Download the iOS or Android versions of the Navionics app. So your "free" app may actually end up costing you a lot more than the one you paid for a few years ago. This move is also evidence of a shift that is happening more broadly with navigation apps: moving from stand-alone fee-based products to free apps that require add-ons to integrate with chartplotters and other electronics.
Navionics is likely also counting on us buying the add-on modules, such as the advanced navigation or chart updates that you are still required to pay for. We all like free, right? This will help develop a whole new user base, including casual boaters and people that have been hesitant about using mobile apps on the water. Swedish lakes, Italian coasts, or the land Islands. You can select the coverage area of your charts to fit your boating needs, like e.g. Navionics charts help you to better navigate through different waters with detailed cartography for marine and lakes. What this means for the expense-conscious boater (aka cheapskates like me) is that you can download this app, get a really easy to use navigation tool with straightforward chart data, and immediately use it to navigate around your local waters. Q infotainment plotters are compatible with Navionics+ and Platinum+ map charts.
In a move that I for one appreciate, they released a new version of their boating app for free including all the Government S57 charts, and also free trials of their add on Nav module. But when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) stopped printing charts in October last year, they began offering free vector and raster chart downloads, which led to the introduction of quite a few new mobile apps that provide free or low-cost charting and navigation. RC435, RC435i and RC400 will work on all operating systems.Navionics is introducing a free version of its popular smartphone and tablet navigation app.
NOTE: For Raymarine E Series, C Series, G series and A seriesĬompatibility, the PC must be running Windows XP or later. HDS Gen2 Touch, HDS Gen3 Elite, Mark 4, HookįLASH and MSD cards and PC Plotter can display the Navionics Gold charts.
Later can also read Lowrance version 3 ".usr" filesĪnd if you update your Lowrance plotter software, you may need & write route and waypoint data from Lowrance plotters using Lowrance's Humminbird 947C, 987C SI, 981C SI, 937C, 931C, 997 rangeĪnd PC Plotter can display the Navionics Gold charts AND read.Humminbird Matrix 55X, 65X, 67X and 97X.
Read & write route and waypoint data from:. Geonav 11 Flash, Geonav 11 Sun, Geonav 11 SunshineĬards and PC Plotter can display the Navionics Gold charts AND.MFD12 (Reads and writes waypoint files including waypointįLASH cards and PC Plotter can display the Navionics Gold chartsĪND read & write route and waypoint data from:.MFD 8 (Reads and writes waypoint files including waypoint.NSO: NSO Marine processor with any of the MO15F, MO19F,Dl10, Dl15 Upon activation, every updated Navionics card benefits from one year of free downloadable chart updates and advanced features including Dock to Dock autorouting. HDS: HDS-5, HDS-5X, HDS-5M, HDS-7, HDS-7M, HDS-8, HDS-8M, HDS-10, Navionics and the RYA have teamed up to give members a special discount on chart updates for their onboard GPS plotters - whether you use a Navionics chart or a Garmin BlueChart. Later Lowrance, B&G and Simrad plotters can use GPX format to transfer routes and waypoints - select GPX format on plotter and Raymarine GPX option when transferring to and from NavigationPLANNER.The dedicated chart plotter and GPS units supported by PC PlotterĪre as follows (NOTE this is not a complete list as new plotters areīeing announced all the time and most have the same file format across Supported Plotters GPS and Chartplotters supported by NavigationPLANNER and PC Plotter Version