Alas, it was too good ! On 15 last March I wrote an enthusiastic note announcing the option to renew for 900 days, for half the original price of each Navionics region, time to update charts. As we say in Martinique : ça a pris fin !
Actually, since a few days the renewal was reduced to one year. Fugawi commercial service, [...]
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Navionics charts trade policy [Update-2]
Free update Navionics 3XG [Update]
Navionics just announced the free upgrade of the Region 3XG that covers the entire Central America, South America, the Greater and Lesser Antilles, to the Bahamas. Maps included in this portfolio are largely updates the date of April 2012.
Unlike years 2010 and 2011, This portfolio is not subject to a new folder Navionics 2012 paying, but a simple free update.
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iOS 5 will not be able to delete your Navionics charts in iNavX
Following my post of 8 December iOS 5 can delete your Navionics charts without warning, Richard Ray will place charts downloaded from X-Traverse server in reserved unerasable folder. This hazard will be removed from the next update iNavX. Whew !
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Search for charts information data with iNavX
Navionics vector charts contain a number of detailed information for each marina, and sometimes some moorings. These places are marked on charts by the symbol shown against.
These data are called in English "Navaids" when information concerning navigation, and "POIs" when dealing with practical and interesting information (Point Of Interest, the « s » is the plural).
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iOS 5 can delete your Navionics charts without warning
Pleasant surprise in the ARC transatlantic 2011.
After transferring pictures from my camera to my iPad, for some reason the memory was saturated. I had yet to 9GB free and I have transferred the contents of an SD-Card 2GB. Mystery !
Still, after two or three system messages informing me of the next saturation, iOS 5 has simply deleted all my [...]
Curious price changes in Navionics
Bad news : changes in the price of Navionics charts for iNavX iPad appeared on the site x-traverse.com, and unfortunately for regions that concern us directly : Folios 46XG 43XG Mediterranean and Europe (replacing the previous 23XG 2011) iPad increase +13% about $54 to $61 (either daily exchange 38 € to 43 About €).
At the same time, however,, the [...]
Manage marine charts on the server x-traverse.com
Since May 2009, Fugawi society has commissioned its download site charts x-traverse.com. Through an annual subscription to have a file storage space, you can buy charts region from multiple vendors, whose vector maps Navionics Gold .
Once purchased online, folios of maps are available for ONE YEAR on personal space. They can activate [...]
Crossing the Pacific with an iPad
After my first post Crossing the Atlantic with an iPad here are some screenshots provided by Christophe Mahé between Panama and the Marquesas Islands, during its passage last month. Dream a little history, and convince the remaining recalcitrant on the capabilities of an iPad to provide position and draw a route anywhere on the globe.
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Navionics charts 2011 : new pricing
Delivery of Navionics 2011 has accompanied a significant change in pricing : significant decrease in the price of charts for iPhone, increase for iPad.
Europe regions (43XG, 44XG, 46XG, 49XG) decrease by 60% iPhone and increment 35% for iPad. Surprisingly, the British have their region 28XG for iPhone down only 22% ($31), but more than double for iPad ($84). Damned !
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Navionics Charts 2011
Navionics recent weeks published new versions of its charts regions stamped 2011. A new Navionics charts foldes « Gold Marine Charts 2011 » has been added to the function «Add more cards» settings window.
These regions replace the previous ones and must be purchased to be able to download. I explained the procedure in a previous post. I recall that the Navionics charts are being [...]
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