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OFFSHORE ANGLING => Boat Tech => Topic started by: southcoastspearo on August 20, 2012, 07:15:26 PM
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I downloaded an amazing APP for my I-phone the other day...
Cost me a bit of money but so far when I compare my marks to the marks on the charts
everything is spot on....
Check out - I sailor....worth every penny
I think I found your little spot...
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I can only find the Transas iSailor App on the App Store, is that the same one? Who is the publisher? Sounds like a great app to have for realtime plotting and mapping.
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The app is I sailor,Im sure I used the U.S. app store...cant really remember
You gotta pay for it I think it was around $ 30
Its the Africa,east coast - Cape Town to Djibouti
It's amazing,I have garmin blue chart mapping on my GPS and Lowrance Mapping on my Sounder/GPS
it makes them look stupid...actually embarrassing.
Have found/marked some insane spots
With a I phone or I pad you can zoom right in or out instantly.....from 100ft to 10NM in a blink of an eye
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Listen guys - lets go to this spot - i have been there = 26 12 315S
35 01 697E
have any of you heard about "Almirante Leite Banks ?????????????????
is there any place you haven't fished......... :envy [size=78%] [/size]
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I have downloaded the Transas iSailor app (free download) but see that I need to download the East Coast profile like you say it is $24,99. If I get it, how good is the detail and can you plot or import waypoints of your own? Before I buy the profile I'd like your opinion on how good it is?
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It's definately worth it...
It makes garmin and lowrance mapping looking like it's from the 1800's
I have both and i paid alot of money for them...which kinda leaves a bitter taste in my mouth but
what is done is done
For $ 24.99 it's the best bargain of your fishing career
Every single high point/pinnacle that I know or have is in very good detail.
You can plan routes and measure distances.
Shows wrecks and other hazards....just like a proper professional chart
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You have my full attention, can this app only be downloaded on smart phones only or also on tablets or pc's as well. I am not big on the tech side sry .
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That sounds really cool. Can you store waypoints or import waypoints as well?
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That sounds really cool. Can you store waypoints or import waypoints as well?
It has a option of importing /exporting files...so I assume you can.I havent really fiddled too much will all the tech stuff,just been eyeing out all the reefs/pinnacles off mozasm.....So much reef...too little time.
So many options...
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You have my full attention, can this app only be downloaded on smart phones only or also on tablets or pc's as well. I am not big on the tech side sry .
Unfortunately Im also not technically gifted,Im not sure what the other brands of smart phones offer...Im sure you can download it onto a Ipad.
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Prego It goes onto both, I downloaded it to my iPad and it appears ready to download on iPhone via icloud (free version)
Has anyone compared it to the Navionics app?? This is quite a bit cheaper.
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Prego It goes onto both, I downloaded it to my iPad and it appears ready to download on iPhone via icloud (free version)
Has anyone compared it to the Navionics app?? This is quite a bit cheaper.
I've been using Navionics for quite sometime.... I've just downloaded the iSailor app, and bought the East Coast maps. Will play around with it a bit at work today and give you feedback.
I'm by no means an expert, so bare with me....
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Ok, so I've been playing around with both and now busy taking comparison screenshots.
Anyone got marks they'd like me to compare, PM me the details and I'll see what I can do...
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Prego It goes onto both, I downloaded it to my iPad and it appears ready to download on iPhone via icloud (free version)
Has anyone compared it to the Navionics app?? This is quite a bit cheaper.
Hahaha....impatient fool I am!! I answered my own question last night and wasted R200!!
The detail and info is very very good but as a fishing tool its useless........you cannot enter wpts and cannot save position, its basically a sailing/navigation app.
I think that paying more for the Navionics app will be worth every cent.
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I was fooling around last night and downloaded the free Plan2Nav (Jepperson) this looks like a better proposition with the ability to add wpts, the full version is $37. I still think the way to go will be the Navionics route??
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Dugongboy... i was on the Transas site last night, apparently they will be updating the i-Sailor to allow for enetering waypoints. If they can do that, i would recommend i-Sailor over Navionics any day!!
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I also read that, but when will it happen, the app is pretty useless to me as is but have to agree it could be awesome....great for sailing between various ports etc.. lots of detail and nav data!
Did you check out the Plan2Nav? If the detail is as good as iSailor then it should be a good option, what don't you like about the Navionics??
BTW we should try and get this part of the post(Nav apps) moved to the electronics/wpt section??[/b]
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The Navionics is decent, very good in fact. Having seen i Sailor now there is a difference in the level of detail, but probably my biggest draw back is the actual screen size of Navionics... it doesnt utilize the full size of the screen...
Navionics does have a cool feature whereby you take take photos on your iPad/iPhone and they're stored on the maps as a GPS location...
Will check out Plan2Nav tonight and let you know....
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Just downloaded Plan2Nav.... Been playing around with it or a few minutes and it looks pretty good!! Will comment further in the morning....
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BTW we should try and get this part of the post(Nav apps) moved to the electronics/wpt section??[/[/b]b]
Done. Thread split and moved to Boat Tech.
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Ahaaaa, you are like my wife.........eyes everywhere!! Well done.
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Ok, so i've downloaded Navionics, i-Sailor & Plan2Nav which currently cost $74.99, $24.99 & $37.99 respectively to have the East African maps installed....
I only downloaded i-Sailor & Plan2Nav this week and therefore only used Navionics on my boat so far. I'm by no means an expert and seriously lack technical knowledge but hopefully this will help somewhat in your choice of apps. If anyone needs particular screenshots, give me a shout.
Navionics
The most expensive app of the 3. User friendly app which allows for tracking, entering of routes,google overlays and entering of waypoints. Only able to zoom in to 53m max and lacks in detail compared to the other 2 apps. The app also doesnt make use of the full 7" screen so the image is much smaller than the other 2 apps. A cool feature of this app allows for photos to be taken and saved at the GPS location it was taken at...
i-Sailor
The cheapest of the 3 apps. As the name suggests, the app is geared more towards sailing, however the level of detail far exceeds that of Navionics. The biggest drawback of this app is the inability to enter waypoints - Transas claim on their website that this will be a feature added in the future, but for now i have limited use for this app. App allows for tracking, routes, warning alarms and zooming in to 10m.
Plan2Nav
My app of choice (without testing it on the boat). Half the price of Navionics. Level of detail comes close to, or equals that of i-Sailor. Waypoints entered easily enough, ability to download current weather conditions at your given location (dependant on cellular coverage). App also allows for tracking, routes, zooming into 10m and is able to add a compass onto the screen. Additional cool features include Anchor Drift as well as the ability to rotate the maps and create a "3D" image.
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Thanks Shaun, do you use your iPad on the boat or have you just compared to your plotter?? It seems like a cheap option, if you add a waterproof sleeve at about R400 you have an excellent plotter for R1000 compared to R10-15k??
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does the map detail come close to the garmin bluecharts and is it compatible to the samsung galaxy tab
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Not sure compared to bluechart but the detail is very very good, all you need. I don't think they are available on Android yet.
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Thanks Shaun, do you use your iPad on the boat or have you just compared to your plotter?? It seems like a cheap option, if you add a waterproof sleeve at about R400 you have an excellent plotter for R1000 compared to R10-15k??
I was using it on my boat but purchased a new GPS unit recently. I had a waterproof slev and mounted it on a RAM mount....
Trevz, I haven't used the Garmin Bluecharts so can't compare...
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John from Lowrance showed us the new fishing charts from Lowrance at the show the detail is brilliant and a much needed upgrade.
:win:
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The cost of the software is what really burns my ass, they have you over a barrel - you have to spend another 30-40% more for the charts - robbers!!
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I hear you on that, the new chart Platinum fishing chart (which are incredible btw) is R3000 odd and the nav planner for the pc is another R1400. :shk
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And 99% of the time my R2k handheld is as effective a R20k chart plotter - I would rather spend the bulk of the bucks on a decent sounder.
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I bought navionics for my iphone. Then again for my samsung s2...same purchase worked on my galaxy tab 10.1
Now i pull up with ipad and guess what, have to buy again as thr iphone and ipad versions are seperate purchases. Exploit....
Btw, garmin is working on a bluechart g2 vision ipad app as we speak.
Regarding other apps...navionics and garmin make use of 2 different map providers, but they are the best ones. There might be better apps, but not better maps. Be careful of fake contours being interpolated, thus creating illusion of better maps.
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=114005&ra=true
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Here is an example of same area with Garmin Charts to compare to what Shaun17 posted.
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This is to compare the Lowrance new Platinum to Garmin's old. Please note that firstly Garmin zooms in to 20m and increases the detail as you zoom in so all detail is not captured on a screen shot and added to this Garmin has just launched more detailed and improve mapsets that is better than anything on the market currently.
Area is Sodwana.
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Is anyone using the new Garmin maps so that we can compare? Those Lowrance Platinum maps look pretty damn good to me... How are the new Garmin & Lowrance maps priced?
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Lowrance +- R3500.00
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Shaun17 BigVan has the new Garmin maps and he has been using the old ones. He is very chuffed with them. I would gestimate that the Lowrance Platinum is similar to the previous version of Garmin. Will however only be able to give more info once I have used a new set.
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Just got an update notification from iSailor that they've added several new functions including manual waypoint entering. Will check it up in the morning...
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Here is the full list of the new features:
- Completely redesigned interface with multiple layouts;
- Free cursor / Locator tool;
- Waypoint monitoring: XTE and ETA parameters are added;
- Additional Electronic Range and Bearing Line tool referenced to own ship symbol;
- Support of long time track recording;
- Manual input of coordinates for Waypoint and User info objects;
- Support of GPX for import and export;
- The problem with chart disappearing due to limited device memory space has been fixed.
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I downloaded the revision last night, much better but no wpt list?? Also when you create a wpt you can have either the name or symbol, not both?
Can you store your current position as a wpt?
Maybe I am missing something - need to play some more.
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It's not Lawrence platinum, it's navionics platinum. Lowrance doesn't do charts. And those platinum chart have been around a couple of years. They do not provide more detail on our coastline in regards to contours, only google satellite imagery overlays.
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Is the Navionics for Android spoken about?
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Is the Navionics for Android spoken about?
Yes
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Here is the full list of the new features:
- Completely redesigned interface with multiple layouts;
- Free cursor / Locator tool;
- Waypoint monitoring: XTE and ETA parameters are added;
- Additional Electronic Range and Bearing Line tool referenced to own ship symbol;
- Support of long time track recording;
- Manual input of coordinates for Waypoint and User info objects;
- Support of GPX for import and export;
- The problem with chart disappearing due to limited device memory space has been fixed.
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Hey shaun17.any updates on the isailor maps;screen shots of detailed charts etc. for fishing.I'm unfortunately no good at these things and go by word of mouth mainly.
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Will be back in SA in 3 or 4 weeks and will test it out then....
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I got the Navionics application for Android, and must say as much as I can't compare to chart plotters, it's a fantastic app! Well worth the money and I can't wait to test it out on the kayak, found a few interesting looking drop offs and structure just around the corner from where I normally fish.
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Was that for a tablet or phone
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It's for a Samsung Note, so half tablet half phone, and now a GPS chart plotter with the ability to make the odd phone call if needed.....
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It's definately worth it...
It makes garmin and lowrance mapping looking like it's from the 1800's
I have both and i paid alot of money for them...which kinda leaves a bitter taste in my mouth but
what is done is done
For $ 24.99 it's the best bargain of your fishing career
Every single high point/pinnacle that I know or have is in very good detail.
You can plan routes and measure distances.
Shows wrecks and other hazards....just like a proper professional chart
hey south coastspearo.can u please post a pic of any one of ur high points/pinnacles from ur isailor app. i downloaded the cpt to djibouti maps on my iPad but am very disappointed in the levels of detail :-(. its like a skeletal of the garmin g2vision maps which i have.ur comparison to garmin/lowrance must be upsidedown or am i missing something major on mine?.thanks
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hi
i downloaded the navionics for my samsung tablet and dont know if im viewing it right but found the contour lines quite far apart and also cannot view any wrecks
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Wrecks are marked with a dotted circle with a H like symbol in the middle - zoom in and you'll see "wk" next to it. I think the contours are in 5m intervals, and they are quite accurate where I've checked!
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hi
this is what it looks like
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Yep, that looks right - there is a gentle slope off Durban harbour - zoom in to just south of the South Pier and you'll see quite a drop off.
Here's a picture of the Umhlanga barge (the Fonteo I think) that I've saved as a waypoint and have the Google maps as an overlay so got my beach launch sites all arranged so I can measure distances, and find my way back to the car...
(http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j439/Aperfectimperfection1/Screenshot_2012-09-26-10-03-14.png)
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thanks
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I bought the Navionics Platinum last month, and downloaded the PC App. I'm pretty sure i'm not doing something right because the contour definition is exactly the same as the standard Navionics??
Anyone got any advice? I've checked out some tutorials on Youtube and see that its possible... :dunno:
Lastly, how does the NavPlanner fall into all of this.....