Garmin GPS Navigation System Leading Manufacturer Forerunners StreetPilot i Series

Garmin GPS is a leading manufacturer of the global positioning system devices for marine, aviation industry. The devices are manufactured in George Town by the company. It is the major corporation of the whole chain of companies settled by Min Kao and Gary Burrell in 1989.

The central office of the Garmin Limited named Garmin International is situated in Olathe in the Metropolitan Area of Kansas City. Garmin (Asia) Corporation in Taiwan’s Sijhih City is the main production centre and biggest functioning subsidiary of the company.

The Garmin GPS Company has a vast range of products in its portfolio. The GPS 100 which is a receiver device was the earliest product manufactured by the company. It was introduced in Chicago’s International Marine Technology Exposition in the year 1990. In 1991 Min Kao went to Taiwan to install production facility. The handheld GPS receiver was much sought after by the Saudi Arabia and Kuwait military in the 1991 Gulf War.

The Garmin GPS Company invented a GPS device for individual use named Forerunners that came to market in 2000. After three years, they came out with iQue that had receivers which had a series of incorporated PDA-GPS. In 2005, they launched three models of StreetPilot i-Series that was a packed GPS navigator. The next year they also made several contributions chiefly to the marine field. They are also known for making sonar device with GPS facility for finding fish. In 2008, they introduced Garmin Mobile PC GPS software for the computers and laptops based on their operating system.

The Garmin GPS Company has earned a name for many aviation accessories like the panel mount displays, multi-function displays, incorporated cockpits, radar, transponder and many more. In 1991, they started manufacturing of the aviation accessories. They manufactured multiple aviation accessories and in 2003, they widened their existence in the aviation field with the attainment of the UPS Aviation Technology. This in turn led them to get the IIMorrow Apollo series of aircraft of the company and increase the range of Garmin’s own aviation lineup of products.

The Garmin GPS Company has achieved a significant growth in the market consistently. The company has a tradition of replacing its old products with new products equipped with advanced technology. It has stretched its business from aviation to marine realm and also designed products for individual use. Middlesbrough, a football club was sponsored by Garmin, in 2007 English Premier League. Garmin GPS