send Interval is set to 30 minutes and you had tracking on for 1 hour, you could be charged for 3 track points. For more details, see - Understanding Charges for Tracking on inReach Safety and Essential Plans.
What is an Activity vs Tracking?
Activities are recorded coordinates (or breadcrumbs) connected together and their associated data (elevation, time, distance, etc). This is for the benefit of the device user to record and review their own activities.
Tracking is for the GPSMAP 66i, 67i, 86i, and 86sci handhelds only and are coordinates connected together that can be uploaded in real-time to MapShare with an active inReach® satellite subscription. This is for the benefit of others to follow along while the tracking is in progress.
Starting Tracking on the GPSMAP 66i, 67i, 86i, and 86sci Handheld
Press MENU twice to reach the main menu.
Select Tracking.
Select Start Tracking to begin tracking and start your activity.
OPTIONAL: Send your MapShare link to recipients to allow them to follow along your track. This counts against your plan's monthly message allotment. If your plan does not have unlimited messaging, this can result in additional costs once your allotment is used up. Sending your MapShare link only counts as one message regardless how many recipients are entered, but if recipients reply, each reply counts against the allotment.
Select Send MapShare or Share With.
Select OK.
Select the To field to select or enter recipients.
Select Type Recipients to manually enter contact information, or select from the list of available contacts.
Select Done when finished.
Select Message field to add to the default message, or delete it and type your own.
Use the keyboard to make the desired changes.
Select Done when finished.
Select Send Message.
Tracking has been started and will begin uploading to your MapShare page.
Stopping Tracking on the GPSMAP 66i, 67i, 86i, and 86sci Handheld
When you are done recording your track, you can stop it with the steps below.
Press MENU twice to reach the main menu.
Select Tracking.
Select Stop Tracking.
Link with Recording
The GPSMAP 66i, 67i, 86i, and 86sci handhelds have a feature that allows you to link inReach tracking with activity recording. With this setting enabled, starting/stopping activity recording will also start/stop inReach tracking automatically.
Press MENU twice to reach the main menu.
Select Setup.
Select Tracking.
Select Link with Recording to enable or disable the setting.
: Link with Recording is enabled.
: Link with Recording is disabled.
1 The Safety subscription plan is no longer available for purchase. The Safety plan has been replaced by the Essential plan.