The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) recognized various manufacturers for their excellent marine electronics products in 2015, awarding Garmin for their GPSMAP 7616xsv multi-function display, GHP Reactor autopilot, and BlueChart app, Furuno for their DFF1-UHD fish finder, FR8065 radar, and FA150 AIS, and others including KVH, ICOM, Lumishore, FLIR, Simrad, and Actisense for their outstanding marine electronics innovations. Garmin also received the NMEA Manufacturer of the Year award for support of products in the field and Simrad won the 2015 NMEA Technology Award for their Halo Radar.
1. NMEA 2015 Product of Excellence Award Winners
The entire NMEA membership hereby congratulates the following manufacturers for
the 2015 Product of Excellence Awards.
1. Multi-Function Display (MFD): Garmin GPSMAP 7616xsv
2. Autopilot: Garmin GHP Reactor
3. Fish Finding: Furuno DFF1-UHD
4. Radar: Furuno FR8065
5. Marine VHF Radio: ICOM IC-M506
6. Satellite Communications Antenna: KVH TracPhone V3IP
7. Satellite TV Antenna: KVH TracVision TV3
8. AIS: Furuno FA150
9. NMEA 2000 Sensor: Actisense EMU-1 Engine Monitoring Unit
10. Marine App Aid to Navigation: Garmin BlueChart App
11. Marine App End User Utility: Garmin Helm App
12. Marine App Technical Utility: KVH TracVision Series App
13. Underwater Lights – Lumishore EOS Series
14. Marine Cameras: FLIR M265
NMEA Manufacturer of the year for support of products in the field
Garmin
2015 NMEA Technology Award
Simrad Halo Radar
