itunes.apple.com NavStation is a utility to aid boat navigators. It uses the iPhone 3G’s in-built GPS to fix a position and then displays this in three common formats – Decimal Degrees (d), Degrees + Decimal Minutes (D m) and Degrees + Minutes + Decimal Seconds (DM s). This allows for very simple plotting of positions on paper charts. NavStation’s night mode means that the navigator can preserve their night vision when plotting a fix on the chart. Nav Station also shows Course-Over-Ground (COG) in °(T), Speed-Over-Ground in kts as well as providing the time stamp of the latest fix. This can be used to sanity check the fix data on the paper chart very quickly. GPS status is provided if off, acquiring a fix or fix accuracy strays outside 50 meters. NavStation offers both a day mode and a night mode for navigators wishing to preserve their night vision. Modes are switched by swiping the screen horizontally. You can set the startup state of NavStation as either day or night and with GPS on or off. You can also specify an automatic ‘GPS Off’ timer. Battery life of the iPhone is also maximized by providing a configurable auto shutdown of the GPS hardware between fixes. GPS hardware can also be manually toggled on and off by swiping vertically. Keywords: GPS, Boat, Navigation, Charting, Maximum Battery Life.
This video goes a little bit more in-depth on using the app. Here you can see a quick overview of the main features, such as GPS, Search, Tracks, Distance, Waypoints/Routes, Settings and Markers. Another Quick-N-Dirty by Your Truly, ~Aaron~
X-Traverse.com acts as a go-between to exchange data like waypoints in GPX files to and from desktop computer software and mobile devices. In this video Fugawi Marine ENC 4.5 uploads waypoint data (from a Swedish nautical chart) to www.X-Travese.com and then iNavX on the iPhone fetches that data an displays in on the same chart. Note that the software and X-Traverse are constantly evolving, so this video doesn’t happen to show a few software and interface changes. For example, X-Traverse added support for Google Earth files and for exporting GPS data to Facebook.
“It’s the coolest app boaters will find on iTunes,” said David Seidman, judge Boating Writers International (BWI). The leading Marine & Lake App for GPS navigation for your iPhone to cruise, sail, kayak, fish, and much more. There are currently 30 Navionics Mobile Apps available on iTunes App Store to choose from, starting from just .99, that cover the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania. If you know Navionics, youre aware of our reputation for producing the best coastal marine charts and lake maps in the business in fact, we have the awards to prove it. With Navionics Mobile it doesnt matter whether youre an expert boater, sailor, or angler already familiar with Navionics charts, or a novice navigator, you can unleash the fun of navigating with Navionics Mobile charts for a ridiculously low price and that includes tides and currents too! Plan your next on-the-water excursion and view past experiences anytime and anywhere because the charts reside permanently on the iPhone. Place geotagged pictures of where you caught all those fish and email them to your disbelieving friends, or post them directly to your Facebook page. The best charts. The easiest planning. Share the fun!
X-Traverse.com acts as a go-between to exchange data like waypoints in GPX files to and from desktop computer software and mobile devices. In this video Fugawi Marine ENC 4.5 uploads waypoint data (from a Swedish nautical chart) to www.X-Travese.com and then iNavX on the iPhone fetches that data an displays in on the same chart. Note that the software and X-Traverse are constantly evolving, so this video doesn’t happen to show a few software and interface changes. For example, X-Traverse added support for Google Earth files and for exporting GPS data to Facebook.
X-Traverse.com acts as a go-between to exchange data like waypoints in GPX files to and from desktop computer software and mobile devices. In this video Fugawi Marine ENC 4.5 uploads waypoint data (from a Swedish nautical chart) to www.X-Travese.com and then iNavX on the iPhone fetches that data an displays in on the same chart. Note that the software and X-Traverse are constantly evolving, so this video doesn’t happen to show a few software and interface changes. For example, X-Traverse added support for Google Earth files and for exporting GPS data to Facebook.
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