Garmin, a renowned manufacturer of navigation products, has recently launched NavIC enabled handheld devices GPSMAP 66sr and GPSMAP 65s in India.

NavIC enhances the accuracy and availability of signals in the hilly terrain as well as urban canyon. The NavIC enabled handheld devices can harness this benefit.

ISRO acknowledged Garmin’s initiative to incorporate NavIC in these handheld devices. ISRO also urged Garmin to make NavIC an integral part of all their upcoming satellite navigation based devices launched in India.