Open sea map

[sailaboutvic]

Ok I have just down loaded open sea map on my iPad . Free down load .
For the life of me I can't see how to download the charts or how to put them into the program , HELP .
is it the case where I have to buy the pro open sea map before I can do this or am I missing some thing .

 

[Bertramdriver]

Ok I have just down loaded open sea map on my iPad . Free down load .
For the life of me I can't see how to download the charts or how to put them into the program , HELP .
is it the case where I have to buy the pro open sea map before I can do this or am I missing some thing .

I had this problem my self and had to conclude that if there isn't an app iPad is pretty uncommunicative.
I gave up and loaded the maps onto my to my toshiba net book
On the iPad I have loaded both the jeppson CMap app and the imray charts. Both work well but cost a few pounds. The main benefit is that they both work with the iPad internal gps to provide a true plotter capability.
Good luck

 

[sailaboutvic]

I had this problem my self and had to conclude that if there isn't an app iPad is pretty uncommunicative.
I gave up and loaded the maps onto my to my toshiba net book
On the iPad I have loaded both the jeppson CMap app and the imray charts. Both work well but cost a few pounds. The main benefit is that they both work with the iPad internal gps to provide a true plotter capability.
Good luck

Thanks .
Ok if I take that route , can you talk me thought how to down load Imray or Jeppsom chart and them how to load them into open sea map , bloody hell it a lot easier with open CPN .

 

[scottie]

Don't think you can do it that way
You need to download their own apps first

 

[sailaboutvic]

Yes I have downloaded there app , but where you go from there is any body guess ,
It say go to tools and chart download , I have and it take you back to it app page .
Any idea would be great be for I delete .
Thanks guys

 

[charles_reed]

Ok I have just down loaded open sea map on my iPad . Free down load .
For the life of me I can't see how to download the charts or how to put them into the program , HELP .
is it the case where I have to buy the pro open sea map before I can do this or am I missing some thing .

You download in compressed form (if you're referring to CMap) and have to unzip them before linking into the programme.
World-Wide charts, when unzipped amount to 5.4Gb, so an iPad will probably be memory-challenged.

 

[sailaboutvic]

Do you download them using open sea map? And if so where do you find them in open sea maps .
Thanks for the info Charles

 

[Bertramdriver]

I suggest you delete everything and start again
iPad can only work successfully through apps. The apps are usually free or small money but you have to pay for charts.
So choose your flavour. I would recommend imray for reference charts and CMap for gps navigation, although Navionics seem to have a strong following.
Open through the apps in the App Store and follow the install directions. Once installed the app will give you access to the charts library for which you will have to pay. Still cheap compared to paper or chart-plotter files. Most apps will give you access to route planning and gps tracking so easy to use.
Since going the iPad route I've virtually abandoned OpenCPN and the maps file as too cumbersome and quirky.

 

[sailaboutvic]

Delete the whole lot , if they can't make it user friendly , I not going to bother , maybe it just me ,
Instead I am looking into ISAILOR look a lot easier to use , anyone with better idea please tell .
just one thing , as I said on another posting , I would back up with paper chart , even out of date ones at less it all goes pair shape you have some thing to use .