May 13, 2010 06:14
I think we'll have to agree to disagree on chart rotation being a fundamental requirement, but I understand that it is something that people might take for granted as core functionality. I'm sure it will come in time.
I'm confused with your point on Chart Quilting though.. I use iNavX with Navionics UK charts and Navionics's own iPhone product and they both appear to use exactly the same rendering engine for cartography, and I've never had a problem on either with the chart quilting; the display of the cartography is actually better on the iPhone / iPad than on my $2000 Raymarine plotter.
I agree that there is a lot more potential in the iPad and the iPhone for navigation software, but that's a good thing, and I, for one, enjoy making positive suggestions as to future functionality (integrated tidal flows please!!)
iNavX is the first navigation product to launch on the iPad with a half-decent range of supporting cartography (for non-US users), and has a functionality that you would pay hundreds of dollars for in a PC product. How many other iPhone / mobile apps can we name that support multiple types of cartography, Wifi-streaming of instrument data, AIS tracking and Grib weather display in one package? And all this for $50..?
iNavX is a pioneering product on a brand new platform. Yes, there are areas that should be improved, but I'm confident that these will be developed over time; not because I have any visibility of Rich's plans for iNavX, but because so many new requirements that users on this forum have requested previously have been implemented in later versions of MacENC and GPSNavX that I've lost count.
So lets recognise a real achievement in the launch of iNavX on the iPad.. and look forward to many updates that will no doubt resolve many of our requests.
And remember.. you wouldn't criticise the Wright Brothers' Flyer because it didn't have comfy seats and stewardesses....
I'm confused with your point on Chart Quilting though.. I use iNavX with Navionics UK charts and Navionics's own iPhone product and they both appear to use exactly the same rendering engine for cartography, and I've never had a problem on either with the chart quilting; the display of the cartography is actually better on the iPhone / iPad than on my $2000 Raymarine plotter.
I agree that there is a lot more potential in the iPad and the iPhone for navigation software, but that's a good thing, and I, for one, enjoy making positive suggestions as to future functionality (integrated tidal flows please!!)
iNavX is the first navigation product to launch on the iPad with a half-decent range of supporting cartography (for non-US users), and has a functionality that you would pay hundreds of dollars for in a PC product. How many other iPhone / mobile apps can we name that support multiple types of cartography, Wifi-streaming of instrument data, AIS tracking and Grib weather display in one package? And all this for $50..?
iNavX is a pioneering product on a brand new platform. Yes, there are areas that should be improved, but I'm confident that these will be developed over time; not because I have any visibility of Rich's plans for iNavX, but because so many new requirements that users on this forum have requested previously have been implemented in later versions of MacENC and GPSNavX that I've lost count.
So lets recognise a real achievement in the launch of iNavX on the iPad.. and look forward to many updates that will no doubt resolve many of our requests.
And remember.. you wouldn't criticise the Wright Brothers' Flyer because it didn't have comfy seats and stewardesses....
Never knowingly overcanvassed!