C-MAP says its new MAX PC Planner version, will provide all the same features as its PC PlannerNT plus substantial improvements to the detail, information and colour representations of the cartography.
It says a home computer can be used as the perfect navigation planning tool. Chart cartridges can be displayed and waypoints or routes planned on the PC, avoiding the need to waste precious sailing after boarding your vessel. It says all C-Map MAX electronic cartridge formats are supported on the new USB Multimedia Reader. Once a route or set of waypoints are created on the PC, they can be quickly transferred to a User Card (blank memory card), which can then be taken to the boat, inserted in the MAX plotter and the data uploaded. Alternatively, waypoints or tracks, which have been collected at sea, can be stored on the User Card and then brought back home for archiving. The package delivers dynamic representations of the surrounding waters, with striking, colourful detail at quick refresh speeds. Plus, there are live navigation aids that flash as the cursor comes within the range of lights, buoys and channel markers. There are also tidal predictions showing the strength and direction of the tide in realtime or on any future date/time. It comes with multi-coloured land elevation and depth contours, aerial images of port entrances, and a wealth of up to date pilotage and harbour information collected from the port operators themselves. MAX PC-Planner will run on Win98/ME/2000/XP and retails for £125.00 + VAT.
