Description

Chart Navigator BASICis the perfect software program for boaters interested in trying PC chart plotting. The easy-to-load USB Flash Drive comes with complete U.S. coverage of Raster charts, satellite photos, aerial photos, and topo’s. Also included is the full-featured Offshore Navigator software program, which provides the tools for route and trip planning and navigating in real-time, plus tides and current information for U.S. waters. Chart Navigator Basic can interface with NMEA0183 GPS for real time tracking.

· Route Planning
Chart Navigator makes route planning as simple as clicking a mouse. Click — and you've put the first waypoint on the chart. Click again — and you're creating a route. It's that easy.

· GPS Ready (not included)
Chart Navigator takes the signal from your GPS receiver and shows your position right on the screen. You can see your vessel move across full-screen or split-screen charts, 3-D charts and Nav Photos.

· On-Water Mode and Data Windows
One click simplifies the interface so you can see more chart area and the functions and data windows you need while navigation.

· Spherical-Horizon View
The Spherical-Horizon View bends your mind as it extends your vision. Imagine draping a paper chart over a beach ball, and you have the idea. Now you can see what to expect far, far ahead while the immediate area stays in sharp focus.

Key Planning Features
• Find the chart you want quickly — graphically or by chart name and number
• Link 2 or more charts, photos and 3D together in Split-Screen mode
• Quick Dragging, Zoom and Scale options
• Routes: Plan and organize routes with your mouse
• Print route plans and chart segments
• Print and view tide and current graphs

Key Navigation Features
• GPS Ready — View your position on the chart
• Autopilot Ready — Chart Navigator outputs industry-standard NMEA 0183 data to autopilots. Note: an autopilot is not necessary to run Chart Navigator
• 6 Color Palettes for all light conditions
• Tracks — Record where you've been. There's an option to convert tracks to routes
• Man overboard — instant range and bearing to MOB location
• Marks — Mark areas of interest and "Go To" them quickly
• Alarms — create custom alarm areas, including anchor alarms
• Measurement Tools — A2B and instant Range and Bearing lines based on GPS position

Chart Navigator Pro is Maptech’s full-featured GPS planning and chart-plotting software. The easy-to-load USB Flash Drive includes detailed United States cartography including Raster Charts, Photo Charts, Topographic Maps, and 3D Contour Charts, as well as a full array of software tools to help you plan and enjoy your time on the water. Chart Navigator Pro will allow you to interface with your GPS Chart Plotter to upload and download routes and waypoints. It also allows for interface with your Auto Pilot and AIS.


Key Navigation Features
• GPS Chart-Plotting
View your real-time GPS position right on the PC screen. All it requires is connecting an industry-standard NMEA 0183 GPS.
• AIS Compatible
Connect an AIS to the computer along with your GPS and you can plot other vessels’ positions as well as your own.
• Chart Warping
Overlay or warp your raster charts to our 3D charts.
• 3D Bathymetric Contour Charts with 3D Navigation Aids
Get the same view on screen that you see at the helm. Buoys flash in correct sequence.
• Import and Export Routes, Marks and Tracks to your onboard chart plotter.


BETTER CHARTS, BETTER SOFTWARE
NOAA is the official United States cartographer and publishes more than 2,200 charts and insets covering the entire U.S. coastline, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the border of the Great Lakes. Inland waterway charts are published by the Army Corps of Engineers. They are all included on the USB Flash Drive along with Maptech’s Contour 3D Charts, Navigation Photos, Aerial Photos, and Coastal Topo Maps.

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