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GARMIN International, Inc. is excited about the news that the Clinton
Administration has decided to discontinue Selective Availability (SA), which
is the signal degradation in the Global Positioning System (GPS). We believe
this progressive step will have many benefits to current and future owners
of GPS units-most notably, having the full capabilities of GPS technology.

CONSUMER BENEFITS:

Most GPS users will see a definite improvement in position accuracy.
Consumers will also notice truer accuracy in their unit's velocity tracking
(speed).
While the termination of SA will enhance GPS position data, better accuracy
is still attained through the use of differential GPS (DGPS), which offers
users accuracy within 1-5 meters.
GPS receivers will automatically adjust to the termination of SA, so no
software upgrade or hardware changes are needed to take advantage of this
development. Instead, consumers will enjoy the benefits of better
performance at the push of a button.
The termination of selective availability was effective at midnight (EDT),
May 1, 2000.

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