NAVIONICS FRESHEST DATA CHARTS
Sandbars move over time, storms can physically alter inlets and tides and erosion may shift a channel. But charts are only updated every few years (if you're lucky). With so many changes taking place on a regular basis, Navionics, a leader in electronic charting and navigation data, came up with what it calls the Freshest Data program which includes User Generated Content (UGC).
Delivered in real-time to mobile devices, and available daily through the Navionics World Application to Navionics chart cards for compatible chart plotters, Freshest Data with UGC provides customers with complete control of their charts and the peace of mind that comes from having the most accurate information available.
Over the past 12 months, the Navionics community of more than one million users has submitted more than 200,000 edits, greatly improving the accuracy of charted information and enhancing navigation safety.
“In the last year, Navionics Freshest Data and User Generated Content has revolutionized cartography by providing on-the-fly updates and ensuring the most accurate data possible — all at a rate that greatly exceeds the world's leading hydrographic offices,” said Don Black, global vice president of sales and marketing, Navionics. “By extending this functionality and capability to chart plotter owners, Navionics gives boaters around the world access to the freshest data possible regardless of whether they use a computer, a chart plotter or a mobile device.”
Navionics uses the latest technology including satellite imagery, airborne laser, sonar and official Notices to Mariners to constantly improve its worldwide cartographic library. As a result, new content such as buoy changes, sand bar shifts, and newly discovered rocks and bottom structure are officially and instantly available for updating charts. Combined with the hundreds of thousands of changes made by the boating community using UGC, Navionics offers the most powerful, accurate and dynamic chart data in the world. The company has also made UGC available to marinas and on-the-water professionals ensuring information such as amenities and fuel prices are up to date and available to boaters within minutes.
Navionics UGC can be used with Navionics Gold and Platinum+, as well as HotMaps Premium and HotMaps Platinum products purchased after 2010. Compatible chart plotters currently include the Lowrance HDS Gen2 and legacy HDS units with the new 4.1 software update, and the Raymarine e7 and e7D chart plotters with additional models expected this year. To access the Freshest Data, boaters must download the Navionics World Application to a computer from the web store on Navionics.com, plug a supported chart card into the computer and follow the brief step-by-step guide.
For more information on Navionics Freshest Data with User Generated Content and compatible chartplotters, visit www.navionics.com/marine/freshest_data. To learn more about Navionics and its entire product line, call 800-848-5896 or visit www.navionics.com.
