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Products for an active world
Garmin introduced 22 new products in fiscal year 2002. In the
aviation segment, we unveiled the GPSMAP
®
196, a full-featured
aviation portable that also offers automotive and marine navi-
gation capabilities. This versatile navigator has an innovative
GPS-derived panel page that gives a graphic depiction of infor-
mation typically found on various panel instruments. The 196
also has an automatic log book feature that records departure
and arrival locations and calculates the flight time, relieving pilots
of much of their logging duties. Garmin introduced a new Mode-S
transponder, the GTX 330, which allows pilots to receive in-flight
traffic updates telling them the location, direction and altitude of
nearby aircraft. Another new aviation product, the GDL 49 satellite
data link transceiver, teams up with Garmin’s existing 400 and
500 series panel mounts to bring weather data to the cockpit.
In the consumer segment, our Rino
™
series radios were well
received. These unique handhelds combine two-way radio and
GPS capabilities in one robust unit. Rino’s patented position
reporting feature allows users to receive and display the location
of other Rino users. This ability to keep tabs on members in a
group is ideal for hikers, campers, search and rescue personnel,
and even families enjoying a day at the amusement park.
Garmin expanded the popular GPS 76 series of handhelds with
the introduction of the GPSMAP 76S. This full-featured GPS
receiver with detailed mapping takes navigation a step further
with the addition of electronic compass and barometric altimeter
capabilities. Consumers continue to value the utility and easy
operations of our eTrex
®
series, which accounted for approximately
20 percent of Garmin’s total sales in 2002.
We also expanded our line of fixed-mount marine electronics
with the addition of two color chartplotters — the GPSMAP 182C
and the GPSMAP 188C Sounder. Customer response to Garmin’s
sunlight-readable color displays has been positive, with color
models consistently outselling the equivalent grayscale versions.
The introduction of the new GSD 20 remote sounder module
adds sounder capabilities to Garmin chartplotters, including the
GPSMAP 2010/2010C, 2006/2006C, 232 and 182/182C. Our
larger plotters, along with the new dual-frequency Fishfinder
Blue series, have allowed Garmin to broaden our presence in
the offshore market. Updates to cartography products —
including BlueChart
®
for offshore detail and Fishing Hot Spots
®
for inland data — allowed Garmin to expand our mapping
coverage of the world.
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