Internet connection or a 3G cell connection if you have the hardware to support that capability.
Sam On 5/10/11 1:26 PM, Philip R. McGovern wrote: > Ed, et al: > > We used Navionics Caribbean on a Droid X all the way from Key West to > the Rio Dulce and it served as a great backup for the chartplotter. For > an app, it was expensive ($30.00 IIRC) but, for a "chartplotter: if was > super cheap. As we went south, we reached a point around Belize where > it became difficult and, then, nearly impossible to get a GPS fix any > longer. I'm not sure whether it was software or hardware or, maybe, the > coverage just isn't that good down there. Back on land in Indiana, it > works fine and, as a bonus, acts as a quick and accurate answer to the > age old question of "Where am I?" > > Not needing to have Internet or cell phone coverage in order for > Navionics to work is a big plus for me. > > I also invested in EarthNC but found it to be much less useful than the > Navionics app. I may be wrong, but I think EarthNC requires an Internet > connection in order to get the local charts. > > As always, YMMV. > > Phil McGovern > s/v Sunshine > PDQ36 > > > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Ed Kelly <attyedke...@gmail.com > <mailto:attyedke...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hi Lee and others, > > On Angel Louise we have been using apps for a couple years, first > those for the iPhone/iPod Touch, now those specially dedicated for the > iPad specifically. > > Those that we used for the first two years were: > NAVIONICS: US EAST > NAVIONICS: CARIBBEAN > (those both cost $19.95 back then and are no longer sold) > > NAVIONICS now sells an HD App, more expensive but looks good. > We have since purchased: > NAVIONICS HD: Europe HD (+\- $60) > NAVIONICS HD: UK & HOLLAND HD (=\- $50) > We plan to use the above two as backup after crossing the Atlantic > this Spring/Summer. > After you download while online you use from the machine memory. > > Additionally we have purchased and like: > iGrib (fabulous app for $6 that downloads and shows all grid charts > - must be online to load em) > > iNavX by the maker of the MacENC program we use aboard... Gold > Standard in US Chartplotting Apps IMHO for the US and Bahamas. > AyeTides > Buoys > > For US Wx I purchased (on BoatUS recommendation) MarineCast (but I > think it sucks) > > GPS ENHANCEMENT with DEDICATED GPS APP & HARDWARE: > With any of the items you can upgrade the GPS chip, or if you use a > WiFi only iPAD or iPAD Touch - have a GPS added, by purchase of the > Bad Elf GPS from www.bad-elf.com <http://www.bad-elf.com> ($99) It > is much faster and > stronger than the GPS chip that is in the 3G and iPhone units, and > works with all software that is location sensitive in the iPad App > Store. > > > > > > > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Sam Densler <sdens...@mac.com > <mailto:sdens...@mac.com>> wrote: > > I use EarthNC ($9.99) and Navimatics Charts&Tides ($24.99) on the > > iPhone/iPad both include charts. I use GPSNavX ($49.99) on the Mac, > > they have an iPhone/iPad app but I have not used it yet. > > > > Sam > > > > > > > > On 5/10/11 10:29 AM, Lee Haefele wrote: > >> I see people using IPads for a chart plotter. Why are the good > recommended APS to do this? > >> Lee Haefele > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Liveaboard mailing list > >> Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com > <mailto:Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com> > >> To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > >> To subscribe send an email to > liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com > <mailto:liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com> > >> > >> To unsubscribe send an email to > liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com > <mailto:liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com> > >> The archives are at > http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > >> > >> To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org > >> > >> The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > >> > > > > -- > > **************************** > > > > Sam Densler > > mailto:sdens...@mac.com <mailto:sdens...@mac.com> > > http://www.islandfx.com/lady > > > > S/V Lady of the Lake > > PDQ 36, Hull #15 > > Melbourne, FL > > > > S/V Stories She Could Tell > > Endeavour 37, Hull #454 > > Destroyed by Hurricane Frances 2004 > > Reborn and sailing again in 2007 > > > > **************************** > > > > "If you ever wonder why you ride the carousel, > > you do it for the stories you can tell." > > > > Jimmy Buffett > > "Stories We Could Tell" > > A1A > > _______________________________________________ > > Liveaboard mailing list > > Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com > <mailto:Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com> > > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > > To subscribe send an email to > liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com > <mailto:liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com> > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to > liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com > <mailto:liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com> > > The archives are at > http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org > > > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > > > > -- > Ed Kelly > sailing vessel ANGEL LOUISE - Catalac 12m > > Skype Cell telephone: 202-657-6357 <tel:202-657-6357> > attyedke...@gmail.com <mailto:attyedke...@gmail.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com <mailto:Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com> > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com > <mailto:liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com> > > To unsubscribe send an email to > liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com > <mailto:liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com> > The archives are at > http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com > > To unsubscribe send an email to liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html -- **************************** Sam Densler mailto:sdens...@mac.com http://www.islandfx.com/lady S/V Lady of the Lake PDQ 36, Hull #15 Melbourne, FL S/V Stories She Could Tell Endeavour 37, Hull #454 Destroyed by Hurricane Frances 2004 Reborn and sailing again in 2007 **************************** "If you ever wonder why you ride the carousel, you do it for the stories you can tell." 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