Chart-plotters

dva · 02-28-2012, 04:05 PM

Does anyone know if there has been any progress on the Lake chart download for an android ? Looking forward to get it on my tablet.

pcmc · 03-07-2012, 01:02 AM

What happens if your using your android as a GPS and someone calls you? Do you lose the GPS, or is there a way see the navigation and talk?
I know its not a good idea to be talking and navagating at the same time, and thats not my point. I would like to know that when the GPS is in a time of need a phone call isn't going to abandon the GPS. We all know that call will come at the worst possible time.
This happened to my cousin on the way to Xmas dinner this year. Everyone was calling here, not knowing someone else just called, to find out if she was lost. We all laughed about it later to find out she was telling everyone to stop calling her because her GPS feature stopped every time the phone rang. I don't have the brand smart phone she uses, but I would think you could block a call if you trying to navigate, especially when its illegal to talk on the phone and drive at the same time.(unless hands free in CT anyway) The program knows your driving and on the move, why would it allow the call?
just thinking out loud.....

Just Sold · 03-07-2012, 10:27 AM

I got a Garmin 521S with the transponder (sonar) for Christmas and can't wait to get it installed on the boat and try it out. It has a split screen capability for depth and GPS location. Seems that it will do the trick for us. Anyone else have one?

pcmc · 03-24-2012, 09:50 PM

Reviews for the SH 190i seem consistent, its well liked.

If I buy this unit is there additional software(chips, ect..) that is needed to be loaded, for the "detailed charts" of Winni, or is it fine tuned right out of the box?

I would like to use the most recent edition of the bizer map. How is this added to the gps, is this a download via internet or something purchased else where? Are bizer maps preloaded on the gps?

pcmc · 03-30-2012, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by pcmc

Reviews for the SH 190i seem consistent, its well liked.

If I buy this unit is there additional software(chips, ect..) that is needed to be loaded, for the "detailed charts" of Winni, or is it fine tuned right out of the box?

I would like to use the most recent edition of the bizer map. How is this added to the gps, is this a download via internet or something purchased else where? Are bizer maps preloaded on the gps?

bump......

Dave R · 03-30-2012, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by pcmc

bump......

the website says it's pre-loaded with the coast and the great lakes. It probably does not include Winni.

pcmc · 03-30-2012, 07:49 PM

How do people install the Bizer charts to the gps?

ThePlut mentioned having a Bizar C-map chip, is this a highly detailed map of Winni that has better features than the standard gps unit?

I haven't seen a gps for water navagation work yet, do they show hazzards below the water line? Some descriptions talk about under water hazzards, do they work well and are they accurate?

Dave R · 03-31-2012, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by pcmc

How do people install the Bizer charts to the gps?

ThePlut mentioned having a Bizar C-map chip, is this a highly detailed map of Winni that has better features than the standard gps unit?

I haven't seen a gps for water navagation work yet, do they show hazzards below the water line? Some descriptions talk about under water hazzards, do they work well and are they accurate?

There's a micro SD (or similar format) port on the chart plotter. You simply buy the Bizer chart on a chip and insert it into the plotter. The Bizer chart is indeed highly detailed and shows all underwater hazards that are not near shore (the hazards you could hit at high speed) and many that are near shore (but not all). The accuracy very precise. It also shows all the navaids and shows the correct route around them, where applicable. If you use the chart correctly, you won't hit any fixed hazards.

One nice feature with a chart plotter vs a plain GPS is that you can plot a route ahead of time using waypoints that you create. The plotter will then visually guide you along your route. If you know you are going into tricky spots, build a route ahead of time and you'll have a virtual highway to follow so that there's no ambiguity or confusion. This can be handy up by Pistol Island in Moultonboro Bay, for instance. Another nice feature is projected course. This is a line on the display projected ahead of your vessel's icon that shows where you will go if you continue on the same course. You can use this line and the navaids displayed to be certain that you are headed in the right direction to pass the correct side of a spar 1/4 mile ahead, for instance.

Standard Horizon lets you download manuals for free. I recommend that you do that and read up on how to use the plotter's features.

pcmc · 03-31-2012, 10:56 AM

Dave,
Thankyou for such a thorough reply.

Charlie T · 03-31-2012, 11:01 AM

SH has Chart Plotter simulators on their website that you can download. This will allow you to test drive the unit you are considering.

I wouldn't go out on the lake without my SH GPS with the Bizer chip. Saved my butt many times.

Good Luck

Charlie

02-28-2012, 04:05 PM	#1
dva Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 50 Thanks: 18 Thanked 17 Times in 7 Posts	Lake charts for android Does anyone know if there has been any progress on the Lake chart download for an android ? Looking forward to get it on my tablet.

03-07-2012, 01:02 AM	#2
pcmc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 412 Thanks: 211 Thanked 106 Times in 73 Posts	multiple function What happens if your using your android as a GPS and someone calls you? Do you lose the GPS, or is there a way see the navigation and talk? I know its not a good idea to be talking and navagating at the same time, and thats not my point. I would like to know that when the GPS is in a time of need a phone call isn't going to abandon the GPS. We all know that call will come at the worst possible time. This happened to my cousin on the way to Xmas dinner this year. Everyone was calling here, not knowing someone else just called, to find out if she was lost. We all laughed about it later to find out she was telling everyone to stop calling her because her GPS feature stopped every time the phone rang. I don't have the brand smart phone she uses, but I would think you could block a call if you trying to navigate, especially when its illegal to talk on the phone and drive at the same time.(unless hands free in CT anyway) The program knows your driving and on the move, why would it allow the call? just thinking out loud.....

03-07-2012, 10:27 AM	#3
Just Sold Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Suncook, NH, but at The Lake at Heart Posts: 2,615 Thanks: 1,083 Thanked 434 Times in 210 Posts	Garmin 521S I got a Garmin 521S with the transponder (sonar) for Christmas and can't wait to get it installed on the boat and try it out. It has a split screen capability for depth and GPS location. Seems that it will do the trick for us. Anyone else have one? __________________ Just Sold At the lake the stress of daily life just melts away. Pro Re Nata

03-24-2012, 09:50 PM	#4
pcmc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 412 Thanks: 211 Thanked 106 Times in 73 Posts	Reviews for the SH 190i seem consistent, its well liked. If I buy this unit is there additional software(chips, ect..) that is needed to be loaded, for the "detailed charts" of Winni, or is it fine tuned right out of the box? I would like to use the most recent edition of the bizer map. How is this added to the gps, is this a download via internet or something purchased else where? Are bizer maps preloaded on the gps? Last edited by pcmc; 03-29-2012 at 11:36 PM.

03-31-2012, 11:01 AM	#10
Charlie T Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 319 Thanks: 260 Thanked 185 Times in 89 Posts	Standard Horizon SH has Chart Plotter simulators on their website that you can download. This will allow you to test drive the unit you are considering. I wouldn't go out on the lake without my SH GPS with the Bizer chip. Saved my butt many times. Good Luck Charlie

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03-30-2012, 07:49 PM	#7
pcmc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 412 Thanks: 211 Thanked 106 Times in 73 Posts	How do people install the Bizer charts to the gps? ThePlut mentioned having a Bizar C-map chip, is this a highly detailed map of Winni that has better features than the standard gps unit? I haven't seen a gps for water navagation work yet, do they show hazzards below the water line? Some descriptions talk about under water hazzards, do they work well and are they accurate?

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03-31-2012, 10:56 AM	#9
pcmc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 412 Thanks: 211 Thanked 106 Times in 73 Posts	Dave, Thankyou for such a thorough reply.

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