April 1, 2010 09:51
That's funny - I read the whole article and didn't come away with that. They said that Memory-Map is better if you like raster charts and Navionics is the best. Owning all products, I agree totally. The Memory-Map user interface is much better than iNavx and Navionics has everything integrated together nicely. I'm underway right now and I use the Navionics app all the time for tide and current display - it's really nice.
There are still some issues even with Navionics. Clearly I prefer high-quality marina, anchorage, bridge, etc info. For example, I'm traveling today between Palm Beach and Jensen Beach with a variety of bridges. I should be able to see the bridge heights and restrictions to time them properly.
I also think that heading/course-up viewing is critical to today's market and boater. It feels like way-back chartplotting to have everything as north up only (or chart up for raster). I can't imagine using that for real piloting on an iPad some day.
There are still some issues even with Navionics. Clearly I prefer high-quality marina, anchorage, bridge, etc info. For example, I'm traveling today between Palm Beach and Jensen Beach with a variety of bridges. I should be able to see the bridge heights and restrictions to time them properly.
I also think that heading/course-up viewing is critical to today's market and boater. It feels like way-back chartplotting to have everything as north up only (or chart up for raster). I can't imagine using that for real piloting on an iPad some day.