HDS-5 Baja Off-Road GPS Chartplotter
Jan 16, 2010 gps navigation, marine
Lowrance’s HDS-5 Baja GPS Off-Road Chartplotter may at first seem like a boat only marine GPS chartplotter but it actually serves dual purposes. At least we think so – since on their website it is listed under the automotive section.
Probably HDS-5 doesn’t freak out when you get off the main roads and start driving on unpaved territories. It has an enhanced basemap for the whole continent so maybe it has an option for letting you trace back to the main road.
HDS-5 Baja is specially designed for un-friendly environments so it is ruggedized and makes it suitable for off-roading vehicles. It also can be hooked up to a LGC-4000 external GPS antenna for better reception.
Lowrance HDS5 Baja GPS Chartplotter
new Garmin GPSMAP 700 series
Jan 7, 2010 garmin, gps navigation, marine
Garmin today announced the GPSMAP 700 series, touchscreen controlled stand-alone marine chartplotters with radar and built-in sonar.
One of the models in the series is GPSMAP 740 which comes preloaded with offshore maps for all U.S. coastal areas, including Alaska and Hawaii and even Explorer Charts for Bahamas. Another model is the GPSMAP 720, same features as 740 – but designed for non-US markets. If you want sonar though you’ll have to look for the ’s’ in the name such as GPSMAP 740s and GPSMAP 720s. This will get you a 1kW sonar transceiver that can find fish targets and terrain features as far down as 2,000 feet.
The new GPSMAP 700 is much more affordable than previous Garmin GPSMAP chartplotters. GPSMAP 720 has an MSRP of $1400 and the GPSMAP 720s has a MSRP of $1600. GPSMAP 740 is $1500, and the GPSMAP 740s is $1700. You’ll have to wait until April 2010 for availability.
Garmin GPSMAP 4208
Dec 9, 2009 garmin, gps navigation, marine
There’s the Garmin GPSMAP 5012, the portable and dual function GPSMAP 640, and the brand new GPSMAP 6000 and GPSMAP 7000 series. But maybe you need something else – not so expensive – but still more functional than the portable GPSMAP 640. In that case you’ll find the Garmin GPSMAP 4208 quite useful. Garmin GPSMAP 4208
The device is preloaded BlueChart g2 maps of the U.S. coast, and supports connecting to the Garmin Marine Network, where you can add sonar, radar and weather updates. If the onboard maps are not enough you can always bring your own on an SD card, or use the video-in port to get live pictures from other places on your boat.
Costs $1740
Humminbird 997c SI
Dec 3, 2009 gps navigation, marine
A while ago we had talked about Humminbird 997c. That was 2007. Today we have a more advanced version of it called Humminbird 997c SI. Humminbird 997c SI
What you do is put this marine GPS chartplotter in your boat (you’ve got one right?) and with its side-imaging sonar it will give you a clear image of your whereabouts and the surrounding fish with 180 degree coverage to 360 feet on either side, and 150 feet down. In addition it has DualBeam PLUS sonar which can reach 1500 feet and even provide wider coverage. Of course Humminbird 997c SI has an external GPS receiver and comes with built-in UniMap of USA lakes, rivers, and shores.
Some hardware specs of 997c SI are the 8″ TFT LCD screen with 800×480 resolution, SD card slot for chart recording, adjustable backlight, dual CPU and a separate graphics co-processor, and more.
new Lowrance Elite Fishfinder and Chartplotters
Nov 29, 2009 gps navigation, lowrance, marine
Lowrance just recently announced a new line of fishfinders and chartplotters called the Elite.
The new Lowrance Elite series currently has 3 models all of which are going to be available as soon as March 2010. The new models Elite-5x fishfinder, Elite-5m chartplotter and Elite-5 fishfinder/chartplotter. However only Elite-5 and Elite-5m chartplotter models feature a built-in 16-channel GPS+WAAS precision antenna. There’s basemap included in these models which covers more than 3000 lakes with information on shorelines, depth, and more. Of course you can also buy more maps and load them onto a microSD card which is supported.
Some other features of these marine GPS devices include 5″ sunlight readable display with 480×480 resolution, built-in memory, waypoint storage, and NMEA 0183 output.
Here is the pricing:
- Lowrance Elite-5x fishfinder: $449
- Lowrance Elite-5m chartplotter: $499
- Lowrance Elite-5 Combo chartplotter/fishfinder: $549
new Garmin GPSmap chartplotters
Nov 16, 2009 garmin, gps navigation, marine
We’ve talked about Garmin’s GPSmap series here on Navigadget but just today they came out with a bunch of new models including this one pictured above – the GPSmap 7215.
Their new series of chartplotters are the GPSmap 6000 and GPSmap 7000 which include the new Garmin G Motion technology that promises to smooth map panning, and zooming with super fast updates. Unlike most other devices out there when it comes to marine GPS devices it is sometimes really important to have a really really dim backlight – and all the new models in these series boast a display that can dim down to 0.5 nits.
The new models are:
- GPSMAP 7015: touchscreen, 15″, basemap only
- GPSMAP 7215: touchscreen, 15″, U.S. coastal charts and more
- GPSMAP 7012: touchscreen, 12″, basemap only
- GPSMAP 7212: touchscreen, 12″, U.S. coastal charts and more
- GPSMAP 6012: soft key interface, 12″, basemap only
- GPSMAP 6212: soft key interface, 12″, U.S. coastal charts and more
- GPSMAP 6008: soft key interface, 8″, basemap only
- GPSMAP 6208: soft key interface, 8″, U.S. coastal charts and more
Youll have to wait until February 2010 to get one of these MFD chartplotters. Expect to pay more than $3000…
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put this in your boat: Geonav-G12
Sep 20, 2009 gps navigation, marine
What you’re looking here is the new Geonav G12. This is a marine GPS system that may come as handy as flip flops on a boat. We don’t know much about the technical details yet but the Italian company already has a mini site dedicated to the Geonav G12.
This marine chart plotter has a DualFuel Cartography which lets users navigate on their terms with choice of Navionics or C-MAP by Jeppesen charts, QuickConnect Data Port with a front-panel USB access, plus the flexibility to use two SD memory cards for charts or routes, and a powerful processor that makes view multi-pane 2D and 3D charts, sonar, radar and other navigation information simultaneously a breeze…
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GPS chartplotting with 955c from Humminbird
Mar 2, 2009 gps navigation, marine
We realize we don’t pay enough attention to marine GPS units so we’ll try to make up for it by talking about the GPS chartplotting device 955c from Humminbird. It has a price tag of $1,200 but it’ll probably pay for itself with all that fish you’ll catch.
Chartplotter 955C has a nicely sized 8″ color display with 480×800 resolution in a 16:9 format. It comes with UniMap built-in, and it is Navionics compatible, with 3D chart support. It can hook up to bunch of other units with with various network Modules such as the WeatherSense, CannonLink, and InterLink.
As far as the GPS receiver it can track 16 satellites at once and that should be plenty since you’ll almost never be under thick tree canopy or tall buildings blocking your view (ok maybe some big dark clouds). It allows for trackplotting and chartplotting, can report your GPS Speed and supports Navionics Platinum which is an optional add on.
You can store 3000 waypoints, 50 routes or 50 tracks with 20K points on each. Amazon has the Humminbird 955C for $1054.
Garmin GPSMAP 545s Marine GPS Receiver
Jan 20, 2009 garmin, gps navigation, marine
Garmin GPSMAP 545s is a chart plotting device which uses global positioning satellite technology to help you navigate safely and accurately at sea. It features a full color 5 inch screen capable of rendering sharp and bright visuals at 640×480 pixels and specially designed to be readable even in the glare of the sun.
It is easy to read, easy to set up and the detailed routes can be recalculated with fast redraw rates and photo-enhanced cartography. The machine includes detailed offshore maps and Bluechart g2 coverage of the USA and Bahamas. Powerful dual frequency or dual bean sonar allows you to map depth contours or target fish and structures beneath the water. It is also CANet enabled which means you can share sounder data with other plotter displays on your boat. This looks to be a very useful and versatile device for professional or casual sailing and you can currently pick one up for a knock down price of $779.20 – or get it from Amazon for $830…
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Garmin GPSMAP 620
Oct 4, 2008 garmin, gps navigation, marine
Continuing our marine GPS coverage; we have GPSMAP 620 after the GPSMAP 640 we just talked about.
Both devices have the same form factor and most of the same specs such as the 5.2″ screen and IPX7 waterproof design.
What’s different is that GPSMAP 620 is designed with international boaters in mind and thus excludes street level maps and marine charts. Instead it has a worldwide basemap with shaded relief. All the extra maps will cost you money and you’ll have the SD slot to feed them into your system.
GPSMAP 620 will cost $1000.
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