Garmin Ltd. (shortened to Garmin, stylized as GARMIN, and formerly known as ProNav) is an American multinational technology company founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Kao in Lenexa, Kansas, United States, with headquarters in Olathe, Kansas.[2][3] Since 2010, the company is incorporated in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.[4] The company specializes in GPS technology for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor, and sport activities.[5] Due to their development in wearable technology, they have also been competing with activity tracker and smartwatch consumer developers such as Fitbit and Apple.[6] Contents 1History 1.1Founding and growth 1.2Public offering 1.3Acquisitions 1.4Corporate governance 2Operations 3Products and brands 3.1Marine GPS 3.2Handheld GPS 3.2.1eTrex 3.3iQue PDA receivers 3.4Dog tracking and training 3.5Fishfinders 3.6Laptop GPS and mobile apps 3.7Nüvifone 3.8Personal trainers 3.9Avionics 3.10Garmin-AT subsidiary 4Wristwear 5Maps 6Sport sponsorship 7See also 8References 9External links
