Chart  Navigator standard and professional

The light version is delivered with Maptech seachart CDs 2008 with this functions: - display the ships position from GPS - reads seacharts in BSB and BSB4 format  - seamless chart display - routen planning  - chart printing  - searchfunction for villages
The standard version has additional features: - touchscreen optimated modus  - track display  - alarm zones  - data transfer to GPS  - autopilot output  - aerial picture
The professional version has additional features: - reads S57 format  - displays AIS-data with the Easy AIS or Nasa AIS Blackbox - displays radar data (ARPA/MARPA)  - weather module for GRIB-files - integration of board instrruments via NMEA  - aerial picture

You can use the following nautical charts
nv.digital charts on CD Northsea:
Denmark west, Germany DE1 / DE2, Netherlands NL1 / NL2, France channel coast
nv.digital charts on CD Mediterranean: 
Spain 2, France 2, Croatia, Greece GR1 / GR2 / GR3
NV seacharts Kombipacks nv.digital CD + paper chart Mediterranean:
North Spain, Cote d'Azure, Corsika

With Simulator for exercises at home!

Navigation data e.g. of the GPS can be entered into the program. They have to appear in the NMEA 0183 format, versions 1.5, 2.1 or 2.3  . Other versions do usually work also. So a real time display of the position on the nautical chart is possible for all GPS instruments with an NMEA Interface.

normal chart display	high contrast daylight display
display in bad weather conditions	display at night
grey level display	display in red

To the following instruments an Up- and Download of waypoints, routes and tracks is possible:
- Garmin: II, III, V, 12, 12XL, 12CX, 38, 45, 45XL, 48, 126, 128, eTrex, eTrex H, eMap, 72, 76, map76, map76S , 176, StreetPilot, StreetPilot III 
- Magellan: 2000XL, 4000XL, ColorTrack, Tracker, 310, 315, 320, 330, SporTrak, Meridian
- Trimble: GeoExplorer II
- Furuno GP-30, GP-31, GP-32, GP-35, GP36
The list will be extended soon. Maptech  will provide you with information.

Help for the connection of a Garmin GPS
 

Features:
- Position display, when connected to a navigation receiver
- Touchscreen diplay with large buttons
- Spherical naut.chart display
- Course over ground heading line
- Chart index of all installed charts
- Display of the loaded chart as contours in world charts and track charts
- Automatic chart exchange when leaving one chart
- Simple moving tof the chart with the mouse
- Zooming of the chart with + / - keys or magnifying tool
- Setting of waypoints and routs with the mouse
- Listing of routes and waypoints
- Mileage for routes
- Display of course and distance to waypoints
- Recording of bearings
- Adjusting of alarm zones und -lines, waypoint approach - alarm
- Anchor alarm
- Permanent display of distance and bearing of the position to the cursor
- Operates simultaneously with two different charts, e.g. track chart and detailed chart
- Recording of text notes and markers with various symbols for your own needs
- Man over board function: Marking of the scene of accident with Course- and distance data.
- Configuration of data windows out of 18 modes e.g. course, speed over ground, position, distance to Cursor, XTE, ETA, ...
- Indication of Cursor position, Zoom factor, chart data and horizontal section distance
- Operation elements and tools can be switched on and off, either to get a maximum chart view or for easy operation.
- Night display
- All enters that are related to the position positions are displayede as an Overlay in all charts, covering that position
- 3 position displays are possible: 
True Motion - the ship moves over the chart
Relative        - the chart moves under the ship, which is in the middle
Look Ahead - the ship´s stern is at the rim of the chart, for maximum view ahead

System requirements:
PC-Pentium min. 350 MHz
Win 2000, XP and Vista
RAM 128 MB
CD-Rom
Approx. 500 MByte free memory on your hard disk
Grafic card VGA min 800 x 600 pixels, 256 colours
Serial Interface for the communication with the GPS (using a converter also with USB)

You can use the navigation program on max. 2 computers and have to unlock it in the internet or by telephone.
 

Maptech Chart Navigator Standard in german now available 98,00 € order Maptech Chart Navigator Professional  in german now available 298,00 € order

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