OLATHE, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Garmin International, Inc., a unit of
Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced BlueChart g3 and LakeVü
g3 , a new line of cartography products for coastal and inland
boating that blend the best of both Garmin and Navionics content
together for the first time to deliver unparalleled coverage and
detail. The new BlueChart g3 charts and LakeVü g3 maps will also be
the first preloaded cartography to offer built-in Auto Guidance1, a
technology that instantly searches through relevant charts to create
a suggested route based upon the user’s desired depth and overhead
clearance. The new Garmin g3 cartography updates are being announced
at the 2018 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, and will be on
display at the Garmin booth #332 in the electronics tent.
“In our pursuit to provide the greatest global cartography
offerings, Garmin’s new g3 products combines the best content from
both Garmin and Navionics to provide the highest quality detail and
coverage available to mariners today,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin
worldwide vice president of consumer sales. “And we didn’t stop
there - our premium g3 cartography will also include built-in Auto
Guidance technology, a feature previously only available with an
additional accessory card.”
This new Garmin cartography brings unrivaled detail and convenience
to users with navigational aids, spot soundings, depth contours,
tides and currents, and detailed harbors and marinas. It offers
seamless chart presentation with up to 1-foot fishing contours that
provide a more accurate depiction of bottom structure for improved
fishing charts and enhanced detail in swamps, canals, marinas and
port plans. What’s more, Garmin was the first to introduce Auto
Guidance, and now this simple marine auto-navigation technology is
included with all Garmin g3 accessory cards, and it’s even built-in
to many Garmin chartplotters—all at no additional cost to the
consumer.
For even more detail, BlueChart g3 Vision and LakeVü g3 Ultra
accessory cards are also available. BlueChart g3 Vision includes
everything available with BlueChart g3, plus high-resolution
satellite imagery that provides the user with a realistic view of
their surroundings. Unique 3-D views, including MarinerEye and
FishEye, provide additional perspective both above and below the
water line, and crystal-clear aerial photography shows exceptional
detail of many ports, harbors and marinas, which is especially
useful when entering unfamiliar ports. For inland customers, LakeVü
g3 Ultra includes maps of more than 17,000 lakes with up to 1-foot
contours. Of those, over 150 are Garmin Elite surveyed lakes with
high-resolution satellite imagery, multi-beam sonar views
shore-to-shore, side scan photos and photos of notable spots above
the water too. LakeVü g3 Ultra also includes high-resolution relief
shading that adds visual depth to the 2-D map, making it easier to
interpret contours, Dynamic Lake Level and more.
The new GPSMAP® 8600/8600xsv series, expected to be available in Q1
2019, is the first to come preloaded with Garmin’s exclusive
BlueChart g3 coastal charts and LakeVü g3 inland maps with
integrated Navionics data and Auto Guidance technology. The new
BlueChart g3 and LakeVü g3 downloads and BlueChart g3 Vision and
LakeVü g3 Ultra accessory cards will be available in February 2019.
To learn more about the new BlueChart g3 and LakeVü g3 product
lines, visit garmin.com/maps.
Garmin is the world’s leading marine electronics manufacturer2 and
was recently named Manufacturer of the Year for the fourth
consecutive year by the NMEA, an honor given to the most recognized
marine electronics company for support of products in the field.
Garmin’s portfolio includes some of the industry’s most
sophisticated chartplotters and touchscreen multifunction displays,
sonar technology, high-definition radar, autopilots, high-resolution
mapping, sailing instrumentation, audio, entertainment and other
products and services that are known for innovation, reliability,
and ease-of-use. Other Garmin marine brands include FUSION
Entertainment, Navionics, a premier supplier of electronic
navigation charts, and EmpirBus.
For decades, Garmin has pioneered new GPS navigation and wireless
devices and applications that are designed for people who live an
active lifestyle. Garmin serves five primary markets, including
automotive, aviation, fitness, marine, and outdoor recreation. For
more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at garmin.com/newsroom,
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1 Auto Guidance is for planning purposes only and does not replace
safe navigation operations.
2 Based on 2017 reported sales.