Neptune Navigation Software

[dunedin]

Have a look at the website. It tells all there. I use it for course to steer, time etc. I could do it manually of course. But this program makes it much simpler and quicker. And is accurate. Me being lazy and prone to error. I don’t use it as a chart plotter like navionics and suchlike. But you can input ais and gps onto the charts. I used the outline charts for ages. But the full charts are fun.

The website tells me the answer to the second question - it uses either UKHO or Imray raster charts.
But not to the first question - what are the perceived advantages of Neptune over the many other navigation products?
It looks like it is only really intended for route planning, not as an in voyage navigation tool? If so it seems a very niche product?

 

[MikeBz]

The website tells me the answer to the second question - it uses either UKHO or Imray raster charts.
But not to the first question - what are the perceived advantages of Neptune over the many other navigation products?
It looks like it is only really intended for route planning, not as an in voyage navigation tool? If so it seems a very niche product?

Is route planning niche? I use NavigationPlanner in the same way that melvynpatrick uses Neptune. The “best time to leave” feature is extraordinarily useful for tidal coastal passages, especially where there are multiple varying tidal streams across the route.

 

[DipperToo]

Is route planning niche? I use NavigationPlanner in the same way that melvynpatrick uses Neptune. The “best time to leave” feature is extraordinarily useful for tidal coastal passages, especially where there are multiple varying tidal streams across the route.

I used to use the Android app which was simply excellent.

 

[dunedin]

Is route planning niche? I use NavigationPlanner in the same way that melvynpatrick uses Neptune. The “best time to leave” feature is extraordinarily useful for tidal coastal passages, especially where there are multiple varying tidal streams across the route.

Arguably a standalone “route planning” tool, rather than a route planning capability within an application that can also be used as a navigation tool / chart plotter for the voyage as well, does seem rather niche.
Doesn’t things like Savvy Navvy cover both needs in one tool, and Navionics and others will be upgrading their route planning capability with each release.