I got to play with the established Navionics iPhone application running on an iPad last month, and I was impressed. Now Navionics has released a version of that software optimized for the iPad platform, and it ought to be even better. Here’s the press release:
Navionics Apps Now Available in HD for iPad
The top-selling marine and lake apps in the world just got BIGGER!
Enjoy the clearest and most detailed marine and lake charts on your iPad! Apps now optimized in HD – with sensational hi-resolution graphics for the ultimate user experience!
Ideal for boaters, fishermen and water sport enthusiasts of all kinds. You can plan your on-the-water adventures, anytime anywhere.
Imagine planning your day on the water or showing your friends the tracks of your last cruise on the iPad’s dynamic multi-touch glossy display, comfortably sitting in your living room… anytime anywhere.
The most comprehensive features available, version 4.1 offers:
• Award-winning marine charts worldwide and lake maps (US and Canada) in HD
• Satellite imagery overlay
• Tides & currents, moon phase, sun/moon rise/set
• Tracks, routes and markers can be shared on facebook or via email and view them on Google Earth
• Route planning
• Waypoints & markers
• The largest database of marine POIs available
• In-app Facebook
iPad apps prices start at 19.99 $/€.
iPad – Wi-Fi model locates your GPS position if Wi-Fi connected.
iPad – Wi-Fi+3G model operates similar to iPhone with regard to GPS capability but no phone or camera.
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It just keeps getting better. You and your readers might also want to check out the excellent Charts&Tides from Navimatics Corporation. Also native for the iPad, and similarly featured, Charts&Tides integrates the wonderful data accumulated by ActiveCaptain.com – anchorages, marinas, marine facilities, hazards, and more, which includes the local knowledge of the growing ranks of their members.
We find it tremendously useful. While one of us pilots using installed nav systems, the other can use the iPad and the location aware app to pan around and gather information about the markers, hazards, and alternative destinations.
Great price point and has all the features I can imagine I’d want. Really cool stuff here, thanks for the heads up.