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A waterproof iPad case is available from Dry Case. One more thing: the iPad, like the iPhone, is not a rugged seaworthy piece of equipment. My grade: Strong B- but need to move to vector-based charts.
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Until now, we offered a variety of boating apps on the App Store and Google Play, based on.
#Navionics app how to#
Learn how to move to our NEW app and keep all your charts and data. Similar integration is available with a couple of mapping software applications running on your local network, such as Aviasail and Costal Explorer. We are simplifying our product line and discontinuing most of our boating apps, leaving just one. If you’re technically savvy about such things, this may be just the weekend project. One caveat: the USB GPS antenna and MacENC software are installed on a Mac Laptop, and connectivity from the iPad to the Laptop is through a wireless router. With the simple addition of a low-cost USB GPS antennae ($69.95 and lower), and the installation of MacENC software ($179.95, iNavX becomes a true GPS chart-plotter. Access to GRIB ( GRIdded Binary) files is by way of, which requires an account on x-traverse (, $10 for a 12-month subscription). Tides, Request/import GRIB and Parameters are powerful for those sailors who want to check raw weather isobar chart information to understand the data uderlying current weather forecasts. These criticisms aside, here are a few examples of the rich features available from iNavX.įorecast. Admittedly, I don’t have a lot of patience with software, and I expect most applications today to be rather intuitive to operate right out of the box.
#Navionics app full#
A very full set of online help descriptions and instructions are included in the “guide.” Unfortunately, I found was really lost unless I spent some time with the online guide. The first thing to say about iNavX ( version 3.1.6, is that it is “feature rich.” From pointing the iPad app to a specific host & port TCP/IP Internet connection to access to a tide table app and multiple settings for a dozen parameters, iNavX has included a lot of bells and whistles. My grade: Definitely an A, but with room to improve. " The information is up-loaded to Navionics servers, where it is then redistributed automatically to all installed copies of that chart.
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For example: "Stay about 50' from the starboard buoy. He showed me a beta version of a very cool feature called "User Generated Information." The user touches a point on the map and enters relevant observations. I had a chance to speak with Chris Gatley from Navionics at the Annapolis sailboat show in October about future enhancements.