Navionics Navigation Planner

[Earleen Muffley]

NavionicsPC Navigation Planner - NavPlanner is an easy-to-use software package allowing Navionics charts to be viewed on a computer. Compatible with Navionics Silver, Plus, Gold and Platinum Plus charts.

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This software allows you to take your existing Navionics chart card (from you plotter) and view it at home or on a laptop. It also allows you to plan routes and add waypoints to your card, which can normally then be saved to your card and uploaded to your plotter. This software assumes you already have a chart card, either on Compact Flast or SD/Micro SD card format.

We have a Raymarine E-series display with version 4.29 installed . Could we use the Navionics Navplanner to read the maps from the CF card and plan routes on the PC and then download them back into the card ?

There is Navionics for tablets (Apple or Android) that is only useful for navigation if the device has an inbuilt GPS chip. Will not work with an external plugged in GPS puck.

Then there is Navionics for chart plotters which can be updated via internet with a computer but will not work on a computer.

I think they have put a code in it to prevent it being used on a computer so that it can not be copied and passed around.

Navionics for Android is less than $20 for all Aus and NZ which is a bargain.

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There is Navionics for tablets (Apple or Android) that is only useful for navigation if the device has an inbuilt GPS chip. Will not work with an external plugged in GPS puck.

Navionics on an iPad definitely works with an external Bluetooth GPS (i have a Bad Elf Pro)...

I'm glad that this subject came up.

I just bought one of these gismos for $40 odd www-gps2003-com.membership.editmysite.com/login which is supposed to turn your laptop or computer into a GPS receiver. Ive not tried it out yet and probably wont for a while but if you have a look at the splurb on the website it would appear that it will operate with a whole range of programs:

Garmin Map, AutoRoute, Streets & Trips, Google Map, Google Earth, Map King, TomTom, Navman, Magellan, SeaClear, Marine ChartPlotter, Memory, Waypoint, Explorer,

The intention was to be able to use it with Navionics but if they wont play then I can use one of the above. I already have the Navionics on the Lowrance and on my Ipad Air. Unfortunately the Ipad does not have GPS capability, only works of cell towers, which is why I bought this antenna.

Ill let you know how it goes when I get back to the old girl and get her out on the water.

japie said..

I'm glad that this subject came up.

I just bought one of these gismos for $40 odd www-gps2003-com.membership.editmysite.com/login which is supposed to turn your laptop or computer into a GPS receiver. Ive not tried it out yet and probably wont for a while but if you have a look at the splurb on the website it would appear that it will operate with a whole range of programs:

Garmin Map, AutoRoute, Streets & Trips, Google Map, Google Earth, Map King, TomTom, Navman, Magellan, SeaClear, Marine ChartPlotter, Memory, Waypoint, Explorer,

The intention was to be able to use it with Navionics but if they wont play then I can use one of the above. I already have the Navionics on the Lowrance and on my Ipad Air. Unfortunately the Ipad does not have GPS capability, only works of cell towers, which is why I bought this antenna.

Ill let you know how it goes when I get back to the old girl and get her out on the water.

So far you have only bought a GPS, what you don't have is a navigation program. To say that this device will work on all those applications you mentioned is in itself totally correct, but only insofar that it will show where on the map you are at the time, providing of course that you have a geo-referenced map in your device.

LooseChange said..

japie said..

I'm glad that this subject came up.

I just bought one of these gismos for $40 odd www-gps2003-com.membership.editmysite.com/login which is supposed to turn your laptop or computer into a GPS receiver. Ive not tried it out yet and probably wont for a while but if you have a look at the splurb on the website it would appear that it will operate with a whole range of programs:

Garmin Map, AutoRoute, Streets & Trips, Google Map, Google Earth, Map King, TomTom, Navman, Magellan, SeaClear, Marine ChartPlotter, Memory, Waypoint, Explorer,

The intention was to be able to use it with Navionics but if they wont play then I can use one of the above. I already have the Navionics on the Lowrance and on my Ipad Air. Unfortunately the Ipad does not have GPS capability, only works of cell towers, which is why I bought this antenna.

Ill let you know how it goes when I get back to the old girl and get her out on the water.

So far you have only bought a GPS, what you don't have is a navigation program. To say that this device will work on all those applications you mentioned is in itself totally correct, but only insofar that it will show where on the map you are at the time, providing of course that you have a geo-referenced map in your device.

If you feel like outlaying a bit of cash Fugawi make a great nav software program - all the overlays including google earth and it will run most chart formats.

Yes aware of that Loose. As I say when I bought it I thought I would be able to use it in conjunction with Navionics on my lap top.

I'm going to download a freebie to see if it works before forking out any more cash. Oh and I have my phone as well which has already got Navionics on it so it's not as though it is urgent.

What I was hoping for when I thought I could use Navionics on my laptop was to be able to get the computer to communicate with the chart plotter so that I could do all sorts of weird and wonderful stuff.

Which in reality is way beyond my technical capability

What I have got which I'm very excited about is a Vexilar Tpod!

I gave you openCPN all the files and charts should be there? Didn't we test it with my GPS dongle?

It maybe the case I didn't download all the charts but I'm sure it did as it took me a couple of hours.

This is why I went out and brought a iPad and downloaded the navionics app.

years ago I used Cmap and can recal the same problems.

Don at Yorkeys knob QLD put openCPN on my laptop he does computers and owns the boat chandlery you could give him a buzz is always very helpful.

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