Jcorstorphine
Well-Known Member
I had bought a Viewpad Android which was pretty useless in many ways as it would not run Flash Player, BBC iPlayet etc, was not easy to use but it did have a full operational GPS so I looked around to find a suitable nav package.
I looked at Navionics, Memory Maps and another couple but all needed Android 2.2.3 or above and my geriatric Viewsonic Android was only 2.2.2 (a Maplin’s con product)
I did find however that Ronald Koenig’s Marine Navigator App would run on an Android with 2.2.2 at just under £6 coupled with Visit my Harbour charts at about £14 which covered the whole of the UK (800 charts)
http://www.visitmyharbour.com/download-android-charts/
I loaded the App and the chart package and I now have a fully working chart plotter for £20 (the android was free as it was going to the charity shop or the bin)
The guy at Visit my Harbour was very helpful in helping me set it us as my Viewpad true to form was acting up and had to down load the charts onto a SD card via my computer but got there in the end.
Well worth the £20. Was sitting in the middle of the High Speed Ferry surrounded by acres of aluminium shielding going to Ireland clocking 30 knots and the Viewpad/Marine navigator logged our course and distance off for Paddy’s Milestone (Aisla Craig) perfectly.
Charts are automatically scrolled form one to another and hold the boats position in the middle of the chart in view/ Lots of goodies like MOB, way points markers etc.
I looked at Navionics, Memory Maps and another couple but all needed Android 2.2.3 or above and my geriatric Viewsonic Android was only 2.2.2 (a Maplin’s con product)
I did find however that Ronald Koenig’s Marine Navigator App would run on an Android with 2.2.2 at just under £6 coupled with Visit my Harbour charts at about £14 which covered the whole of the UK (800 charts)
http://www.visitmyharbour.com/download-android-charts/
I loaded the App and the chart package and I now have a fully working chart plotter for £20 (the android was free as it was going to the charity shop or the bin)
The guy at Visit my Harbour was very helpful in helping me set it us as my Viewpad true to form was acting up and had to down load the charts onto a SD card via my computer but got there in the end.
Well worth the £20. Was sitting in the middle of the High Speed Ferry surrounded by acres of aluminium shielding going to Ireland clocking 30 knots and the Viewpad/Marine navigator logged our course and distance off for Paddy’s Milestone (Aisla Craig) perfectly.
Charts are automatically scrolled form one to another and hold the boats position in the middle of the chart in view/ Lots of goodies like MOB, way points markers etc.
