Navionics

[Buck Turgidson]

Been running my current iPad for 6 years, previous one went to my kids when I decided to upgrade. Only had it overheat once as I learned not to keep it in direct sunlight. I just turn around in bright light to read it. It’s not got built in gps and doesn’t need it as it’s either wifi connected to my boats N2K so receives everything including AIS and GPS and allows me to overlay on my Imray chart app or an independent display format. I also have all my other N2K info on imray instruments app so I can check everything from anywhere. If I don’t want to wifi I can Bluetooth to my garmin explorer which makes sending and receiving messages much easier.
I understand some people just don’t like apple and that’s fine . But it’s an opinion and nothing more.

 

[Thalassa76]

I use a Lenovo Android with no issues. The yearly charge is worth it. If we dont pay it wont be around for long

 

[dunedin]

Not just that you seen the price for the charts for the west Denmark , come under Norway too ?

Denmark Hydrographic Office seem to charge very high prices for access to their data. Norway, by contrast, makes their chart and land map data available for free.

 

[clyst]

Thanks for all your replies ......up date ...Navionics now uploaded on I pad and seems to be working fine . Thanks

 

[Andrew_Trayfoot]

This is another option:
My COVID-19 Lockdown Project: 10” Android Car Stereo to Navionics Chart Plotter

 

[Dagnall]

Have to (partially) agree with @oldgit I got an Ipad mini 10 years ago specifically to use InavX, which is still imho the best overall app. (As it will both show NMEA data AND send NMEA (routing data) to the autopilot. The waterproof cover does not help with cooling!!
But keeping it going is getting troublesome. The Mail app now will not play nice with google. But I have to say the old InavX app is still running strong - and much faster than some other plotter apps. But the screen is not that bright anymore.
I bit the bullet and got a Ipad pro and its got a brighter screen and takes less power. Also, an unexpected bonus was that the rear camera has a 3D scanning capability that is very rarely mentioned. I have used this to scan the boat and it has helped a lot with visulalising modifications.

 

[jamie N]

Chromebook, Android phone and quite old Samsung tablet all run Navionics for me. I've not paid my subscription for about 5 years now, and didn't realise that AIS was now incorporated in it?
Silly question perhaps, but it'll only be receiving AIS when one's in a 4G/WiFi area; is that correct?
I use my phone mostly for navigation as Navionics works perfectly in 'airplane mode', giving a very good battery life and time between recharge, which on my small wee Folkboat is a big advantage.

 

[NickRobinson]

Chromebook, Android phone and quite old Samsung tablet all run Navionics for me. I've not paid my subscription for about 5 years now, and didn't realise that AIS was now incorporated in it?
Silly question perhaps, but it'll only be receiving AIS when one's in a 4G/WiFi area; is that correct?
I use my phone mostly for navigation as Navionics works perfectly in 'airplane mode', giving a very good battery life and time between recharge, which on my small wee Folkboat is a big advantage.

The AIS is direct from vessels transmitting on VHF, received by a black box and then wi-fi-ed to the Navionics device. (I use Quark) No phone signal involved

 

[Refueler]

As Nick said ... AIS is fed to the Navionics from on board AIS Rx.

 

[jamie N]

Ah, I see. I get the AIS on my GX2200. Of course, it's not integrating across devices, but I can live with that.

 

[sailaboutvic]

Just to say as most people now have internet on their phone ,tablet, iPad you can get live AIS data on the net .weat times can pick up a internet signal as far out as miles .

 

[Daverw]

I would not rely on AIS internet feeds, they can be quite inaccurate both time and actual location, we often see ours days after still in mid river

 

[Refueler]

I would not rely on AIS internet feeds, they can be quite inaccurate both time and actual location, we often see ours days after still in mid river

For actual live AIS via internet - it requires a subscription service. Even then it has its limitations.

 

[Deleted member 478]

I would not rely on AIS internet feeds, they can be quite inaccurate both time and actual location, we often see ours days after still in mid river

Correct. Sites such as MarineTraffic need a land based relay station that then update the MT server. The relay stations might not always be online, hence a position might show as Last updated nn:nn days ago

 

[[193211]]

I’ve recently had nothing but trouble with Navionics on an iPhone 12 Pro. Massively unstable. Unexpected quitting, garbled maps, hangs, etc. Crash logs supplied to Garmin but support was virtually non existent. Works for a short time after each update and then reverts back to buggy behaviour.

It’s been better on my iPad but not faultless and consequently its going. Hardware plotter for me with a handheld backup and Antares, etc on the iPad.

Demoted to a planning tool for me.

 

[Refueler]

I’ve recently had nothing but trouble with Navionics on an iPhone 12 Pro. Massively unstable. Unexpected quitting, garbled maps, hangs, etc. Crash logs supplied to Garmin but support was virtually non existent. Works for a short time after each update and then reverts back to buggy behaviour.

It’s been better on my iPad but not faultless and consequently its going. Hardware plotter for me with a handheld backup and Antares, etc on the iPad.

Demoted to a planning tool for me.

iPhone / iPad ..... similar stories can be had on Drone posts on other forums .... where the phone or tablet is used to view camera shots and control the drone ...