Jeppesen C-Map for Android

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There is now an alternative to the Navionics app for android on Google Play.

The app is called Jeppesen Marine Plan2Nav and uses C-Map charts.

The app is free and once downloaded you can load a free world base map. This will allow you to test and see if you like the app before purchasing different charts.

I bought the East Mediterranean, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, and Northern Red Sea chart and the price was 43Sfr (approx. 35€).

I have been using C-Map on our Furuno chartplotter for years now and have been very happy with their charts so it was a pleasant surprise to see that I could now install them on my brand new Samsung pad, and that the charts are now much much cheaper than when getting them for the chartplotter.

Worth checking out if you don't feel like updating your Navionics maps, or if you prefer C-Map.

http://ww1.jeppesen.com/marine/lightmarine/mobile-devices-charts.jsp

Cheers,
Per
 
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Hi, just adding a comment to get this thread up to the top again as many of you may have missed it, and I think it is pretty useful to know there are now two good charting programs for Android.
PS I am not in any way connected with C-Map or Jeppesen, I just like their products.
Cheers,
Per
 
LadyInBed said:
Any idea if the app will take any other C Map charts other than those supplied by Jeppesen?
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Very, very unlikely.

The way I see it is that with these new C-Map and Navionics apps low prices for charts they have finally done what we have been saying for a long time; lower the prices for the charts and people will buy them instead of spreading pirated copies of CM93 (C-Map charts).

Cheers,
Per
 
Hi

I have downloaded the app(s) and I have to say I think it is much better than the Navionics app. Not perfect but a lot more functional.

Plus points (imho)
You can move route waypoints around, unlike the Navionics app.
The favourites markers are much smaller, not obliterating the screen.
C-Map charts match those I have in the plotter.

Seems to be more stable (so far).

I am running the app on an ASUS TF300 Android 4.1.1

Regards

Ian
 
Sybaris said:
There is now an alternative to the Navionics app for android on Google Play.

The app is called Jeppesen Marine Plan2Nav and uses C-Map charts.

The app is free and once downloaded you can load a free world base map. This will allow you to test and see if you like the app before purchasing different charts.

I bought the East Mediterranean, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, and Northern Red Sea chart and the price was 43Sfr (approx. 35€).

I have been using C-Map on our Furuno chartplotter for years now and have been very happy with their charts so it was a pleasant surprise to see that I could now install them on my brand new Samsung pad, and that the charts are now much much cheaper than when getting them for the chartplotter.

Worth checking out if you don't feel like updating your Navionics maps, or if you prefer C-Map.

http://ww1.jeppesen.com/marine/lightmarine/mobile-devices-charts.jsp



Cheers,
Per
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I bought too, for the Nexus 7 and found the charts useful so far. One thing I could not achieve was to lock the display North up. so I emailed them as they suggested users do!(No reply yet about 3 weeks ago) I found whilst zooming that the chart skewed unnoticed even though the compass icon does indicate a skew.
However it is easy to overlook.Perhaps when using it in anger with a good fix it will not prove so big an issue?
Nice prices however and at least they are more recent than some I have been using in the plotter and PC.
I noticed app is named Plan2 Nav, presumably a legal out sort of "not to be used for navigation'?
 
paulclan said:
I bought too, for the Nexus 7 and found the charts useful so far. One thing I could not achieve was to lock the display North up. so I emailed them as they suggested users do!(No reply yet about 3 weeks ago) I found whilst zooming that the chart skewed unnoticed even though the compass icon does indicate a skew.
However it is easy to overlook.Perhaps when using it in anger with a good fix it will not prove so big an issue?
Nice prices however and at least they are more recent than some I have been using in the plotter and PC.
I noticed app is named Plan2 Nav, presumably a legal out sort of "not to be used for navigation'?
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If you double tap the compass on the top right it pops back to North.

Regards

Ian
 
I'm very tempted by this, but using the free demo maps that supposedly show Portsmouth in full detail, on my Asus Transformer TF-101, I find I have to zoom in quite a long way before it shows any real detail. depth soundings and contours don't appear untill I'm zoomed to 1000 ft in 1 cm of screen, buoys don't show untill I'm at 500 ft to 1.5 cm of screen.
What I want is around 4000 ft to 1.5 cm or even 1 Nm to 1.5 cm as I mainly use it as a confidence booster so I can confirm my general position relative to nearby marks at a quick glance down to the chart table without needing to physically zoom in and out to determine it. Obviosly I can still get a general confirmation of my position from a look when zoomed out based on the shape of the land, but nowhere near as accurate as if it showed some detail such as the channel markers.

If I bought the proper charts for this app does it let you show more detail at lower zooms?

I've been a long term user of Navionics and I really like it, especially how much detail it shows even when zoomed out, and I find the charts very good, but given that the app only succeeds in starting up 1 in 30 or so attempts now, and then only if I have a reasonable internet connection, I'm getting very frustrated. Also given Navionics tendency to abruptly remove their software from the android market I'm not willing to spend nigh-on £50 for a new version that they could pull at any moment and may-or-may-not have the same issues.
 
Navionics versus Plan2 Nav Jepperson Android Nexus 7

Thanks for that suggestion Ianfr, was aware of that tap on the compass to get north up, just that the next fumble to enlarge or decrease scale upsets the north up again and you have to remember to tap comass again.Much simpler if it were north up lockable at least?
Maej, we are buying Plan2 Nav from Jepperson because there is no Navionics available for the Asus Nexus 7 as yet?As I have Navionics on the iPhone I would have plumped for Navionics again, to have consistency on both devices.
Looks like the loss of business in not providing for about 6 million Nexus 7 is not bothering Navionics at all!
Older laptop CM93 will still be running as well as paper for the hourly plot!
 
paulclan said:
Thanks for that suggestion Ianfr, was aware of that tap on the compass to get north up, just that the next fumble to enlarge or decrease scale upsets the north up again and you have to remember to tap comass again.Much simpler if it were north up lockable at least?
Maej, we are buying Plan2 Nav from Jepperson because there is no Navionics available for the Asus Nexus 7 as yet?As I have Navionics on the iPhone I would have plumped for Navionics again, to have consistency on both devices.
Looks like the loss of business in not providing for about 6 million Nexus 7 is not bothering Navionics at all!
Older laptop CM93 will still be running as well as paper for the hourly plot!
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I emailed Jeppeson as well suggesting that the compass was locked, UNLESS selected as free moving, also I suggested that the GPS option was a pull down, as the Ireally don't like the step through mode of selection that they have implemented. But hey that is just me :p

I quite like the app after playing with it, and I will certainly have it running tucked away in the dry whenever we go out. It certainly has the advantage over the Navionics version, which stops tracking if the tablet goes to sleep, as you can select the option to maintain tracking on. This of course saves on battery.

Regards

Ian
 
paulclan said:
One thing I could not achieve was to lock the display North up.
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The online manual actually refers to north up as being the default

"A quick double tap on the screen will return the map to the
default north-up 2D view and allow for a quick zoom-in when in
the 2D/north-up mode."

However the manual assumes everyone has iPad/iPhone, Android not mentioned, maybe behaves differently.

I've downloaded it to my Nexus 7 but not played with it yet.

Are there some detailed free sample charts available? I couldn't find them!
 
Troubadour said:
The online manual actually refers to north up as being the default

"A quick double tap on the screen will return the map to the
default north-up 2D view and allow for a quick zoom-in when in
the 2D/north-up mode."

However the manual assumes everyone has iPad/iPhone, Android not mentioned, maybe behaves differently.

I've downloaded it to my Nexus 7 but not played with it yet.

Are there some detailed free sample charts available? I couldn't find them!
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Once registered, the sample maps are available if you go to "Your Maps", then they can be downloaded and used.

The compass on Android does default to North, but any zoom that you use by gesture CAN re orientate the map, a simple double tap resets.

It is easier just to double tap the map, which zooms in and retains North up. Zoom out is only possible by the normal pinching gesture. Then the orientation can go adrift.

The C Weather function also works (if you have a connection) but you need to have a pretty large area displayed.
Tidal currents, direction are all available by tapping on them and clicking on Map Info. A bit more difficult than on the real plotter, where you hover the cursor over a tidal arrow.

Regards

Ian
 
I wonder about the compatibility though. If Navionics can only get their system to work on particular tablets , can the Jepperson system really work on any and all?
 
Just for reference uk and Ireland is £26 or so.
Have installed it , got the trial maps and am having a play.
Seems to work ok on my Galaxy Note 2
 
Got the sample stuff now, thanks ianfr.

See what you mean about the north heading. Almost impossible to use finger zoom without upsetting it. Not what I would call default!
 
Having already purchased the charts on a memory card for my chart plotter, it would seem reasonable that I can use them in the app. Anyone spotted whether this can be done?
 
Many thanks to Sybaris for making us aware of this alternative to Navionics.
I have Navionics on my ipad.
using the demo chart from Jepperssen of Portsmouth I am going to compare the two.
for Android both are about £26 each for UK.

I have a Galaxy Note 2 and would only have navigation on it as backup. Given that the Note has screen as large as a small plotter but of course not as robust and rubbish sunlight viewing.

is it worth considering having both on Navionics so that I have one thing to be familiar with. In panic this could matter
 
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