JAWallace
05-16-2012, 03:35 PM
I have an older Lowrance H20 GPS which is fine but it has no charts or contour lines. The Navionics chip is about $200.
I just downloaded the Navionics charts for the entire U.S. for the iPhone. You can select as large or small an area that you like and download that portion of the map. You can have as many maps as your memory chip will hold.
I downloaded the Sac/Stockton region, and I was totally blown away with the results. It has dozens of lakes, all with contour lines. The entire Delta, even the smallest sloughs are charted as well. You can overlay Google satellite image, a street map, or a terrain map. You can set routes, mark waypoints and hotspots, and it tells you the tides, current winds, sunrise and sunset.
The price?
$9.95
If there was ever a no brainer purchase, this is it!
I just downloaded the Navionics charts for the entire U.S. for the iPhone. You can select as large or small an area that you like and download that portion of the map. You can have as many maps as your memory chip will hold.
I downloaded the Sac/Stockton region, and I was totally blown away with the results. It has dozens of lakes, all with contour lines. The entire Delta, even the smallest sloughs are charted as well. You can overlay Google satellite image, a street map, or a terrain map. You can set routes, mark waypoints and hotspots, and it tells you the tides, current winds, sunrise and sunset.
The price?
$9.95
If there was ever a no brainer purchase, this is it!