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{{Infobox company
| name = Garmin Ltd.
| logo = Garmin 2024 logo.svg
| logo_caption = 
| former_name = ProNav (1989–1990)
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{unbulleted list|{{NYSE|GRMN}}|[[S&P 500]] component}}
| ISIN = {{ISIN|sl=n|pl=y|CH0114405324}}
| founders = {{unbulleted list|[[Gary Burrell]]|[[Min Kao]]}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1989|10}} (as ProNav) in [[Lenexa, Kansas]], U.S.
| hq_location = {{unbulleted list|[[Olathe, Kansas]], U.S (operations)| [[Schaffhausen]], Switzerland (legal domicile)}}
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{plainlist|
* Cliff Pemble (President & [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
* Min Kao ([[Chairman]])
* Patrick Desbois (Co-[[Chief operating officer|COO]])
* Brad Trenkle (Co-COO) }}
| industry = [[Technology]]<br/>[[Consumer electronics]]<br/>Software services<br/>Online services
| products = [[GNSS]] receivers, [[avionics]], [[wearable technology]]
| revenue = {{increase}} {{US$|6.29&nbsp;billion|link=yes}} (2024)
| operating_income = {{increase}} {{US$|1.59&nbsp;billion}} (2024)
| net_income = {{increase}} {{US$|1.41&nbsp;billion}} (2024)
| assets = {{increase}} {{US$|9.63&nbsp;billion}} (2024)
| equity = {{increase}} {{US$|7.85&nbsp;billion}} (2024)
| owner = 
| num_employees = 21,800 (2024)
| parent = 
| divisions = 
| subsid = 
| website = {{URL|garmin.com}}
| footnotes = <ref name="10K-2024">{{Cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001121788/000095017025022760/grmn-20241228.htm |title=Garmin Ltd. 2024 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |date=February 19, 2025 |publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission}}</ref>
}}

'''Garmin Ltd.''' is an American multinational [[technology]] company based in [[Olathe, Kansas]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cwruobserver.com/2016/04/01/how-high-can-garmin-ltd-grmn-stock-go-analysts-hold-40-11-price-target/|title=How high can Garmin Ltd. (GRMN) stock go? Analysts hold $40.11 price target |publisher=CWRUOBSERVER |access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref> The company designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes GPS-enabled products and other navigation, communication, sensor-based, and information products to the automotive, aviation, marine, outdoors, and sport markets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garmin Ltd |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid=&uuid=172d457a-dfed-11ef-b6df-759b5456dc09&url=L3Byb2ZpbGUvY29tcGFueS9HUk1OOlVT |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref> 

Garmin was founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Kao in Lenexa, Kansas.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bond |first=Maia |date=21 July 2022 |title=Garmin asks Olathe to approve $44 million project cost increase for headquarters expansion |url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/business/article263659863.html |website=The Kansas City Star}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In 1996, the company established corporate headquarters in Olathe, Kansas. Since 2010, the company has been legally incorporated in [[Schaffhausen]], Switzerland, with principal subsidiaries located in the United States, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.<ref name=":29" />

As of 2024, the company has nearly 22,000 employees in 34 countries and generated US$6.3 billion in revenue.<ref name=10K-2024 /> Garmin was initially associated with personal in-car navigation devices, but now offers several product lines across different markets, with an emphasis on smartwatch technology. In 2022, Garmin smartwatches represented the largest market share of the premium smartwatch market (watches greater than $500), leading to it having the fifth largest share of overall smartwatches sold and the third by revenue.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lovejoy |first=Ben |date=2022-05-31 |title=Smartwatch market leader Apple 'irreplaceable,' but doesn't lead premium segment |url=https://9to5mac.com/2022/05/31/smartwatch-market-leader/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910065431/https://9to5mac.com/2022/05/31/smartwatch-market-leader/ |archive-date=September 10, 2022 |access-date=2025-01-31 |work=9to5Mac |language=en-US |url-status=live }}</ref>

As of February 2023, Garmin has shipped more than 282 million products worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garmin 2023 Annual Report |url=https://www8.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/reports/2023_Annual_Report.pdf |website=garmin.com}}</ref> 

== History ==

=== Founding and initial growth: 1989 to 1999 ===
In 1983, [[Gary Burrell]] recruited [[Min Kao|Min H. Kao]] from the defense contractor [[Magnavox]] while working for the former [[King Radio (company)|King Radio]].<ref name=Forbes>{{cite news|title=A GPS Pioneer Retires|url=https://www.forbes.com/2004/08/16/cx_ah_0816grmn.html|access-date=June 12, 2013 | work=Forbes|first=Arik|last=Hesseldahl}}</ref>  They founded Garmin in 1989 in [[Lenexa, Kansas]],<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2015/12/02/garmin-wins-approval-for-massive-olathe-campus.html|title=Garmin wins approval for massive Olathe campus expansion|last=Roberts|first=Rob|date=December 2, 2015|access-date=December 3, 2015|publisher=Kansas City Business Journal}}</ref> as "ProNav".<ref name="Forbes" />  ProNav's first product was a GPS unit for boaters called GPS 100.<ref name="Forbes" /> It debuted at the 1990 International Marine Technology Exposition, where it garnered 5,000 orders.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-11 |title=Behind the Scenes with Garmin Electronic {{!}} JBYS |url=https://jbys.com/behind-the-scenes-with-garmin/ |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=jbys.com |language=en-US}}</ref> A short time later, in 1991, the company opened a manufacturing facility in Taiwan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-25 |title=Garmin's Asia push: Growing beyond wearables - Global SMT & Packaging Southeast Asia |url=https://globalsmtasia.com/garmins-asia-push-growing-beyond-wearables/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=globalsmtasia.com |language=en-US}}</ref> 

The company was later renamed "Garmin", a [[portmanteau]] of its two founders, Gary Burrell and Min H. Kao.<ref name="Huffpost">{{cite web | title = Garmin Founder Min Kao on the Twists and Turns of GPS |date=November 21, 2012|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/11/20/garmin-founder-min-kao-on-the-twists-and-turns-of-gps_n_2165986.html|access-date=December 28, 2013}}</ref>  In 1991, the [[U.S. Army]] became their first customer.<ref name="Johnson">{{cite book|last=Johnson-Freese|first=Joan|title=Space as a strategic asset|year=2007|publisher=Columbia University Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0231510011|page=41|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zMANZmM98xYC&pg=PA41}}</ref>

In 1994, Garmin released GPS 155, the first [[Instrument flight rules|IFR]]-certified aviation navigation system.<ref name=":29">{{Cite web |date=2019-06-03 |title=Garmin |url=https://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/garmin |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Business Jet Traveler |language=en}}</ref> By 1995, Garmin's sales had reached $102 million, and it had achieved a [[Profit (accounting)|profit]] of $23 million.<ref name=":6" /> In 1996, the company headquarters moved to Olathe, Kansas.<ref name=":0" /> A year later, Garmin sold its one millionth unit.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-05-02 |title=Garmin® Arrives at a Milestone: 100 Million Products Sold |url=https://www.garmin.com/en-US/newsroom/press-release/corporate/2012-garmin-arrives-at-a-milestone-100-million-products-sold/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Garmin Newsroom |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1998, Garmin released the GNS 430 and StreetPilot.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Ars |date=2020-06-24 |title=The long, winding, technological road to GPS in every car |url=https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/06/the-long-technological-road-map-to-digital-road-maps-in-every-car/2/ |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}</ref> GNS 430 was an integrated avionics system that served as both GPS navigation receiver and communications transceiver.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zazulia |first=Nick |date=2018-12-07 |title=Garmin Gets Top Airbus Helicopter Supplier Award for Lakota Work |url=https://www.aviationtoday.com/2018/12/07/garmin-airbus-helo/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Avionics International |language=en}}</ref> StreetPilot was Garmin’s first portable navigation system for cars.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame: Garmin StreetPilot GPS Navigation System - IEEE Spectrum |url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-consumer-electronics-hall-of-fame-garmin-streetpilot-gps-navigation-system |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=spectrum.ieee.org |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Gary and Min - Garmin Founders Gary Burrell and Min Kao.jpg|thumb|Founders [[Gary Burrell]] and [[Min Kao]]]]
By 1999, sales had reached $232.6 million<ref name=":6" /> with a profit of $64 million. Garmin reported a 2006 total revenue of $1.77 billion, up 73% from $1.03 billion in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 September 2022 |title=Garmin Stock Breakdown: The Evolution Of The GPS Giant |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/qai/2022/09/28/garmin-stock-breakdown-the-evolution-of-the-gps-giant/ |access-date=21 August 2024 |website=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title   =Fiscal year 2006 report: 02.14.07 | url   =http://www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/releases/Q4FY2006EarningsPressRelease.pdf | access-date   =February 15, 2007 | archive-url   =https://web.archive.org/web/20130116102058/http://www8.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/releases/Q4FY2006EarningsPressRelease.pdf | archive-date   =January 16, 2013 | url-status   =dead }}</ref><ref name=":6">{{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/garmin-ltd-history/|title=History of Garmin Ltd. |publisher=FundingUniverse |access-date=August 16, 2015}}</ref>
[[File:Garmin Olathe Headquarters.jpg|thumb|Garmin headquarters in [[Olathe, Kansas]] since 1996]]

=== GPS growth and additional markets: 2000 to 2018 ===
On Dec. 8, 2000, Garmin began public trading on NASDAQ with a stock price of $14 per share. Twenty-one years later on Dec. 7, 2021, the company transferred its listing to the New York Stock Exchange.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vaupel |first=Andrew |date=7 December 2021 |title=Garmin makes switch from Nasdaq to NYSE almost 21 years after IPO |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2021/12/07/garmin-limited-new-york-stock-exchange-listing.html |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Kansas City Business Journal}}</ref>

By 2000, Garmin had sold three million GNSS devices, and was producing 50 different models. Its products were sold in 100 countries and carried by 2,500 independent distributors. As of August 22, 2000, the company held 35 [[patent]]s on GNSS technology. By the end of June 2000, the company employed 1,205 people: 541 in the United States, 635 in [[Taiwan]], and 29 in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secinfo.com/d127fj.2b.htm|title=SEC Info – Garmin Ltd – '10-K' for 12/28/02|access-date=August 16, 2015}}</ref>

In 2003, Garmin announced its G1000 integrated cockpit system (though it was not available until 2004 when it received FAA certification).<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Thurber |first=Matt |title=Garmin Celebrates 25,000 Flight Deck Milestone {{!}} AIN |url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-06-15/garmin-celebrates-25000-flight-deck-milestone |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Aviation International News}}</ref> It was first adopted by aircraft makers including Cessna and Diamond Aircraft, and later would be installed as forward-fit and retrofit applications in regional airliners, business jets and turboprops, light airplanes, helicopters, and military and government aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garmin Grabs UPS Aviation Unit |url=https://www.forbes.com/2003/07/24/cx_ah_0724ups.html |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":10" />

That same year, Garmin launched Forerunner 201, a fitness smartwatch for runners that was the first wrist-based GPS trainer.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Nambiar |first=Presenna |date=2024-06-18 |title=35 years of Garmin: Innovator extraordinaire [WATCH] {{!}} New Straits Times |url=https://www.nst.com.my/business/feature/2024/06/1064928/35-years-garmin-innovator-extraordinaire-watch |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=NST Online |language=en}}</ref>

In 2005, Garmin launched nüvi, its first compact car navigator.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garmin GPS Models {{!}} Release Date History {{!}} POI Factory |url=http://www.poi-factory.com/node/42240#:~:text=Garmin%20introduced%20the%20first%20nuvi's,anouncements%20in%20the%20nuvi%20series. |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=www.poi-factory.com}}</ref> In 2006, Garmin released its first GPS-enabled cycling computer, Edge.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bussey |first=Hannah |date=2022-06-08 |title=Does the new Garmin Edge 1040 mean you'll only have to charge your cycling computer once every 100 hours? |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/products/garmin-launches-solar-powered-edge-1040 |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=cyclingweekly.com |language=en}}</ref> That same year, the company introduced a new corporate logo,<ref>{{cite web |title=A New Look |url=http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2006/10/a_new_look.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927025647/http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2006/10/a_new_look.html |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=November 4, 2006}}</ref> and opened its first retail store, located on [[Michigan Avenue (Chicago)|Michigan Avenue]] in [[Chicago]], Illinois.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-11-11 |title=On the floor of Garmin's Chicago flagship |url=https://www.engadget.com/2006-11-10-on-the-floor-of-garmins-chicago-flagship.html |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Engadget |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Garmin Store: 11.11.06 |url=http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2006/10/the_garmin_stor.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927015623/http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2006/10/the_garmin_stor.html |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=November 4, 2006}}</ref>

In 2007, the company introduced its first touchscreen marine chartplotters, the GPSMAP 5000 series for international boaters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ellison |first=Ben |date=2017-09-19 |title=Garmin 5000 Series |url=https://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/electronics/garmin-5000-series |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=Power & Motoryacht |language=en-us}}</ref>

In 2011, Garmin released its first GPS watch for the sport of golfing: the Approach S1.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carroll |first=Pam |title=Garmin Approach S1 review: Garmin Approach S1 |url=https://www.cnet.com/reviews/garmin-approach-s1-review/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref>  A year later in 2012, the company released its fēnix adventure smartwatch, designed for outdoor sports and recreation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-07-10 |title=Garmin unveils Fenix, its first GPS watch for deep-pocketed outdoorsy types (hands-on) |url=https://www.engadget.com/2012-07-10-garmin-fenix-gps-watch.html |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Engadget |language=en-US}}</ref>

2014 saw the release of Vivofit, Garmin’s first wearable fitness band with a replaceable battery with over one year of battery life.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ingraham |first=Nathan |date=2014-01-06 |title=Garmin jumps into the fitness-tracking market with the Vivofit |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/1/6/5275344/garmin-jumps-into-the-fitness-tracking-market-with-the-vivofit |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":11" /> Vivofit tracks a wearer’s steps and learns an individual’s activity level in order to adjust daily goals.<ref name=":11">{{Cite news |last=Bonnington |first=Christina |title=Review: Garmin Vivofit |url=https://www.wired.com/2014/03/garmin-vivofit/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |work=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}</ref> 2014 was also the year that Garmin acquired the New Zealand company Fusion Electronics Limited and its subsidiaries.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Erin |date=30 July 2014 |title=Garmin Profit Rises 5.5%, Beats Expectations |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/garmin-profit-rises-5-5-beats-expectations-1406720452 |access-date=18 October 2024 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref> After the acquisition, the company, which sold integrated marine audio products and accessories, became known as Garmin New Zealand Ltd.<ref name=":9" />

In 2015, Garmin launched Panoptix, the first product to provide real-time live sonar for anglers.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |date=2018-06-11 |title=Garmin Introduces New Live Scanning Sonar {{!}} Sport Fishing Mag |url=https://www.sportfishingmag.com/garmin-introduces-new-live-scanning-sonar/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>

A year later, in 2016, Garmin acquired [[DeLorme]], which gave Garmin DeLorme’s inReach satellite communication technology with interactive SOS messaging.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Legan |first=Kristen |date=2016-02-16 |title=Garmin buys DeLorme satellite texting and navigation company |url=https://velo.outsideonline.com/news/garmin-buys-delorme |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Velo |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":26">{{Cite web |date=2016-02-11 |title=Garmin to Up Satcom Capabilities with DeLorme Acquisition |url=https://www.aviationtoday.com/2016/02/11/garmin-to-up-satcom-capabilities-with-delorme-acquisition/ |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Avionics International |language=en}}</ref> The inReach Satellite Communicator had been the first personal satellite communication device equipped for two-way text messaging using satellites.<ref name=":12" /> In 2017, Garmin released their first devices made with inReach: the inReach SE+ and Explorer+.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=ADV Pulse |date=2017-01-06 |title=Garmin Announces First Devices With 2-Way Satellite Messaging |url=https://www.advpulse.com/adv-products/garmin-inreach/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=ADV Pulse}}</ref>

In 2017, Garmin released its first dive computer with surface GPS, the Descent Mk1.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Mark 'Crowley' |date=2019-11-01 |title=Garmin debuts Descent Mk1 dive computer |url=https://divemagazine.com/scuba-diving-equipment/garmin-debuts-descent-mk1-dive-computer |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=DIVE Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> The Mk1 also provides an altimeter and HR monitor, and uses Garmin’s fenix 5X platform for everyday activity tracking.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mason |first=Morgan |date=2018-05-16 |title=The Garmin Descent Mk1 Is Perfect for Spearfishing: Here's Why |url=https://gearjunkie.com/technology/garmin-descent-mk1-dive-watch-review |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=GearJunkie |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Recent market expansion: 2018 to present ===
In 2018, Garmin improved its Panoptix technology by combining it with Livescope.<ref name=":13" /> The new Panoptix Livescope provided both scanning or imaging sonar as well as real-time, live sonar.<ref name=":13" />

In April 2018, Garmin launched Connect IQ 3.0 &nbsp;along with new apps—MySwim Pro, [[Yelp]], Trailforks and [[iHeartRadio]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gadgetsandwearables.com/2018/04/19/garmin-connect-iq-3-0/|title=Garmin announces Connect IQ 3.0 along with a bunch of new apps|date=April 19, 2018|work=Gadgets & Wearables|access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref> In May 2018, Garmin partnered with the [[University of Kansas Medical Center]] to tackle [[sleep apnea]] and [[atrial fibrillation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gadgetsandwearables.com/2018/05/02/garmin-sleep-apnea/|title=Garmin new partnership aims to tackle sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation|date=May 2, 2018|work=Gadgets & Wearables|access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref>

In 2019, Garmin announced the release of new technologies in several fields. In its Automotive segment, there was an all-terrain, all-in-one GPS, the Garmin Overlander; for the Marine segment, a freshwater trolling motor, the Force; and under Garmin’s Aviation segment, an emergency autonomous landing system for aircraft, Garmin Autoland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haynes |first=Reagan |date=2019-07-09 |title=ICAST 2019: The ‘year for the trolling motor’ |url=https://www.tradeonlytoday.com/boat-shows/icast-2019-the-year-for-the-trolling-motor |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Trade Only Today |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name=":20">{{Cite web |last=Boatman |first=Julie |date=2024-02-24 |title=We Fly: Garmin Autoland for the Beechcraft King Air 200 |url=https://www.flyingmag.com/we-fly-garmin-autoland-for-the-beechcraft-king-air-200/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=FLYING Magazine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-17 |title=Garmin's latest GPS is designed for off-road explorers |url=https://www.engadget.com/2019-05-17-garmins-gps-designed-off-road-explorers-overlander.html |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Engadget |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2020, Garmin Autoland won the Robert J. Collier Trophy for outstanding contributions to aviation and aerospace.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boatman |first=Julie |date=8 November 2021 |title=Garmin Wins 2020 Collier Trophy for Autoland |url=https://www.flyingmag.com/2020-collier-trophy-garmin-autoland/ |access-date=21 November 2024 |website=Flying}}</ref>

In 2022, Garmin released a new health monitoring device with its first smart blood pressure monitor, Index BPM.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |last=Cadenas |first=Cesar |date=2022-09-23 |title=Garmin's new gadget capitalizes on missing smartwatch feature |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/garmins-new-gadget-capitalizes-on-missing-smartwatch-feature |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=TechRadar |language=en}}</ref> Index BPM is FDA-cleared, and can be used by up to 16 different people.<ref name=":15" /> The following year, Garmin introduced the FDA-cleared ECG app, allowing users to record heart rhythm and check for atrial fibrillation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malik |first=Aisha |date=2023-01-24 |title=Garmin launches a new FDA-cleared ECG app for the Venu 2 Plus |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/24/garmin-new-fda-cleared-ecg-app-venu-2-plus/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAH-6mj--4Px69RZ-qnz1RY72sYQUaZ5kOgRbsYMrFop_n09IgyXIyhDeLHNFtsVeeGRyU3X2OwCP84R7WQ20wC85paEWV-fZSwV6Vcovz5QW7M5p5ENHkGgRBBT3G-OrH9BfXQlgbmh5dvHI3aOOqHPCLXYqPxB5uBPq94LVvqg7 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2023, Garmin announced a two-year study with the U.S. Space Force.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Andrew |title=Why Garmin Has Sent 6000 Watches To The US Space Force |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewwilliams/2023/08/29/why-garmin-has-sent-6000-watches-to-the-us-space-force/?sh=3961075756e5 |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> Under the study, over 6000 Garmin Forerunner 55 and Instinct 2 Solar watches were given to members of Space Force (known as Guardians).<ref name=":14" /> The study aims to answer the question of whether or not regular active fitness testing can be replaced by fitness assessments made with data from the smartwatches.<ref name=":14" /> In addition to their health and wellness features, the watches were chosen because they have the ability to disable GPS functionality, should there be a need for higher military privacy and security.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Novelly |first=Thomas |date=2023-08-28 |title=Thousands of Garmin Smartwatches Being Used to Test Space Force Fitness Program |url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/08/28/thousands-of-garmin-smartwatches-being-used-test-space-force-fitness-program.html |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Military.com |language=en}}</ref> That same year, the company announced that Garmin fenix 7 watches would be used by crew members  during the Polaris Dawn space mission to monitor health stats and vitals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stables |first=James |date=2023-02-07 |title=Polaris Dawn astronauts to wear Garmin Fenix 7 watches |url=https://www.wareable.com/garmin/polaris-dawn-astronauts-to-wear-garmin-fenix-7-watches |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Wareable |language=en-US}}</ref> 

In 2024, the Independent Boat Builders, Inc. (IBBI) selected Garmin as its exclusive marine electronics and audio supplier.<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |last=Quandt |first=Adam |date=2024-07-02 |title=IBBI selects Garmin for marine electronics, audio through 2029 |url=https://boatingindustry.com/top-news/2024/07/02/ibbi-selects-garmin-for-marine-electronics-audio-through-2029/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Boating Industry |language=en-US}}</ref> The selection starts in model year 2025 and runs through 2029.<ref name=":16" />

=== Public offering ===
In December 2021, Garmin began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol NYSE: GRMN.<ref name=":21">{{Cite web |last=Wildes |first=Michael |date=2021-12-08 |title=Garmin Transfers to NYSE, Now Trades as GRMN |url=https://www.flyingmag.com/garmin-transfers-to-nyse-now-trades-as-grmn/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=FLYING Magazine |language=en}}</ref> Previously, the company had traded on the NASDAQ exchange.<ref name=":21" /><ref name=":3" /> 

=== Acquisitions ===
In August 2003, Garmin completed acquisition of UPS Aviation Technologies, Inc. based in [[Salem, Oregon]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6385217|title=Garmin AT, Inc.: Private Company Information – Bloomberg|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=September 16, 2017}}</ref> a subsidiary of United Parcel Service, Inc.,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2003-07-25 |title=Garmin to acquire UPSAT |url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2003/july/25/garmin-to-acquire-upsat |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=www.aopa.org |language=en}}</ref> expanding its product line of panel-mounted [[Global Positioning System|GPS/NAV/COMM]] units and integrated [[Cockpit display system|cockpit systems]] for private and commercial aircraft. The acquired company changed its name to Garmin AT, Inc. and continued operations as a wholly owned subsidiary of Garmin International, Inc.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=A. I. N. |title=Garmin to acquire UPS Aviation Technologies {{!}} AIN |url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2008-07-31/garmin-acquire-ups-aviation-technologies |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Aviation International News}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

Garmin has acquired Dynastream Innovations,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garmin Enhances Its Health And Fitness Products With Dynastream Acquisition {{!}} InformationWeek |url=https://www.informationweek.com/software-services/garmin-enhances-its-health-and-fitness-products-with-dynastream-acquisition |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=www.informationweek.com |language=en}}</ref> EME Tec Sat SAS ([[Emergency position-indicating radiobeacon station|EME]]),<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=9 August 2007 |title=Garmin buys French distributor, sees deal adding to 2007 earns |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/garmin-buys-french-distributor-sees-deal-adding-to-2007-earns-idUSWNAS6599/ |access-date=22 August 2024 |website=Reuters}}</ref> and Digital Cyclone.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wyant |first=Carissa |date=5 January 2007 |title=Garmin acquires Digital Cyclone for $45M |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2007/01/01/daily28.html |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal}}</ref> Dynastream, in [[Cochrane, Alberta]], produces personal monitoring technology ([[ANT+]])—such as foot pods and heart rate monitors for sports and fitness products—and also ultra-low-power and low-cost wireless connectivity devices for a wide range of applications ([[ANT (network)|ANT]]). EME Tec Sat SAS is the distributor of Garmin's consumer products in France; following the acquisition, EME changed its name to Garmin France SAS.<ref name=":2" /> Digital Cyclone Inc (DCI), located in [[Chanhassen, Minnesota]], provides mobile weather services to consumers, [[Aircraft pilot|pilots]], and outdoor enthusiasts. 

In 2007, Garmin bought Nautamatic Marine Systems,<ref>{{cite news |title=Garmin buys Oregon company Nautamatic |url=http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2007/03/26/daily23.html?from_msn_money=1 |work=Kansas City Business Journal |date=March 28, 2007}}</ref> an Oregon-based company that makes [[autopilot]] systems for boats. In July 2011, Garmin finished its acquisition of the German [[satellite navigation]] company Navigon.<ref>{{cite news| title=Garmin confirms its acquisition of Navigon is complete | url=https://www.engadget.com/2011/07/26/garmin-confirms-its-acquisition-of-navigon-is-complete/ }}</ref>

In 2015, Garmin acquired South Africa's iKubu Ltd. for its Backtracker on-bicycle low power radar system.<ref>{{cite news | title=Garmin acquires bike radar system | author=Burch, Bobby | date=January 15, 2015 | work=[[Kansas City Bus. J.|Kansas City Business Journal]] | url=http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2015/01/15/garmin-ikubu-backtracker-radar-acquisition.html }}</ref>

In 2016, Garmin acquired DeLorme, which gave Garmin DeLorme’s inReach satellite communication technology.<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":26" />

In 2017, Garmin acquired Navionics, a privately held manufacturer of nautical charts and mobile applications.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-12-19 |title=Garmin Navionics: the wedding is on! Acquisition announced |url=https://www.barcheamotore.com/garmin-and-navionics-the-wedding-is-on-acquisition-announced/?lang=en |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Mediterranean Boat Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2019, Garmin acquired Tacx, a privately held Dutch company that designs and manufacturers indoor bike trainers, tools and accessories, as well as indoor training software and applications.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-13 |title=Garmin Will Buy Tacx, and It Could Be Great for Indoor Cycling |url=https://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/a26325442/garmin-buys-tacx/ |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Bicycling |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2020, Garmin acquired Firstbeat Analytics from Firstbeat Technologies.<ref name=":27" /><ref name=":28" /> Firstbeat Analytics designs physiological-measurement algorithms used by health and wellness devices.<ref name=":27">{{Cite web |date=2020-06-30 |title=Garmin acquires analytics company behind its smartwatches' fitness, health tracking features |url=https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/garmin-acquires-analytics-company-behind-its-smartwatches-fitness-health-tracking-features |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=MobiHealthNews |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":28">{{Cite web |date=2020-07-03 |title=Garmin’s Firstbeat Acquisition Could Change the Coaching Landscape - Slowtwitch News |url=https://www.slowtwitch.com/industry/garmins-firstbeat-acquisition-could-change-the-coaching-landscape/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Slowtwitch News - Your Hub for Endurance Sports |language=en}}</ref> Prior to the acquisition, Garmin and Firstbeat had a partnership to create dynamic training programs for athletes based on activity and fitness data captured throughout the day.<ref name=":28" /> 

In 2021 Garmin acquired AeroData, a [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale]], [[Arizona]] based company that provides aircraft performance software for over 135 airlines worldwide.&nbsp; The company will continue to operate under the AeroData brand.<ref>{{Cite web|last=O'Connor|first=Kate|date=May 25, 2021|title=Garmin Acquires AeroData|url=https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/business-aviation-news/garmin-acquires-aerodata/|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=AVweb}}</ref> Garmin also acquired Fltplan.com, a company that provides flight-planning, scheduling, and trip-support services;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pope |first=Stephen |date=2018-08-30 |title=Garmin Buys FltPlan.com |url=https://www.flyingmag.com/garmin-buys-fltplancom/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=FLYING Magazine |language=en}}</ref> and, Geos Worldwide, an emergency monitoring and response service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sutton |first=Mark |date=2021-01-18 |title=Garmin acquires incident response and monitoring business Geos |url=https://cyclingindustry.news/garmin-acquires-incident-response-and-monitoring-business-geos/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Cycling Industry News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In 2021, Garmin acquired GEOS Worldwide, a provider of emergency monitoring and incident response services.<ref>{{Cite web |last=FinSMEs |date=2021-01-05 |title=Garmin Acquires Assets of Geos Worldwide |url=https://www.finsmes.com/2021/01/garmin-acquires-assets-of-geos-worldwide.html |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=FinSMEs |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2022, Garmin acquired Vesper Marine, a privately-held provider of AIS, VH, and vessel monitoring solutions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quandt |first=Adam |date=2022-01-06 |title=Garmin acquires Vesper Marine |url=https://boatingindustry.com/news/2022/01/06/garmin-acquires-vesper-marine/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Boating Industry |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2023, Garmin announced a definitive agreement to acquire JL Audio.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-30 |title=GPS Tech Company Garmin Acquires JL Audio |url=https://www.audioholics.com/news/garmin-acquires-jl-audio |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Audioholics |language=en}}</ref>

=== Leadership ===
Cliff Pemble is the current CEO of Garmin.<ref name=":8" />

In October 2023, Garmin’s co-founders, Gary Burrell and Dr. Min Kao, were named to the U.S. National Aviation Hall of Fame class of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-19 |title=Garmin Founders To Be Honored In The National Aviation Hall of Fame |url=https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/garmin-founders-to-be-honored-in-the-national-aviation-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=AVweb |language=en}}</ref>

Burrell retired in 2002 as Garmin's [[chief executive officer]] and in 2004 retired as co-chairman of its [[board of directors]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Yakowicz |first=Will |title=GPS Pioneer And Garmin Cofounder Gary Burrell Dies At 81 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2019/06/14/gps-pioneer-and-garmin-cofounder-gary-burrell-dies-at-81/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> He remained chairman [[emeritus]] until his death in 2019.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Roberts |first=Sam |date=2019-06-20 |title=Gary Burrell, Who Helped People Find Their Way (With GPS), Dies at 81 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/business/gary-burrell-dead.html |access-date=2024-08-27 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> Kao became CEO in 2003, and chairman in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GARMIN LTD. - DEF 14A |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1121788/000130817913000235/lgarmin_def14a.htm |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=www.sec.gov}}</ref>

In 2005, ''[[Forbes]]'' estimated Kao's [[net worth]] at $1.5 billion. He has donated $17.5 million to the University of Tennessee. The same year ''Forbes'' estimated Burrell's net worth as $940 million.<ref>{{cite news | title= Min Kao's entry on the Forbes List of the Richest Americans, 2005 | url= https://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/54/CMUR.html | work= [[Forbes]] | access-date= December 11, 2005 | archive-date= July 30, 2012 | archive-url= https://archive.today/20120730072932/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/54/CMUR.html | url-status= dead }}</ref>

=== July 2020 outage ===
On July 23, 2020, Garmin shut down its call centres, website and some online services, including Garmin Connect and flyGarmin, after a [[ransomware]] attack encrypted its internal network and some production systems. The company did not say it was a ransomware attack, but company employees writing on social media described it as such,<ref name="Sweney-24Jul2020">{{cite news |last1=Sweney |first1=Mark |title=Smartwatch maker Garmin hit by outages after ransomware attack |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/24/smartwatch-maker-garmin-hit-by-outages-after-ransomware-attack |access-date=July 24, 2020 |work=Guardian |date=July 24, 2020}}</ref> with some speculation about a ransomware strain called WastedLocker<ref name="ZDnet-23Jul2020">{{cite news |last1=Cimpanu |first1=Catalin |title=Garmin services and production go down after ransomware attack |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/garmin-services-and-production-go-down-after-ransomware-attack/ |access-date=July 24, 2020 |work=ZDnet |date=July 23, 2020}}</ref> later confirmed.<ref name="Gatlan-24Jul2020">{{cite news |last1=Gatlan |first1=Sergiu |title=Garmin outage caused by confirmed WastedLocker ransomware attack |url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/garmin-outage-caused-by-confirmed-wastedlocker-ransomware-attack/ |access-date=July 27, 2020 |work=Bleeping Computer |date=July 24, 2020}}</ref> Hackers reportedly demanded a $10 million ransom from Garmin.<ref name="Long-26Jul2020">{{cite news |last1=Long |first1=Jonny |title=Hackers reportedly demand $10 million ransom from Garmin |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/garmin-issue-apology-and-say-no-indication-personal-data-was-stolen-460638 |access-date=July 27, 2020 |work=Cycling Weekly |date=July 26, 2020}}</ref> The company instituted a "multi-day maintenance window" to deal with the attack's impacts.<ref name="ZDnet-23Jul2020"/> Some Garmin online services began to function again on July 27, 2020, though delays in synchronising data with connected applications were expected; [[Strava]] anticipated a delay of "a week or longer".<ref name="Griffin-27Jul2020">{{cite news |last1=Griffin |first1=Andrew |title=GARMIN DOWN: CONNECT ONLINE SERVICE FINALLY COMING BACK UP AFTER DAYS-LONG OUTAGE |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/garmin-down-connect-mobile-not-working-up-online-a9639331.html |access-date=July 27, 2020 |work=Independent |date=July 27, 2020}}</ref> Experts speculated that Garmin had paid hackers a reported $10m ransom, or brokered some other kind of deal.<ref name="Knowles-29Jul2020">{{cite news |last1=Knowles |first1=Tom |title=Garmin 'pays hackers $10m' |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/article/personal-fitness-company-garmin-pays-hackers-10m-mp557wmvx |access-date=July 29, 2020 |work=The Times |date=July 29, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Scroxton-28Jul2020">{{cite news |last1=Scroxton |first1=Alex |title=Garmin may have paid hackers ransom, reports suggest |url=https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252486775/Garmin-may-have-paid-hackers-ransom-reports-suggest |access-date=July 29, 2020 |work=Computer Weekly |date=July 28, 2020}}</ref>

The outage meant Garmin could not receive calls or emails, or conduct online chats.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Murphy|first=Mary|date=July 24, 2020|title=Garmin Goes Dark: Wearables, Servers Struck by Mysterious Outage|url=https://gearjunkie.com/garmin-outage|access-date=July 24, 2020|website=GearJunkie|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724215301/https://gearjunkie.com/garmin-outage|url-status=dead}}</ref> Athlete users of Garmin wearables could not upload mileage, location, heart rate, and other data. Pilots were unable to download data for Garmin aircraft navigational systems, preventing flight scheduling.<ref name="ZDnet-23Jul2020"/> Garmin said there was "no indication" that personal information had been stolen.<ref name="Griffin-26Jul2020">{{cite news |last1=Griffin |first1=Andrew |title=GARMIN DOWN: COMPANY ASSURES USERS THERE IS 'NO INDICATION' THAT PERSONAL DATA WAS STOLEN IN CONNECT OUTAGE |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/garmin-down-connect-not-working-outage-sync-personal-information-data-a9638131.html |access-date=July 27, 2020 |work=Independent |date=July 26, 2020}}</ref>

== Operations ==
[[File:2011 Garmin Tech Center in Xizhi left-front.jpg|thumb|Garmin Tech Center (台灣國際航電科技大樓) is the head office of Garmin (Asia) Corporation and located in the [[Xizhi District]] of [[New Taipei City]], Taiwan.]]

In 2010, Garmin opened a facility in [[Cary, North Carolina]] as part of the [[Research Triangle Park]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bracken |first=David |date=February 28, 2010 |title=Garmin to Bring Research Jobs to Cary |pages=A1 |work=The News and Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96591063/garmin/ |access-date=February 27, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Garmin operates in several other countries besides the UK, USA, and Taiwan.<ref>[http://www.companieshistory.com/garmin/]." July 17, 2017.</ref> It operates as Formar (Belgium), Garmin AMB (Canada), Belanor (Norway), Trepat (Spain), and Garmin-Cluj (Romania).

== Products ==

=== Fitness ===
[[File:Garmin Venu 3 (b).JPG|thumb|upright|Garmin Venu 3 fitness smartwatch]]
Garmin produces a range of products and applications for use in health, wellness, and fitness activities, to include running and multisport watches,<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":17">{{Cite web |title=The best Garmin watches of 2024: Expert tested and reviewed |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-garmin-watch/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=ZDNET |language=en}}</ref> cycling products,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-24 |title=Garmin launches new bike pedals that measure how hard you are cycling |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/garmin-rally-pedals-power-meter-cycling-b1821656.html |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vanderbilt |first=Tom |date=2024-01-27 |title=This Bike Gadget Is Like Having Eyes on the Back of My Head |url=https://www.wsj.com/buyside/technology/smart-gear/garmin-varia-rtl-radar-taillight-review |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=WSJ Buyside |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reid |first=Carlton |title=Garmin’s Latest Bike Computer Sports Bell, Contactless Payments |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/06/30/garmins-latest-bike-computer-sports-bell-contactless-payments/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> smartwatch devices, scales and monitors,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grumet |first=Tobey |date=2024-01-29 |title=Garmin HRM-Fit review |url=https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/reviews/garmin-hrm-fit |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=CNN Underscored |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Amato |first=Natalli |date=2024-07-26 |title=Hey, athletes: Garmin's heart rate monitor is on sale for a lot less than a smartwatch |url=https://mashable.com/article/july-26-garmin-heart-rate-monitor-deal |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Mashable |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=So |first=Adrienne |date=2022-02-27 |title=Which Garmin Watch Is Best for You? |url=https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-garmin-watch/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=WIRED |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Garmin's new Index BPM is the blood pressure monitor that I've been waiting for |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/garmin-index-bpm-review/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=ZDNET |language=en}}</ref> Garmin Connect and Garmin Connect Mobile,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bracaglia |first=Dan |date=2022-10-03 |title=Best Garmin watch 2024 tested and rated: Top picks for November |url=https://www.tomsguide.com/best-picks/best-garmin-watch |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Tom's Guide |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ferguson |first=Abby |date=2023-08-22 |title=How I use the Garmin Connect app to get the most out of my Garmin device |url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/garmin-connect-how-to/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Pocket-lint |language=en}}</ref> and the Connect IQ application development platform.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-01-09 |title=Garmin Connect IQ: An in-depth introduction to the platform you can now use today |url=https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/01/connect-iq-intro.html |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=DC Rainmaker |language=en-US}}</ref>

A few select products in this category include Forerunner, Edge, Index, Varia, Vivofit and Venu. Some of the features include optical heart rate sensors, Body Battery energy monitoring, contactless payment.

The Vivofit and Vivosmart ranges are activity trackers. The Garmin Vivofit 3 measures the wearer's duration and quality of sleep, quantifies body movement, records heart rate, counts steps and the number of stairs climbed.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pogue |first=David |date=May 6, 2016 |title=Garmin Vivofit 3 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/tech/garmin-vivofit-3-the-100-fitness-tracker-you-can-174954932.html |access-date=May 6, 2016 |website=[[Yahoo Tech]]}}</ref> Garmin produces the Vivosmart HR. It comes with the touch screen and includes heart rate monitoring, media player controls, smart notifications and phone finder features.

The Vivomove is a traditionally-styled watch with activity tracking capabilities. It has a built-in accelerometer (calculates distance during indoor workouts, without the need for a foot pod), step counter, auto goal (learns the wearer's activity level and assigns a daily step goal), move bar, and sleep-monitoring capabilities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Garmin Vivomove |url=https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/into-sports/health-fitness/vivomove-/prod532348.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512000834/https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/into-sports/health-fitness/vivomove-/prod532348.html |archive-date=May 12, 2016 |access-date=May 11, 2016 |work=GarminStore}}</ref>

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In the early 2000s Garmin launched a series of personal GNSS devices aimed at recreational [[Road running|runners]] called the [[Garmin Forerunner|Forerunner]]. 

The Forerunner series is aimed primarily at runners, but the watches are more broadly focused, especially at the higher end. The 735 XT has multi-sport tracking capabilities (automatically switching between sports, for example in a triathlon) and a variety of special profiles for jogging, swimming, cycling, skiing, paddle sports, various weight loss activities, and hiking.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Graziano |first=Dan |title=Garmin Forerunner 735XT review: A slim, lightweight triathlon watch that's worth the money |url=https://www.cnet.com/reviews/garmin-forerunner-735xt-review/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref> It comes with a built-in heart rate sensor and GPS.<ref name=":5" />

The ''Garmin Edge'' and certain models of ''Garmin Forerunner'' are a suite of GPS-enabled devices for use while running or cycling.[[File:Garmin MARQ (Gen2) Adventurer.png|thumb|Garmin Marq (Gen2) Adventurer]]

=== Outdoor recreation ===
Garmin offers a range of products designed for use in outdoor activities. These include adventure watches,<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 October 2023 |title=Garmin (GRMN) Bolsters Smartwatch Offerings With ECG App |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/garmin-grmn-bolsters-smartwatch-offerings-133000412.html |website=Yahoo Finance}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=My all-time favorite Garmin sports watch is $300 off right now |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-all-time-favorite-garmin-sports-watch-is-300-off-right-now/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=ZDNET |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":17" /> dive computers, golf watches and rangefinders,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-30 |title=Best Golf Launch Monitors for 2024 |url=https://www.si.com/golf/best-golf-launch-monitors |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=SI |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-25 |title=Our Favorite Golf Rangefinders Will Revolutionize Your Game |url=https://www.menshealth.com/technology-gear/g61626878/best-golf-rangefinder/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Men's Health |language=en-US}}</ref> outdoor handhelds and satellite communicators,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gantenbein |first=Douglas |date=2006-11-30 |title=Which GPS unit works on back roads and trails, and off the beaten path? |url=https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/tools/which-gps-unit-works-back-roads-and-trails-and-beaten-path/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Outside Online |language=en-US}}</ref> consumer automotive GPS devices,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coleman |first=Timothy |date=2022-07-12 |title=The best dash cam 2024: finest car cameras for every budget |url=https://www.techradar.com/best/best-dash-cam |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=TechRadar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=updated |first=Alistair Charlton last |date=2022-03-24 |title=Garmin Dash Cam Mini 2 review |url=https://www.techradar.com/reviews/garmin-dash-cam-mini-2 |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=TechRadar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-12 |title=The 8 Best Dashcams to Keep Everyone Honest After an Accident |url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a29133853/best-dash-cams/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Popular Mechanics |language=en-US}}</ref> and dog tracking and training devices.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parmley |first=Kali |date=2023-05-11 |title=Introducing the New Garmin Alpha 300 Series & Alpha TT 25 and T 20 GPS System |url=https://www.gundogmag.com/editorial/new-garmin-alpha-300-alpha-tt-25-t-20-gps/473272 |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Gun Dog |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Craig |date=2013-07-02 |title=Garmin Astro DC 50 Dog Collar Arrives With Improved GPS |url=https://www.slashgear.com/garmin-astro-dc-50-dog-collar-arrives-with-improved-gps-02288753/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=SlashGear |language=en-US}}</ref>

A few select products in this category include fenix (a multisport adventure watch), Descent, Approach, inReach, the Garmin Drive series and Alpha. Notable outdoor segment feature integrations, applications and services include Solar charging technology, the Garmin Golf app and Garmin Response international emergency coordination center. 

=== Wristwear ===
Garmin produces activity trackers and sports watches, aimed at activities such as running, watersports, golf, cycling and swimming with sensors such as heart rate and gps. Some recent models add Bluetooth music playback and pulse-oximetry.

=== iQue PDA receivers ===
{{Main|Garmin iQue}}

In 2003, Garmin launched the [[Garmin iQue|iQue]] line of integrated [[Personal digital assistant|PDA]]–[[GPS]] receivers. On October 31, 2005, the iQue M4 became the first PDA that did not require a PC to preload the maps. The American version came with built-in maps of North America, while the UK version was supplied pre-loaded with maps of Western Europe.

=== eTrex ===
[[File:GPS menu.jpg|left|thumb|A Garmin eTrex H, an early, basic GPS model]]
[[File:Garmin eTrex10.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Garmin eTrex10 Handheld]]
The compact eTrex was introduced in 2000; several models with different features have been released since. The original eTrex, commonly nicknamed "eTrex Yellow", offered a lightweight (5.3 oz/150 g), waterproof, palm-sized 12-channel GPS receiver, along with a battery life of up to 22 hours on two AA-size batteries.<ref>Garmin eTrex GPS Receiver, Specifications [https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=6403 Article] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112211049/https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=6403 |date=November 12, 2008 }}</ref> It was replaced in 2007 by the eTrex&nbsp;H, which added a high-sensitivity receiver.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gpstracklog.com/2007/05/new_garmin_etre.html|title=New Garmin eTrex models officially announced|work=GPS Tracklog|date=May 31, 2007|access-date=August 16, 2015}}</ref> Other eTrex models include the Summit, Venture, Legend, and Vista, each with various additional features such as [[WAAS]], altimeter, digital compass, city database, and highway maps. Many of these models come in color and expandable-memory versions.<ref name="etrex">{{cite web | url=https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=6403 | title=Garmin: Basic Handhelds: Etrex | access-date=June 20, 2007 | archive-date=November 12, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112211049/https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=6403 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

In May 2011 Garmin refreshed the eTrex product line with new mechanical design and support for advances in cartography and hardware technology with its release of the eTrex 10, eTrex 20, and eTrex 30, Garmin became the first company to manufacture and distribute a worldwide consumer navigation product supporting both GPS and [[GLONASS]] satellite constellations.<ref name="etrex102030">{{cite web | url=http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2011/09/garmin-etrex-and-glonass-a-powerful-combination.html | title=Garmin eTrex and GLONASS: A powerful combination | access-date=September 28, 2011 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913/http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2011/09/garmin-etrex-and-glonass-a-powerful-combination.html | archive-date=September 13, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsroom.garmin.com/press-release/fitness/new-etrex-garmins-best-selling-gps-handheld-just-got-better|title=The New eTrex®: Garmin®'s Best Selling GPS Handheld Just Got Better {{!}} Garmin Newsroom|website=newsroom.garmin.com|access-date=June 19, 2016|archive-date=February 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207210305/http://newsroom.garmin.com/press-release/fitness/new-etrex-garmins-best-selling-gps-handheld-just-got-better|url-status=dead}}</ref> On May 13, 2015, Garmin released the eTrex 20x and 30x, which succeeded the eTrex 20 and 30. The main upgrade was a higher resolution screen and 4GB storage, double of the previous models.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsroom.garmin.com/press-release/featured-releases/introducing-garmin-etrex-20x-and-30x-outdoor-handhelds|title=Introducing the Garmin® eTrex® 20x and 30x Outdoor Handhelds {{!}} Garmin Newsroom|website=newsroom.garmin.com|access-date=June 19, 2016|archive-date=June 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611043629/http://newsroom.garmin.com/press-release/featured-releases/introducing-garmin-etrex-20x-and-30x-outdoor-handhelds|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On July 2, 2015, Garmin introduced its eTrex Touch line, releasing three models (25, 35 and 35t), all featuring a 2.6" touch screen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsroom.garmin.com/press-release/featured-releases/introducing-garmin-etrex-touch-25-35-and-35t-handhelds%25E2%2580%2594-first-ever-e|title=Introducing the Garmin® eTrex® Touch 25, 35 and 35t Handhelds—the first-ever eTrex units equipped with touchscreen displays|access-date=June 19, 2016|archive-date=September 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916142713/http://newsroom.garmin.com/press-release/featured-releases/introducing-garmin-etrex-touch-25-35-and-35t-handhelds%E2%80%94-first-ever-e|url-status=dead}}</ref> The 35t model designation is not used in Europe, but the European market 35 is essentially the 35t, and both the European 25 and 35 include Garmin TopoActive Europe maps and 8GB of internal storage.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.garmin.com/en-GB/blog/introducing-the-garmin-etrex-touch-25-and-35-handheldsthe-first-ever-etrex-units-equipped-with-touchscreen-displays/|title=Introducing the Garmin® eTrex® Touch 25 and 35 Handhelds – the first-ever eTrex units equipped with touchscreen displays – Garmin Blog – en-GB|date=July 3, 2015|work=Garmin Blog – en-GB|access-date=April 17, 2018}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!eTrex model
!10
!20
!30
!20x
!30x
!Touch 25
!Touch 35
!Touch 35t
!Touch 25 (EU)
!Touch 35 (EU)
|-
|Release date
| colspan="3" |May 2011
| colspan="2" |May 2015
| colspan="5" |July 2015
|-
|Release price
|$120
|$200
|$300
|$200
|$300
|$250
|$300
|$350
|€249
|€299
|-
|Production state
|In Production
| colspan="2" |Discontinued
| colspan="7" |In Production
|-
|Satellite systems
| colspan="10" |GPS & GLONASS (with WAAS & HotFix)
|-
|Compass
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |No
| rowspan="2" |Yes
| rowspan="2" |No
| rowspan="2" |Yes
|Yes
| colspan="4" rowspan="2" |Yes
|-
|Barometer
|No
|-
| rowspan="4" |Screen size,
resolution,

color & touch
| colspan="5" |2.2"
| colspan="5" |2.6"
|-
|128×160
| colspan="2" |176×220
| colspan="2" |240×320
| colspan="5" |160×240
|-
|Monochrome
| colspan="9" |65k color
|-
| colspan="5" |No
| colspan="5" |Yes
|-
|Memory
| -
| colspan="2" |2GB
| colspan="4" |4GB
| colspan="3" |8GB
|-
|Preloaded maps
| colspan="1" |Basemap
| colspan="6" |Relief Basemap
| TOPO 100K
| colspan="2" |TopoActive Europe
|-
| rowspan="2" |Other features
| colspan="10" |[[IP Code|IPX7]] waterproof, 2× AA battery, USB interface, geocaching friendly.
|-
| -
| colspan="9" |MicroSD storage, automatic routing, add custom maps.
|-
!Model
!10
!20
!30
!20x
!30x
!Touch 25
!Touch 35
!Touch 35t
!Touch 25
!Touch 35
|}[[File:Garmin eTrex30 close.JPG|thumb|150px|right|A Garmin eTrex 30 simultaneously connects to both GPS and GLONASS satellites.]]The Geko series was a compact line of handheld GPS receivers aimed at the budget or lightweight hiking market. 

Another early product, a handheld GPS receiver, was sold to US military personnel serving in [[Kuwait]] and [[Saudi Arabia]] during the 1991 [[Gulf War]]. 

The Garmin Foretrex is a similar wrist-worn GNNS device with two-dimensional [[GPS tracking]] and [[waypoint]] projection called. 

In 2004, Garmin introduced its ''60C'' line of handheld GPS mapping receivers, featuring increased sensitivity and storage capacity along with a battery life of up to 30 hours in battery-save mode.  This was followed by the ''60Cx'' and ''60CSx'' with improved color map displays.

With the GTM-11, GTM 20 and GTM 25, a Garmin GPS device receives and uses [[traffic message channel]] (TMC) information.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www8.garmin.com/manuals/GTM11-FMTMCTrafficReceiver_OwnersManual.pdf |title=Garmin |publisher=Garmin |access-date=May 13, 2014 |archive-date=January 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116102120/http://www8.garmin.com/manuals/GTM11-FMTMCTrafficReceiver_OwnersManual.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Also, some Garmin nüvi (1690, 1490T, 1450T, 1390T, 1390, 1350, 1260, 1250 and 265WT, 265T, 265W, 265, 255w and 255) comes with an integrated TMC receiver.

The [[Garmin Fenix|Fenix range]], such as the Fenix 6 released in August 2019, is a more rugged, multisport range<ref>{{cite web |title=Garmin Fenix 5 |url=https://www.techradar.com/reviews/garmin-fenix-6 |access-date=January 1, 2017 |work=Heartratemonitorguides.com}}</ref> that also offers a solar charging model.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 5, 2019 |title=Garmin Fenix 6 In-Depth Review For Hiking & Outdoors |url=https://hikingguy.com/hiking-gear/garmin-fenix-6x-pro-solar-in-depth-review/ |access-date=November 5, 2019 |website=HikingGuy.com}}</ref>

Other series include the Quatix aimed at water sports, the D2 aviator watches, the Approach golf watches.

In 2018, Garmin added support for maps, Bluetooth music playback, [[near-field communication|NFC]] [[contactless payment]] (using a [[digital wallet]] branded Garmin Pay<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garmin Pay™ &#124; A Contactless Payment Solution |url=https://explore.garmin.com/en-US/garmin-pay/ |website=explore.garmin.com}}</ref>), and pulse-oximetry for its wristwear.<ref>DC Rainmaker. "[https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/06/garmin-fenix5-plus-5s-5x-in-depth-review.html Garmin Fenix 5/5S/5X Plus In-Depth Review (with Maps, Music, Payments)]." June 18, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.</ref>

Garmin produces a line of dog trackers and trainers under the Astro and Alpha brands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://garmin.blogs.com/pr/2011/06/garmin-introduces-next-generation-astro-320-dog-tracker.html|title=Garmin® Introduces Next-Generation Astro® 320 Dog Tracker » Garmin News Releases|website=garmin.blogs.com|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107022253/http://garmin.blogs.com/pr/2011/06/garmin-introduces-next-generation-astro-320-dog-tracker.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://garmin.blogs.com/pr/2014/06/garmin-introduces-new-collars-for-astro-and-alpha-dog-tracking-and-training-systems-.html|title=Garmin® Introduces New Collars for Astro® and Alpha® Dog Tracking and Training Systems » Garmin News Releases|website=garmin.blogs.com|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107004539/http://garmin.blogs.com/pr/2014/06/garmin-introduces-new-collars-for-astro-and-alpha-dog-tracking-and-training-systems-.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.garmin.com/en-US/blog/fishandhunt/build-a-better-dog-garmin-adds-to-sporting-dog-lineup/|title=Build a Better Dog: Garmin Adds to Sporting Dog Lineup – Garmin Blog|date=July 31, 2015|work=Garmin Blog|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107002755/https://www.garmin.com/en-US/blog/fishandhunt/build-a-better-dog-garmin-adds-to-sporting-dog-lineup/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.garmin.com/en-US/blog/fishandhunt/garmin-introduces-new-gps-dog-tracking/|title=Garmin introduces next-gen GPS dog tracking – Garmin Blog|date=June 16, 2016|work=Garmin Blog|access-date=November 5, 2017}}</ref>

=== Nüvifone ===
{{Main|Garmin Nüvifone}}

In early 2009, Garmin announced it would be manufacturing a location-specific [[Mobile phone|cellular telephone]] in cooperation with [[Asus]].<ref>[http://www.i4u.com/article23068.html "Garmin-Asus nuvifone Phones unveiled for MWC 2009"], I4U News, February 4, 2009</ref> Called the ''Garmin-Asus nüvifone G60'', the United States release on [[AT&T Mobility|AT&T]] was scheduled for October 4, 2009.<ref>[http://www.pmptoday.com/2009/09/29/garmin-asus-nuvifone-g60-hitting-att-on-october-4-29999-on-a-2-yr-contract/ "Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 hitting AT&T on October 4, $299.99 on a 2-yr contract"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003114157/http://www.pmptoday.com/2009/09/29/garmin-asus-nuvifone-g60-hitting-att-on-october-4-29999-on-a-2-yr-contract/|date=October 3, 2009}}, ''Portable Media Player Daily News'', September 29, 2009</ref> Four other models in this line have since been released: two [[Windows Mobile]]-powered models for the European and Asian market, and two [[Android (operating system)|Android]] models, one for the Europe/Asia market and another for [[T-Mobile USA]].

=== Marine ===
Garmin manufactures a number of recreational marine electronics with products that include chartplotters and multifunction displays,<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |title=Garmin Quatix 7 review: The best GPS sailing watch |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/garmin-quatix-7-standard-edition-review/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=ZDNET |language=en}}</ref> cartography,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quandt |first=Adam |date=2022-01-20 |title=Garmin, Navionics announce new cartography for chartplotters |url=https://boatingindustry.com/news/2022/01/20/garmin-navionics-announce-new-cartography-for-chartplotters/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Boating Industry |language=en-US}}</ref> fishfinders,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Best Prime Day Fish Finder Deals 2024 {{!}} Field & Stream |url=https://www.fieldandstream.com/gear/fish-finder-deals-prime-day-2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728054727/https://www.fieldandstream.com/gear/fish-finder-deals-prime-day-2024 |archive-date=July 28, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=www.fieldandstream.com |language=EN |url-status=live }}</ref> SONAR,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=David |title=The 6 Best Portable Fish Finders To Help You Find Fish Anywhere |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-personal-shopper/article/best-portable-fish-finders/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sealock |first=Jason |date=2023-11-16 |title=Garmin Livescope {{!}} What It Is, How It Works and More |url=https://www.wired2fish.com/electronic-tips/garmin-livescope-what-it-is-how-it-works-and-more |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Wired2Fish |language=en-US}}</ref> Autopilot Systems,<ref name=":18" /> RADAR,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-23 |title=4 Best Radome-enclosed Boat Radar Options for Recreational Sailors {{!}} Cruising World |url=https://www.cruisingworld.com/gear/best-radome-enclosed-radars-for-recreational-sailors/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Raguso |first=Capt John N. |title=2024 Marine Electronics Buyers Guide |url=https://www.thefisherman.com/article/2024-marine-electronics-buyers-guide/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=The Fisherman |language=en-US}}</ref> VHF communication radios,<ref>{{Cite web |last=World |first=Yachting |date=2023-10-26 |title=Best VHF marine radio: 8 of the latest options on the market |url=https://www.yachtingworld.com/yachts-and-gear/best-marine-radio-7-of-the-latest-options-on-the-vhf-market-141334 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Yachting World |language=en-US}}</ref> and handheld wearable devices.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Andrew |title=Garmin Fenix 8 Release Date And Details Leaked |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewwilliams/2024/07/04/garmin-fenix-8-release-date-and-details-leaked/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Andrew |title=Garmin Descent G1 And Mk3 Are Here To Outclass Apple Watch Ultra 2 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewwilliams/2023/11/14/garmin-descent-g1-and-mk3-are-here-to-outclass-apple-watch-ultra-2/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":18" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=This is the perfect smartwatch for anyone who loves the water |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-is-the-perfect-smartwatch-for-anyone-who-loves-the-water/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=ZDNET |language=en}}</ref>

A few select products in this category include Livescope, Chartplotters, Force Trolling Motor, Navionics, and Garmin’s marine audio products Fusion and JL Audio. 

The company's first product was the GPS 100, a panel-mounted GPS receiver aimed at the marine market, priced at $2,500. It made its debut at the 1990 International Marine Technology Exposition in [[Chicago]].

Garmin also manufactures a line of [[sonar]] [[fishfinder]]s, including some units that also have GPS capability, and some that use spread spectrum technology.<ref>Garmin Marine 2018 catalog</ref>

=== Automotive OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) ===
Garmin has relationships with several leading automobile manufacturers to provide a variety of hardware and software solutions for their vehicles. This includes BMW Group,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Webmaster |date=2017-02-22 |title=Garmin joins BMW AG as a tier-one infotainment supplier |url=https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/garmin-joins-bmw-ag-tier-one-infotainment-supplier/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Automotive World |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Amariei |first=Florin |date=2022-11-19 |title=BMW Honors Its Top Suppliers, Gives Them an Award |url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/bmw-honors-its-top-suppliers-gives-them-an-award-204295.html |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=autoevolution |language=en}}</ref> Mercedes-Benz,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Korosec |first=Kirsten |date=2021-04-15 |title=All the tech crammed into the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/15/all-the-tech-crammed-into-the-2022-mercedes-benz-eqs/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Honda,<ref name=":24">{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Leslie |date=21 June 2023 |title=Forget navigation — Garmin wants to rev up automotive foothold with 'unified cabin' experience |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2023/06/21/garmin-unified-cabin-experience.html |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Kansas City Business Journal}}</ref> Daimler,<ref name=":24" /> Ford,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Chris |date=2020-01-07 |title=Garmin and Ford team-up for next-gen Sync on the Mustang Mach-E |url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/cars/news/ford/150659-garmin-ford-sync-mustang-mach-e/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Pocket-lint |language=en}}</ref> Chrysler,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Newcomb |first=Doug |title=New Garmin System Brings Chrysler Into the Premium Navigation Game |url=https://www.wired.com/2012/09/garmin-chrysler-new-nav/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |work=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}</ref> Toyota,<ref name=":24" /> PSA/Citroen,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Panait |first=Mircea |date=2017-01-04 |title=Garmin Dash Cam Tech to Be Featured On Citroen, Peugeot, and DS Models |url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/garmin-dash-cam-tech-to-be-featured-on-citroen-peugeot-and-ds-models-114332.html |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=autoevolution |language=en}}</ref> Geely,<ref name=":24" /> Honda Motorcycle,<ref name=":24" /> Kawasaki,<ref name=":24" /> BMW Motorrad,<ref name=":24" /> Aston Martin,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-10-17 |title=Aston Martin's next top model |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/aston-martin-vanquish-is-next-top-model/62GWLTWD3G2JLC3TBPKHQPE74Q/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref> and Yamaha Motor.<ref name=":25">{{Cite web |last=www.ETTelecom.com |title=Garmin forecasts strong 2024 revenue, beats quarterly estimates - ET Telecom |url=https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/devices/garmin-forecasts-strong-2024-revenue-beats-quarterly-estimates/107897486 |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=ETTelecom.com |language=en}}</ref>

The product categories Garmin manufactures include domain controllers, infotainment units,<ref name=":25" /><ref name=":24" /> map databases,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wehring |first=Olly |date=2020-01-09 |title=Garmin EV-specific navigation for Ford Mustang Mach-E Sync |url=https://www.just-auto.com/news/garmin-ev-specific-navigation-for-ford-mustang-mach-e-sync/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Just Auto |language=en-US}}</ref> and cameras.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chin |first=Chris |date=2023-06-22 |title=Best Backup Cameras Of 2024 |url=https://www.forbes.com/home-improvement/garage/car-accessories/best-backup-cameras/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123001710/https://www.forbes.com/home-improvement/garage/car-accessories/best-backup-cameras/ |archive-date=November 23, 2024 |access-date=2025-01-14 |work=Forbes Home |language=en-US |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kavipriya |date=2024-01-09 |title=Garmin unveils features for automotive OEM solutions at CES 2024 |url=https://www.telematicswire.net/garmin-unveils-features-for-automotive-oem-solutions-at-ces-2024/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Telematics Wire |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-10-21 |title=The best dash cam in 2025: security and protection for you and your vehicle |url=https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/buying-guides/best-dash-cam |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=digitalcameraworld |language=en}}</ref>

=== Aviation ===
Garmin designs, manufactures, and markets a number of aircraft avionics products, systems, and services.  These include: integrated flight decks,<ref name=":19">{{Cite web |last=Pierobon |first=Mario |title=Garmin Keeps Aircraft Avionics Up to Date {{!}} AIN |url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-05-23/garmin-keeps-aircraft-avionics-date |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Aviation International News}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web |last=Keller |first=John |date=2013-03-10 |title=Piper Aircraft offers three-display Garmin G1000 avionics on newest versions of Seneca V six-seat twin-engine aircraft |url=https://www.militaryaerospace.com/commercial-aerospace/article/14226812/piper-aircraft-offers-three-display-garmin-g1000-avionics-on-newest-versions-of-seneca-v-six-seat-twin-engine-aircraft |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Military Aerospace |language=en}}</ref> electronic flight displays and instrumentation,<ref name=":19" /> navigation and communication products,<ref name=":21" /> automatic flight control systems and safety-enhancing technologies,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-11 |title=Electronic Stability and Protection added to G3X — General Aviation News |url=https://generalaviationnews.com/2015/03/11/electronic-stability-and-protection-added-to-g3x/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=generalaviationnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":20" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thurber |first=Matt |date=1 March 2022 |title=Hands On: Garmin Smart Glide {{!}} AIN |url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2022-03-01/hands-garmin-smart-glide |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Aviation International News}}</ref><ref name=":21" /> audio control systems,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garmin announces new slimline COMM radios for experimental aircraft |url=https://skiesmag.com/press-releases/garmin-announces-new-slimline-comm-radios-for-experimental-aircraft/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Skies Mag |language=en-US}}</ref> engine indication systems,<ref name=":22" /> traffic awareness and avoidance solutions,<ref name=":21" /> ads-b and transponders,<ref name=":23">{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=FLYING |date=2022-07-07 |title=5 Options for ADS-B Receiver |url=https://www.flyingmag.com/guides/top-options-for-ads-b-receiver/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=FLYING Magazine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-26 |title=Garmin adds diversity to popular ADS-B transponders |url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2019/march/26/garmin-adds-diversity-to-popular-ads-b-transponders |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=www.aopa.org |language=en}}</ref> weather information and avoidance solutions,<ref name=":19" /> and datalink and connectivity.<ref name=":23" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thurber |first=Matt |title=Garmin Unveils PlaneSync Datalink for Managing Data on and off the Aircraft {{!}} AIN |url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-04-24/garmin-unveils-planesync-datalink-managing-data |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Aviation International News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The best satellite phones of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-satellite-phone/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=ZDNET |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Oberoi |first=Karandeep Singh |date=2024-08-15 |title=Google's Pixel 9 Satellite SOS feature is powered by Garmin and Skylo |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/garmin-skylo-pixel-9-series-satellite-sos/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Android Police |language=en}}</ref>

A few select products in this category include G1000, Autoland, Garmin PlaneSync, Runway Occupancy Awareness, and GTN Touchscreen avionics.

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==== United Parcel Service AT (Aviation Technologies) ====
In 2003, Garmin acquired UPS Aviation Technologies, including that firm's II Morrow Apollo line of aircraft MFD/GPS/NAV/COMM units. II Morrow had been founded in [[Salem, Oregon]] in 1982 as a manufacturer of [[LORAN|LORAN C]] marine and general aviation products. In 1982 its aircraft navigator 602 LORAN C receiver permitted point to point navigation. Some examples of its LORAN units are Apollo II 616B Aviation LORAN panel mount (1986), II Morrow Apollo 604 Loran Navigator (1987) and Apollo 820 GPS Flybuddy (1991). In 1986, [[United Parcel Service]] (UPS) purchased the company to expand the use of electronic technology in the package delivery and tracking business.

II Morrow shifted focus from marine business to development of package process automation technology for UPS such as vehicle management systems, automated high speed package sorting systems, as well as delivery and tracking systems. In 1999, II Morrow was renamed to UPS Aviation Technologies, and re-focused towards modernizing UPS' Boeing 7xx series Heavy Iron Transport Category Aircraft fleet, as well they also re-entered the general aviation marketplace. It certified the first Gamma 3 WAAS GPS engine for FAA Certified Precision GPS approaches.<ref>{{cite web |title=General Aviation Avionics and History |url=http://www.edprest.ca/page7ga_avionics.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223063701/http://www.edprest.ca/page7ga_avionics.htm |archive-date=December 23, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2016}}</ref> The new certified WAAS engine yielded vertical and horizontal accuracy of one meter RMS in guidance into airports without existing ILS approaches. This GPS technology met the FAA's TSO-C146a primary navigation standards for en route, terminal and approach phases of flight—with WAAS augmentation as the sole means of navigation.  This primary GPS "sole source" navigation capability was integrated into the CNX-80.  The CNX-80 WAAS GPS/COM/NAV integrated navigator was the first product in the industry approved for primary GPS navigation. It also enabled LPV glideslope approaches without requiring ground nav aids. New LNAV (GPS) approaches provide the accuracy and safety of an ILS—without the ground-based localizer and glideslope equipment.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-09-01 |title=WAAS-Capable GPS Receivers |url=https://www.aviationtoday.com/2003/09/01/waas-capable-gps-receivers/ |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=Aviation Today}}</ref> Later, the CNX-80 was renamed the GNS-480, under Garmin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pope |first=Stephen |title=FAA Certifies Aviation's First IFR WAAS Receiver |url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2008-01-14/faa-certifies-aviations-first-ifr-waas-receiver |website=Aviation International News |access-date=March 5, 2021 |archive-date=August 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804182405/https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2008-01-14/faa-certifies-aviations-first-ifr-waas-receiver |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1999: ''Flight International'' magazine presented UPS Aviation Technologies with its Aerospace Industry Award for the development of ADS-B, a surveillance technology intended to reduce aviation delays while improving safety.<ref>{{cite web |title=UPS Aviation Technologies Wins International Recognition for ADS-B |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ups-aviation-technologies-wins-international-recognition-for-ads-b-72733327.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223065556/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ups-aviation-technologies-wins-international-recognition-for-ads-b-72733327.html |archive-date=December 23, 2016}}</ref>

Garmin Aviation offers electronically integrated cockpits for aircraft: panel mount displays, primary flight displays (PFD) and multi-function displays (MFD), transponders, radar, and other types of [[avionics|avionic systems]]. Garmin entered this market in 1991 with the ''GPS-100AVD'' panel-mounted receiver. Its first portable unit, the ''GPS-95'', was introduced in 1993. In 1994, the ''GPS-155'' panel-mounted unit was the first GPS receiver on the market to receive [[Type certificate|full FAA certification]] for [[instrument approach]]es. In 1998, Garmin introduced the ''GNS-430'', an integrated GPS navigation receiver/communications transceiver. That same year, the company rolled out its first integrated GPS, COM, VOR, LOC and glideslope product, the GNS 430. More than 125,000 GNS navigators are now installed in aircraft. Garmin reached its one millionth delivery in November 2017.<ref>{{cite news |author=Kerry Lynch |date=November 22, 2017 |title=Garmin Marks Delivery of One Millionth Avionics Product |url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2017-11-22/garmin-marks-delivery-one-millionth-avionics-product |work=AIN}}</ref>

The [[Garmin G1000|G1000]] is an all-glass avionics suite for OEM aircraft, the similar G950 is used in [[experimental aircraft]], and the G600 is a [[retrofit]].<ref>{{cite web |title=flight deck & displays |url=https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/digital/cInTheAir-c582-c583-p1.html |work=shop |publisher=Garmin}}</ref>

On October 30, 2019, Garmin announced that the [[Piper M600]] and [[Cirrus Vision Jet]] would become the first [[general aviation]] aircraft certified with the company's [[emergency autoland]] system, which is capable of automatically landing the aircraft with the push of a button and will be a part of both aircraft's [[Garmin G3000|G3000]] integrated avionics suite in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=Anglisano |first=Larry |date=October 30, 2019 |title=Garmin's New Emergency Autoland |url=https://www.avweb.com/multimedia/votw/garmins-new-emergency-autoland/ |work=AVweb}}</ref> Garmin calls the new technology "Autonomí".<ref>{{cite web |title=Garmin Autoland |url=https://www.garmin.com/en-US/autonomi/ |access-date=October 30, 2019 |publisher=Garmin}}</ref>
Garmin plans to equip other platforms in 2020, like the [[SOCATA TBM|TBM 940]], and hopes to eventually expand its offer to the G1000 avionics suite.<ref>{{cite news |author=Kate Sarsfield |date=November 6, 2019 |title=Garmin lines up new aircraft platforms for autoland system |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/garmin-lines-up-new-aircraft-platforms-for-autoland-462027/ |work=Flightglobal}}</ref> In June 2021, Garmin Autoland won the 2020 [[Collier Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Kate |date=June 3, 2021 |title=Garmin Autoland Wins 2020 Collier Trophy |url=https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/garmin-autoland-wins-2020-collier-trophy/ |work=AVweb}}</ref>

=== Laptop GPS and mobile apps ===
In April 2008, Garmin launched Garmin Mobile PC, a GPS navigation software program for laptop PCs and other computers, based on the Microsoft Windows operating system, now discontinued.<ref>{{cite web |title=Garmin Mobile PC launched, April 2008 |url=http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/garmin-mobile-pc/432-review-garmin-mobile-pc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912163930/http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/garmin-mobile-pc/432-review-garmin-mobile-pc.html |archive-date=September 12, 2008 |access-date=September 22, 2008}}</ref>

Garmin offers mobile apps for various purposes for Android, Windows Phone, and for iPhone.

== Sport sponsorship ==
In 2007 Garmin began sponsorship of English [[Premier League]] football club [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] in a one-year deal that was carried into a second year for the 2008/09 season.<ref>{{cite web |title= Garmin to sponsor Middlesbrough |date = February 9, 2019| url=http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/index.php?action=article&numero=278 }}</ref>  In 2008 Garmin began sponsorship of [[cycling team]] {{UCI team code|EF1|2008b}} to promote its ''Edge'' line of bicycle computers.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/sports/othersports/19cycling.html?_r=1&ref=othersports&oref=slogin |title=Another American Team Receives a Title Sponsor – NYTimes.com | work=The New York Times | first=Juliet | last=Macur | date=June 19, 2008 | access-date=May 3, 2010}}</ref> In 2015, the team became [[Cannondale–Garmin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/garmin-sharp-and-cannondale-join-forces-for-2015|title=Garmin-Sharp and Cannondale join forces for 2015|author=Daniel Benson|work=Cyclingnews.com|date=August 20, 2014|access-date=August 16, 2015}}</ref>
In 2014 Garmin paired up with [[Premier League]] side [[Southampton FC]] in a global partnership. Garmin's European head office is located in [[Southampton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/14082014-announcement-garmin-partnership-1827220.aspx|title=Announcement: Saints Pair Up With Navigation And Fitness Experts Garmin|publisher=Southampton FC|access-date=December 3, 2015}}</ref>

== See also ==
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* [[Automotive navigation system]]
* [[Comparison of commercial GPS software]]
* [[Garmin–Sharp]]
* [[Geotab]]

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