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ActiveCaptain® Vs. i-Boating: Marine Charts & Gps

ActiveCaptain® vs i-Boating: Marine Charts & Gps Usage & Stats

The free ActiveCaptain app creates a powerful connection between your compatible mobile device and Garmin chartplotter, charts, maps and the boating community. Whether you use your Garmin products for cruising, fishing, sailing or diving, this all-in-one app will help you enjoy your time on the water. Just pair the app with your compatible chartplotter to wirelessly transfer and access charts and maps, software updates, routes, waypoints and helpful feedback from the ActiveCaptain Community. And, with the purchase of the OnDeck™ hub(1), you can track and monitor your boat from virtually anywhere. Please note that this app is intended for Garmin chartplotter owners and is not recommended for use as a stand-alone navigational app. FEATURES AVAILABLE: - ONECHART™: > New Garmin Navionics+™ and premium Garmin Navionics Vision+™ cartography, featuring a Navionics® style appearance, advanced Auto Guidance+™ technology(2) and a one-year subscription to daily updates, is available now for North America and Europe, and coming soon to the rest of the world. Purchase our newest-generation charts or legacy BlueChart® g3 charts from your mobile device, and upload them to registered Garmin chartplotters on your vessel. You will get exceptional coverage, clarity and detail with charts that feature integrated Garmin and Navionics data and much more. Plus, the NOAA raster cartography(3) and premium features can be downloaded for free through the ActiveCaptain app. Visit Garmin.com/marinemaps. - PLAN A TRIP: Plan your trip, or e-scout a new fishing spot before you’re on the water. Then, transfer your data to your chartplotter where you can view your routes and waypoints. - USER DATA SYNC: Automatically back up and sync your data between your chartplotter and the ActiveCaptain app. - ACTIVECAPTAIN COMMUNITY: Join a community of boaters to get up-to-date feedback on marinas, boat ramps and other points of interest (POI). Check ratings, read reviews, and view pictures of POIs to make informed decisions on the water. Contribute your own POI, reviews and pictures from your compatible mobile device. - CONTROL YOUR CHARTPLOTTER: Using the built-in Helm™ feature, the ActiveCaptain app lets you view and control your compatible(4) chartplotter from your smartphone or tablet, even when someone else is at the helm(5). - EASY SOFTWARE UPDATES: Receive notifications about software updates from the app, and update your chartplotter wirelessly. - ONDECK HUB: Use the ActiveCaptain app to track, monitor and control any number of switches with the OnDeck system(1) from nearly anywhere. Door open? Bilge running? Peace of mind comes in the form of text alerts and updates. - GARMIN QUICKDRAWTM COMMUNITY: Download the latest 1’ HD contour maps shared by your fellow boaters, and sync with your chartplotter. You can also upload your own Quickdraw Contours map data. - SMART NOTIFICATIONS: Connect the app to your chartplotter, and turn on smart notifications(4) to see calls, text messages and more on the chartplotter display while your phone is somewhere safe and dry. FOOTNOTES 1)OnDeck hub sold separately and requires an active subscription plan 2)Auto Guidance+ is for planning purposes only and does not replace safe navigation operations 3)NOAA raster cartography cannot be viewed on echoMAP™ CHIRP and ECHOMAP™ Plus combos but can be viewed on mobile devices via the ActiveCaptain mobile app 4)Helm feature is not compatible with ECHOMAP series chartplotters 5)Check device compatibility on the ActiveCaptain app web page; visit https://www.garmin.com/c/marine/marine-apps/ End User License Agreement: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/legal/marine-mobile-eula/

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i-Boating: Marine Charts & Gps

This App offers access to Marine Charts for USA,Canada,UK/Ireland,Germany,Netherlands/Holland & Europe Rivers (Danube,Drava,Rhein etc). Coverage includes NOAA marine vector charts,freshwater lake maps,USACE inland river maps (HD/1ft/3ft bathymetry included where available),charts derived from UKHO & CHS data. First marine GPS app to have route assistance with Voice Prompts for marine navigation. You can create new boating routes or import existing GPX/KML routes. It supports Nautical Charts course up orientation. Includes Tide & Currents prediction. ►FEATURES √ Beautiful & detailed Hardware/GPU accelerated vector charts (text stays upright on rotation) √ Long press to query the details of Marine object (Buoy,Lights,Obstruction etc). √ Customizable depth(Ft/Fathom/Meter) & distance units(km/mi/NM) √ Customizable Shallow Depth. √ Record tracks,Autofollow with real-time track overlay & predicted path vector. √ Voice Prompts for marine navigation (requires GPS ) √ 1ft / 3ft depth contour maps for anglers for selected lake maps. √ Supports GPX/KML for boating route editing/import. √ Tide & Currents prediction. √ Seamless chart quilting of marine charts √ Enter or import Waypoints. ► MAPS It includes unlimited updates for 1 year. √USA: The maps include coverage of all NOAA marine vector charts (ENC),USACE inland river maps,freshwater lake maps for more than 7K lakes. The charts include HD/1ft/3ft bathymetry where available.Incl. NOAA raster where ENC not available. √Canada:Incl. CHS data(incl. major Lakes). √UK/Ireland: Derived from UKHO charts. √Australia √Germany: derived from BSH data √Europe Inland Rivers:Donau/Dunaja,Rhine,Garonne,Moselle,Drava,Sava,etc √Norway √Finland √Sweden √Croatia √Ukraine(Black Sea) √Caribbean √New Zealand √Spain √Brazil √Argentina √Cyprus √Falklands √Seychelles& Mauritius √Denmark √Malta,Cyprus & S. Mediterranean √S. China&Malaysia √South Africa ►ROUTE MANAGEMENT / TRIP PLANNING √ Create New Route/Edit Existing Routes √ Move Points √ Add points to an existing route leg √ Delete / Rename points √ Import GPX,KML & KMZ files √ Plot/Edit Routes √ Enter Waypoints √ Share/Export Routes,Tracks&Markers √ Reverse Routes ►SLIP TO SLIP AUTO ROUTING ►GPS FEATURES √ Auto Follow * Real Time Track Overlay * Predicted Path Vector * Course Up(Text stays upright) * Speed & Heading √ Route Assistance With Voice Prompts * Prompts when approaching a boating route marker * Continous distance & ETA updates * Alerts when sailing/boating off route * Alerts when boating in wrong direction √ Record Tracks ►TIDE & CURRENTS * For US,Canada,UK,Germany & New Zealand * High/Low Tides * Tidal Current Prediction * Active Current Stations ►Instrumentation √ Marine AIS & (NMEA AIS and GPS over TCP/UDP) √ Wind direction & Speed,Marine Sonar depth,Water temperature √ Auto Pilot ► SHARING * Share tracks/routes/markers on Facebook & Twitter * Export tracks/routes/markers as GPX files. SUGARLOAF KEY-KEY WEST PORT RICHEY TAMPA BAY - CLEARWATER HBR EAST BAY-WEST BAY FLORIDA INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY MATECUMBE-GRASSY KEY CHESAPEAKE BAY CAPE CHARLES-NORFOLK HARBOR ANCLOTE KEYS-CRYSTAL RIVER ST JOSEPH SOUND MIAMI HARBOR Minnesota lakes - Kabetogama,Minnetonka,Waconia,Leech,Mille Lacs Lake Keowee,Jocassee,Hartwell,Greenwood,Lake Murray Mark Twain,Ozarks,Table Rock Lake St.Clair Lake Kentucky KEY WEST-THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SAN PEDRO CHANNEL LAKE MICHIGAN STONY LAKE-POINT BETSIE APALACHICOLA BAY-CAPE SAN BLAS EAST CAPE-MORMON KEY CAPE HENLOPEN-INDIAN RIVER CHESAPEAKE BAY CAPE HENRY-THIMBLE SHOAL DULUTH-SUPERIOR MONHEGAN ISLAND-CAPE ELIZABETH ONTARIO - CLAYTON-FALSE DUCKS Winnipesaukee MIAMI-MARATHON,FLORIDA CAPE MAY-FENWICK ISLAND MISSISSIPPI RIVER-GALVESTON CAPE CANAVERAL-KEY DELAWARE RIVER WILMINGTON-PHILADELPHIA FLORIDA KEYS SOMBRERO KEY-SAND KEY SAN PABLO BAY RAINY LAKE BIG ISLAND MINN-OAKPOINT INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY-BISCAYNE BAY EVERGLADES NTL PARK HURON TAHOE CHESAPEAKE DELAWARE CANAL BACKGROUND GPS CAN DECREASE BATTERY LIFE