Navigating waters with no visible landmarks or shallow shorelines can be a daunting task for even the most experienced navigator. Pair our HomePort trip planning software¹ with your existing BlueChart® and LakeVü data and view map details, such as underwater hazards and hidden obstacles, so you can plan a route to avoid them.

Overview
• View fishing and navigational charts from BlueChart® g2 Vision® (also compatible² with BlueChart g2 navigation charts)
• Integrated with ActiveCaptain™ content to view marina data, reviews, local knowledge, anchorages and hazards
• View animated playback of data collected on device, including sonar data
• Measure distance and bearing on the charts
• View route/track depth profiles, distance and bearing measurements
• Convert tracks into point-to-point routes (track to route conversion) and specifies the speed for each leg of the route
• Get estimated arrival time for each leg when you create routes
• See fuel consumption (based on your fuel flow data)
• Export selected data to Google™ Earth
• View statistics and graphical information about tide stations, tidal streams and currents, and tidal predictions
• View latitude and longitude grid lines
• Manage waypoints, routes and tracks
• View the map north-up, map-up or course-up
• View celestial information such as sunrise, sunset and moon phase
• View photos and POI details
• Add vector charts
• Navigate with worldwide basemap (included)
• Mark waypoints and other POIs, and send data to an SD™ card or Garmin datacard to use in a compatible chartplotter or sounder
• Interfaces with quatix® marine watch

Notes:
Features include:
View fishing and navigational charts from BlueChart g2 Vision(R) (also compatible(2) with BlueChart g2, LakeVu HD and LakeVu HD Ultra navigation charts)
View animated playback of data collected on device, including sonar data
Measure distance and bearing on the charts
View route/track depth profiles, distance and bearing measurements
Convert tracks into point-to-point routes (track to route conversion) and specifies the speed for each leg of the route
Get estimated arrival time for each leg when you create routes
See fuel consumption (based on your fuel flow data)
Export selected data to Google Earth
View statistics and graphical information about tide stations, tidal streams and currents, and tidal predictions
View latitude and longitude grid lines
Manage waypoints, routes and tracks
View the map north-up, map-up or course-up
View celestial information such as sunrise, sunset and moon phase
View photos and POI details
Add vector charts
Navigate with worldwide basemap (included)
Mark waypoints and other POIs, and send data to an SD card or Garmin datacard to use in a compatible chartplotter or sounder(3)
Interfaces with quatix (R)

System Requirements:
Windows XP SP3 or later
2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent
1024 MB RAM (2048 MB recommended)
At least 1024 x 768 display
250 MB disk space
USB port
Microsoft(R) .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (included)
Video card that supports DirectX 9.0
microSD/SD card reader or Garmin proprietary USB card reader (Garmin proprietary USB card reader is not 64-bit compatible)
Not for use with dial-up Internet access

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