Maptech Digital Charts compatability

[corrcater]

I have a number of Maptech charts covering the Med and southern english channel, I have used them to date with either a laptop pc or an XDA 11 pda does anybody know of a chartplotter that they can be used on , I understand the format is BSB4 and maptech suggested a Raytec5 series, although I can find no trace of this make

 

[Oldhand]

I thinks you are mistaking "Raytec5 series" with Raymarine's Raytech RNS 5 chartplotting software. Maptech charts can also be used with MaxSea chartplotting software. I don't know of any dedicated chartplotter which uses Maptech BSB, after all the charts come on a CD-ROM, not a cartridge, don't they?

 

[corrcater]

This would explain my confusion all maptech are offering me then is alternative software for my pc , Transfering the charts to an alternative memory form should not prove a problem as I use SD Memory cards for my XDA , But I still need to find a compatible plotter which can read this data
thanks

 

[Guest]

Re: Maptech Digital Charts compatability- ZERO

As far as I know there is no dedicated plotter that reads Maptech BSB or BSB4 .... they are only for PC plotting software .............

As another has said - the Raymarine is a PC Plotter p[rogram RNS 5 (=Raytech Nav System Vers. 5)

By the way - I saw a trial of it and considered it not worth the money .....

If you have a set of BSB4 charts and they are unlocked - why are you not using Maptech Lite to use them - should have come free with the charts ?

 

[CSFenwick]

As the Maptech's are raster charts you're unlikely to find a plotter with the memory or processor speed to handle them. To my knowledge all the dedicated chart plotters use vector charts for this basic reason.

 

[corrcater]

Many thanks for the responses the softwear I have is great the main problem I have is with daylight viewing on both my laptop and pda I was hoping a chart plotter would improve on this . any suggestions