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Garmin® Launches BirdsEye⢠Satellite and Aerial Imagery OLATHE, Har mulighed for at. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Garmin International Inc., a unit associated with Garmin Limited. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite tv navigation, declared today that it will begin offering BirdsEye Satellite television and Aerial Imagery, an annual subscription service that gives customers the option of loading highly-detailed photo-based maps to choose Garmin portable navigators. "Without a doubt, BirdsEye Satellite Images reinforces Garmin as the leader in backyard cartography, " said Serta Bartel, Garmin's vice president of worldwide revenue. "Whatever the particular occasion, backyard explorers will find the ideal Garmin handheld and accompanying maps to complement their own specific specifications. " BirdsEye Imagery is usually raster-based, that means it is compiled using real aerial images and images which can be scanned, geo-referenced and overlaid onto the handheld GPS receiver's display. Unlike vector cartography, the resulting images show actual buildings, vehicles, highways, trails, in addition to land characteristics found close by - providing explorers a distinctive understanding of their own surroundings. The images are among the most highly-detailed obtainable - offering 0. five meter per pixel quality in many areas of the United States. Consumers can likewise view imagery at every zoom level -- from 13 miles to 20 feet : unlike other offerings of which force customers to stay in pre-determined move levels. BirdsEye Satellite Images also allows users overlay vector maps, to get a better idea of terrain contours in addition to points of interest. The particular data will be collected by DigitalGlobe, a leading global service provider of

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Garmin® Launches BirdsEye� Satellite and AerialImagery

OLATHE, Har mulighed for at. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Garmin International Inc., a unit associated withGarmin Limited. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the

global leader in satellite tv navigation, declared today that it will

begin offering BirdsEye Satellite television and Aerial Imagery, an annual

subscription service that gives customers the option of loading

highly-detailed photo-based maps to choose Garmin portable navigators.

"Without a doubt, BirdsEye Satellite Images reinforces Garmin as the

leader in backyard cartography, " said Serta Bartel, Garmin's vice president

of worldwide revenue. "Whatever the particular occasion, backyard explorers will find

the ideal Garmin handheld and accompanying maps to complement their own

specific specifications. "

BirdsEye Imagery is usually raster-based, that means it is compiled using real

aerial images and images which can be scanned, geo-referenced and overlaid

onto the handheld GPS receiver's display. Unlike vector cartography, the

resulting images show actual buildings, vehicles, highways, trails, in addition to

land characteristics found close by - providing explorers a distinctive understanding of

their own surroundings.

The images are among the most highly-detailed obtainable - offering 0. five

meter per pixel quality in many areas of the United States. Consumers can

likewise view imagery at every zoom level -- from 13 miles to 20 feet :

unlike other offerings of which force customers to stay in pre-determined move

levels. BirdsEye Satellite Images also allows users overlay vector maps,

to get a better idea of terrain contours in addition to points of interest. The particular

data will be collected by DigitalGlobe, a leading global service provider of

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business high-resolution world-imagery products and services.

"With today's innovations in geospatial technology, having a true sense

of 'place' is no longer the guessing sport but an actuality, " stated Jill Jones,

chairman and chief executive officer regarding DigitalGlobe. "Our

industry-leading satellite television constellation and aerial community allow us to be able to

collect the most current imagery that will, when coupled with Garmin's

devices, offers users an accurate photo of their atmosphere wherever

they may be. We are excited about the possibilities that opens up for

users. inches

In practice, BirdsEye Satellite Symbolism can help create time afield more

successful and enjoyable. Hunters can simply identify prospective tree

remain locations, pulls, and organic game funnels. Hikers can easily

locate trailheads, campsites, plus scenic vistas. Geocachers may better

evaluate terrain difficulty and parking areas near caches. Also

tourists in addition to travelers can navigate amusement parks or historical

battlefields such as never before.

This imagery can be displayed on Garmin's Oregon®, Dakota(TM),

plus Colorado® series of outdoor navigators. An annual

registration is $29. 99, and it also allows an individual unlimited downloads for a

solitary Garmin gadget. Customers make use of Garmin's free of charge BaseCamp(TM) software(www.garmin.com/basecamp)

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for your PC or even Mac to quickly weight and easily control BirdsEye data. For

chair trip preparing and review, subscribers could view the exact same

BirdsEye images on their COMPUTER or Macintosh when their applicable device is

connected.

BirdsEye Symbolism is only the latest cartographic development from

Garmin. In addition , Garmin Custom Routes is a free and simple utility

that converts paper and electronic roadmaps into personalized downloadable

roadmaps for Or, Dakota, or Colorado handhelds. The power of Custom Maps

is usually exemplified by means of paper and digital maps labeled regarding specific

occasions and purposes, such as a university graduation invites that lists

campus buildings; a plan of a march, marathon, FIVE CARAT or cycle race; a

park pamphlet showing trailheads; land-management maps of wildlife and

game areas; or perhaps a historic illustration of an region as it when stood. Regarding

more information, check out www.garmin.com/CustomMaps.

BirdsEye Satellite plus Aerial Imagery will be available in March 2010.

For more information, check out www.garmin.com/birdseyesatimagery.

Regarding Garmin

Garmin International Inc. is a part of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN),

a global leader in satellite navigation. Since 1989, this group of

businesses has developed, manufactured, advertised and offered navigation,

conversation and information products and programs - the majority of which

are usually enabled simply by GPS technologies. Garmin's items serve automobile,

mobile, wireless, outdoor entertainment, marine, modern aviation, and ORIGINAL EQUIPMENTMANUFACTURING

applications. Garmin Ltd. will be incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and its

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principal subsidiaries are located in america, Taiwan as well as the

United Kingdom. To find out more, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom

at www.garmin.com/pressroom

or get in touch with the Mass media Relations division at 913-397-8200. Garmin,

Or, and Co are signed up trademarks, in addition to BirdsEye in addition to Dakota

are trademarks associated with Garmin Limited. or the subsidiaries.

All other brands, item names, company names, art logos and services

marks will be the properties of their respective proprietors. All privileges reserved.

Notice on Forward-Looking Statements:

This specific release includes forward-looking assertions regarding Garmin Ltd.

as well as business. This kind of statements are based on management's present

expectations. The forward-looking occasions and situations discussed inside

this discharge may not happen and real results can differ materially as

a result of known plus unknown chance factors in addition to uncertainties affecting

Garmin, which includes, but not limited to, the risk elements listed in the particular

Annual Statement on Type 10-K for that year concluded December 28, 2008 filed by

Garmin with the Investments and Swap Commission (Commission file

quantity 0-31983). Replicates of these filings are available atwww.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html.

No forward-looking statement could be guaranteed. Forward-looking

statements speak only by the time on which they are made plus Garmin

performs no obligation to publicly update or perhaps revise any kind of

forward-looking assertion, whether as a result of new information,

future occasions, or otherwise.

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