tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399150767029697926.post2750398262795483744..comments2024-03-18T07:50:55.198-04:00Comments on Sail Delmarva: Navionics on a Tablet?Drew Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06013965677534522281noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399150767029697926.post-28544893088203895862013-08-17T20:09:28.149-04:002013-08-17T20:09:28.149-04:00I have not downloaded the NOAA app to my tablet be...I have not downloaded the NOAA app to my tablet because I did not want to chew up the memory space. However, based upon the web site some differences are apparent:<br /><br />* The NOAA app is still based upon existing NOAA charts, which means you cannot zoom and pan smoothly between charts. The Navionics app is based on vector charting, which means it can easily zoom and pan.<br />* The NOAA app is based upon traditional map making, which means it is visually superior to read. Objects do not appear and disappear as you zoom in and out.<br />* The overall level of detail is very similar.<br />* The Navionics app allows Google Maps as an over lay. That means sat imagery for the land areas when you want it, if you are in WiFi range.<br /><br />I like the Navionics product and I think it is more what sailors are looking for. But I would certainly have tried the NOAA app for free if I had seen it first. I love that NOAA is trying to come up with something for free, based upon their vast stores of data, but unless they convert to a different way of looking at maps, they will fall behind. Too bad, since they are generating most of the data.<br /><br />Drew Fryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013965677534522281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399150767029697926.post-16401893158215540912013-08-17T15:06:46.929-04:002013-08-17T15:06:46.929-04:00How to the charts compare to the new NOAA tablet a...How to the charts compare to the new NOAA tablet app charts, currently in beta?<br />http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2013/20130520_charts.html<br />Thanks - Rusty rgesnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334752164015721199noreply@blogger.com