Garmin 2009 Annual Report Download - page 25

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AviationProductIntroductionsandCertifications
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InMarch2009GarminreceivedFederalAviationAdministration(FAA)SupplementalTypeCertification
(STC)fortheG1000®avionicssuiteintheKingAir200andB200.
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InApril2009GarminreceivedEuropeanAviationSafetyAgency’s(EASA)EuropeanTechnicalStandard
Order(ETSO)approvalfortheGDU620display/controlunit,whichisthedisplayunitfortheG600flightdisplay
system.BecausetheothercomponentsoftheG600havealreadyreceivedEASA’sETSOapproval,this
announcementindicatestheGDU620iseligibleforinstallationinEuropeanregisteredaircraftwithacertification
weightupto5,700kgs.
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InJuly2009GarminreceivedFAAApprovedModelListSupplementalTypeCertification(AMLSTC)forthe
G500,anewavionicssuitefornormalandutilitycategoryPart23ClassIandClassIIaircraft.
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InOctober2009GarminannouncedtheG3000,itsfirsttouchscreen‐controlledintegratedflightdeckfor
Part23turbineaircraft.
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InNovember2009Garminintroducedtheaera™,anaviationhandheldseriesthatistouchscreenand
multi‐modesothatitcantransitionbetweenaviationtoautomotivemodewithonetouch.
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InDecember2009theFAAgrantedAMLSTCforGarmin’snewTASandTCASItrafficsystems,theGTS™
800,GTS820andGTS850.
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Products
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Garminhasachievedaleadingmarketpositionandahistoryofconsistentgrowthinrevenuesandprofits
byofferingergonomicallydesigned,user‐friendlyproductswithinnovativefeaturesanddesignscoveringabroad
rangeofapplicationsandpricepoints.Garmin’stargetmarketsarecurrentlybrokendownintoitsfourmain
businesssegments–automotive/mobile,outdoor/fitness,marineandaviation.
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Automotive/Mobile
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Garminoffersabroadrangeofautomotivenavigationproducts,aswellasavarietyofproductsand
applicationsdesignedforthemobileGPSmarket.Garminbelievesthatitsproductsareknownfortheirvalue,high
performance,easeofuse,innovation,andergonomics.Thetablebelowincludesasamplingoftheautomotive
andmobileproductsthatGarmincurrentlyofferstoconsumersaroundtheworld.
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nüvi®
(25models)ThenüviisGarmin’spopularthin‐profilepersonalnavigationdevice(PND).Allnüvi
modelscombineafull‐featuredGPSnavigator(withbuilt‐inmaps)withacurrencyand
measurementconverter,worldclockanddigitalphotoorganizer.Differentnüvimodels
andoptionaladd‐onsofferdifferentfeaturesets,includingawidescreendisplay,
integratedtrafficreceiverfortrafficdata,spokenstreetnames,voicerecognition,speed
limitindication,laneassist,3‐Dbuildingview,,junctionview,Bluetooth®hands‐free
capability,MP3player,built‐inmapsofEurope,andtheabilitytoaddcustompointsof
interest.Thenüvimodel1690offersGarmin’snüLink!™service,whichisasubscription
service(afreetwo‐yearsubscriptionisprovidedwiththenüvi1690)thatprovides
certainreal‐timeinformationdeliveredwirelesslytothedevice,includingGoogle™local
search,trafficinformation,weather,fuelprices,movielistings,flightstatus,localevents,
andwhitepagetelephonelistings.Numerousnewernüvimodelsalsoofferafeature
calledecoRoute™,whichisafeaturedesignedtohelpimprovethevehicle’sfuel