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Garmin's Three New Aviation Traffic Systems Lead the Way to FAA's NextGen System.


OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the GTS GTS
abbr.
gas turbine ship
 800 and GTS 820 traffic advisory systems (TAS TAS
abbr.
1. telephone answering system

2. true airspeed
), and the GTS 850 traffic alert and collision avoidance system (1) See adaptive cruise control.

(2) A passenger car system that detects objects on the road that the driver may not be able to see. Using radar or infrared sensors, distant objects, such as a deer crossing the road at night or in a fog, are projected onto the
 (TCAS TCAS Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System
TCAS Traffic Collision Avoidance System
TCAS T-Carrier Administration System
TCAS Terminal Control Address Space (MVS/TSO)
TCAS Technical Control and Analysis System
 I). These systems combine active and passive surveillance data to pinpoint specific traffic threats. The systems use Garmin's patent-pending CLEAR CAS[TM] technology and correlates ADS-B ADS-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast  (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) is a function on a properly equipped aircraft or surface vehicle that periodically broadcasts its state vector (horizontal and vertical position, horizontal and vertical velocity) and other information. ) and radar targets to provide pilots with the most accurate picture of the sky. The GTS series was announced at EAA EAA Experimental Aircraft Association
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EAA European Acoustics Association
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 AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., July 27-August 2, 2009.

"The GTS series incorporates ADS-B In technology, which is one of the cornerstones of the FAA's NextGen program and worldwide airspace infrastructure," said Gary Kelley, Garmin's vice president of marketing. "As ADS-B coverage improves worldwide, the expanded capabilities of the GTS system will be realized. We're ready for the NextGen system."

There are three distinct system configurations for the GTS series, and each model creates a 360-degree zone of detection around the aircraft so that pilots can see and identify targets in their airspace that may pose a collision hazard. The GTS 800 TAS is a lower-cost system offering 40 watts of transmit power and a range of up to 12 nautical miles. The GTS 820 TAS delivers 250 watts of transmit power and up to 40 nautical miles of interrogation range. The GTS 850 TCAS I features the same 250 watt performance as the GTS 820, and also meets the FAA's TCAS I certification criteria. The GTS 820 and GTS 850 are installed in conjunction with a Garmin Mode S transponder.

All GTS series products include Garmin's new CLEAR CAS (Correlated Location Enhanced ADS-B Receiver Collision Avoidance System) technology, a hybrid system that provides real-time information that is totally independent of radar-based air traffic control. CLEAR CAS combines active and passive surveillance data, including 1090 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc.  Extended Squitter ADS-B data (ADS-B Out required). In the future, the system can provide enhanced information about a target aircraft including flight ID, altitude, velocity and direction on select displays.

Traffic information from the GTS series is displayed on the map page or traffic page of Garmin's panel mount aviation products and integrated display systems using TAS/TCAS symbology sym·bol·o·gy  
n.
1. The study or interpretation of symbols or symbolism.

2. The use of symbols.


symbology
1. the study and interpretation of symbols. Also called symbolism.
. Additional traffic symbology can be displayed on Garmin SVT SVT supraventricular tachycardia.

SVT
abbr.
supraventricular tachycardia


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 equipped PFDs. When the GTS product receives replies to its interrogations, it computes the responding aircraft's range, bearing, relative altitude, and closure rate. Then, it enhances location data with data received from ADS-B Out equipped targets, plots the traffic location, predicts collision threats, and depicts the information on the traffic display. The system also includes expanded audio traffic alerts in an ATC-like format. For example, "Traffic; Eleven o'clock; High; Less than one mile."

Unlike competitive systems, the GTS series also offers flexible antenna configurations that ensure optimum system performance for specific types of aircraft. Customers with fixed gear airplanes and rotorcraft ro·tor·craft  
n.
An aircraft, especially a helicopter, that is kept partially or completely airborne by airfoils rotating around a vertical axis.
 may choose a single directional quadrapole antenna on top of the aircraft, with or without a bottom mounted omnidirectional antenna. For optimal performance on retractable gear aircraft, customers may select a top-and-bottom dual directional antenna configuration.

The GTS 800, 820 and 850 are expected to be available in the fourth quarter of 2009 for an expected list price starting at $9,995, $19,995, and $23,495, respectively.

About Garmin International Inc.

Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation. Since 1989, this group of companies has designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation, communication and information devices and applications - most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin's products serve automotive, mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine, aviation, and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and  applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200. Garmin is a registered trademark and CLEAR CAS is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.

All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

Notice on forward-looking statements:

This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. All statements regarding the company's future product introductions are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management's current expectations. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not limited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 for the year ended December 27, 2008, filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-31983). A copy of Garmin's Form 10-K can be downloaded at www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Garmin undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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