Route trip information is displayed across the top of the iPhone display showing latitude and longitude for the two points. Again, please review the route before blindly following the route with your vessel. If the route line is all blue the route has been successfully calculated and created. If the route cannot safely be done the route line will show a red line with caution markers showing the areas that are too shallow for your yacht. The app will automatically begin calculating the safest route. You will then be prompted to select a start point and end point for your route. To create an automatic route, tap the Route button and then select Automatic Route. Do not rely solely on the auto routing feature for your navigation. Please review the route to make sure it does not take you across any shallow areas or onto any wrecks, rocks, shoals or obstructions. Major Disclaimer: All boaters should not rely solely on the Auto Routing feature to create their routes. This data helps the routing algorithm determine the safest route for your vessel in shallow areas. Here you can fill in the draft, cruising speed, fuel consumption and sonar sensor depth of your vessel. The Auto Routing feature is going to need to know some basic details about your boat, so select the Menu button and then go to Settings and Boat Settings.
So make sure to download a chart set for your area in that format. The Auto Routing feature is included with the purchase of any Navionics+Chart set. Next you are going to have to purchase some charts. Download it from the AppStore and fire it up.
To get started you are going to need the free Navionics Boating app. Plotter Synch to your Raymarine chart plotter.The improved automatic routing algorithm now takes into account depths, shoals, hazards and your boats draft to determine the safest and fastest route from point A to point B. Routing can now be one with a few touches of the screen on your mobile device. This is not the old routing function where you have to manually add way point after way point to create a route. Navionics Boating app recently added an amazing new feature that greatly improves the routing function, it is called Auto Routing. These can all be purchased within the app for an additional charge. Not only do they provide the latest up to date marine charts, they have provided additional features including the Navigation Module, Sonar Charts, Plotter Synch, Advance Map Options and most recently Auto Routing. They have continued to improve their apps over the years to include many useful features. I have reviewed the Navionics apps in many previous blog entries. Have more questions about the Nautical Chart App? Ask us.Application: iPad, iPhone iOS 6.0 or later, Android devicesįunction: Marine navigation, charting, POIĬost: The app is Free with in app purchases Autopilot support can be enabled during ‘Goto WayPoint’ and ‘Route Assistance’. Lake navigation features include advanced instrumentation to gather wind speed direction, water temperature, water depth, and accurate GPS with AIS receivers(using NMEA over TCP/UDP). Fishing spots and depth contours layers are available in most Lake maps.
The Ross R Barnett Reservoir Navigation App provides advanced features of a Marine Chartplotter including adjusting water level offset and custom depth shading. The fishing maps app include HD lake depth contours, along with advanced features found in Fish Finder / Gps Chart Plotter systems, turning your device into a Depth Finder. With our Lake Maps App, you get all the great marine chart app features like fishing spots, along with Ross R Barnett Reservoir depth map. Ross R Barnett Reservoir fishing map is available as part of iBoating : USA Marine & Fishing App(now supported on multiple platforms including Android, iPhone/iPad, MacBook, and Windows(tablet and phone)/PC based chartplotter.).