tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post6547920366376711788..comments2024-03-27T02:14:03.471-05:00Comments on i-Marine Apps: iNavX Part 2: Chart Display and WaypointsMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06613501123640472129noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-1767832058185335172022-09-15T09:18:36.027-05:002022-09-15T09:18:36.027-05:00If I create a route with multiple way points how c...If I create a route with multiple way points how can I see the distance for the whole rout, the distance between way points, heading from each way Point to the next. Also can one save several routes so I can reference them later. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-60534498900168047382022-05-28T13:31:36.180-05:002022-05-28T13:31:36.180-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00188874059616384038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-33622044170813362022016-10-29T20:08:14.124-05:002016-10-29T20:08:14.124-05:00Thanks for stopping by the site and the question. ...Thanks for stopping by the site and the question. Please become a follower to keep up to date on all my posts.<br /><br />iNavX had a bearing and measurement tool. Tap twice on the screen some distance offshore to enable this. Put the tip of your finger on the green dot and start dragging it to the shoreline, a second red dot will apppear. Place the red dot on shore. Look at the top of the screen to see the distance. You can adjust the green dot to be 15 miles offshore. Note where this point is. Go back and tap once on the screen to create a waypoint. You can hold your finger on the waypoint to adjust its positon. Place other waypoints along the shore and check them with the measuring tool as you go. This is kind of a crude way to do it but it is the only way I know how. Once you have it set up the waypoints shold stay visible on your chart.<br /><br />Hope this helps!<br /><br />MarkMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613501123640472129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-34016540226830671152016-10-23T14:05:33.360-05:002016-10-23T14:05:33.360-05:00Hi, we are participating in offshore races where w...Hi, we are participating in offshore races where we need to ensure we don't stray into defined exclusion zones (e.g. we must stay 15nm away from a given coastline). Is there a simple way to plot points and join them with a line, to give a visual on the chart of the exclusion area?<br /><br />Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-3281699562039292002016-05-12T21:14:02.238-05:002016-05-12T21:14:02.238-05:00Bryan,
This a known issue and iNavX just released...Bryan,<br /><br />This a known issue and iNavX just released version version 4.7.4. <br /><br />Among other things, it "fixes distance measurement tool display".<br /><br />Update the app and you should be good to go!<br /><br />MarkMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613501123640472129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-81216250396221221972016-05-03T13:08:23.747-05:002016-05-03T13:08:23.747-05:00Hi there- As stated above, outstanding blog. I am...Hi there- As stated above, outstanding blog. I am trying to get the blue bar to appear when I double tap the screen and "project" a distance. It used to appear but now does not. Any advice?<br /><br />Many Thanks,<br />BryanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763479182416772162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-76457500316063860722016-03-19T18:10:26.511-05:002016-03-19T18:10:26.511-05:00Hal,
All iPad cellular (3G/4G) models have an ass...Hal,<br /><br />All iPad cellular (3G/4G) models have an assisted-GPS receiver that works independently of a cellular phone company subscription or Wi-Fi service login. iNavX can receive the GPS positioning data and show you where your boat is in real-time on a chart. <br /><br />On your iOS device main screen, tap Settings app, then select Privacy, Location Services. Make sure Location Services is set to ON for both the iOS device in general, and for the iNavX app in particular. With Location Services enabled, the iNavX app is able to present your present position on a chart based on any incoming GPS data from any compatible source.<br /><br />Make sure to share the site with your friends and click on a few adds to help me pay the bills. Much appreciated for you support.<br /><br />Good Luck!<br />MarkMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613501123640472129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-44796633078749085032016-03-17T22:50:01.756-05:002016-03-17T22:50:01.756-05:00Thanks for previous tips. I find in setting waypo...Thanks for previous tips. I find in setting waypoints by tapping I end up with undesired waypoints because the screen thinks I'm tapping when I'm scrolling. Is there a sensitivity setting? Also I have the cellular model and "location" is enabled but it is not picking my location. Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304397772415415947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-18867809124671387312016-03-14T09:19:38.549-05:002016-03-14T09:19:38.549-05:00When you are in navigate mode such as navigating t...When you are in navigate mode such as navigating to a route or to a waypoint, the red dot shows you the compass heading to maintain to reach your destination.<br /><br />MarkMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613501123640472129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-61694419841235538752016-03-13T14:32:17.908-05:002016-03-13T14:32:17.908-05:00What does the red dot on the compass banner indica...What does the red dot on the compass banner indicate?<br />Thanks,<br />LionelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-89474398912705230232016-02-29T22:13:23.312-06:002016-02-29T22:13:23.312-06:00Anonymous,
To get the instruments and compass bar,...Anonymous,<br />To get the instruments and compass bar, go to the top left of the screen and you will see a blue plus sign (+) and an arrow, tap the arrow to toggle the instruments and compass bar on and off.<br /><br />Thanks for the question. Share my site with your friends and become a follower.<br />MarkMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613501123640472129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-1434340821808133222016-02-29T22:06:57.539-06:002016-02-29T22:06:57.539-06:00Great to hear from you! Check out my post back in ...Great to hear from you! Check out my post back in 2014 about getting the quilted charts. http://i-marineapps.blogspot.com/2014/05/inavx-adds-noaa-raster-chart-quilting.html<br /><br />Good Luck!<br />MarkMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613501123640472129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-16038310083015705762016-02-27T18:43:38.267-06:002016-02-27T18:43:38.267-06:00Mark just getting started. Bought INavX and choice...Mark just getting started. Bought INavX and choice to get charts appeared, so I tapped and obtained all Alaska Charts. They are not quilted. (This also occurred without me going x-TRaverse!) Not sure how to get to next chart to appear to plan routes. Will chart automatically appear when I am on a trip? Also I cannot find a compass or intsrument banner on top of chart.Hal Also not sure what the "Comment as" means. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-39233803765672676952015-10-01T13:02:52.091-05:002015-10-01T13:02:52.091-05:00How about punctuation, such as quotation marks, in...How about punctuation, such as quotation marks, in the name of a waypoint? I'd like to mimic buoy names, such as GR C "SB". Without quotations these look like gibberish.<br />Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-21000060642026261942015-08-12T19:04:39.296-05:002015-08-12T19:04:39.296-05:00Mark,
The problem was with missing data on the Blu...Mark,<br />The problem was with missing data on the BlueChart chip, not a Garmin Plotter (I was using a GPSMap76CSx).<br /><br />The BlueTooth problem occurs when the iPad is turned off - not when it goes to Standby. If you have BlueTooth on (Settings) when you turn the iPad off, you must manually turn BlueTooth back on when you turn iPad back on. It doesn't preserve its "ON" status.<br /><br />I'm sorry I wasn't clear about those two points.<br />PaulAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881069531875232349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-48143821680227317702015-08-09T14:41:21.065-05:002015-08-09T14:41:21.065-05:00Paul,
That is unfortunate about your Garmin Plotte...Paul,<br />That is unfortunate about your Garmin Plotter. Are you sure you have the latest chart updates for it? Garmin gets its charts from Navionics which is the same supplier for iNavX. Hard to believe they could be that different. <br /><br />I have not had the Bluetooth issue that you mentioned. Usually Bluetooth will remain on when the screen saver comes on. I totally powered mine down and the Bluetooth setting still showed it on. I have to latest version of iOS.<br /><br />It just goes to show you it is good to have a back up to verify things. Thanks for you comments. Become a follower and share the site will all your sailing and boating friends.<br /><br />Mark<br />Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613501123640472129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-72465291480883701302015-08-03T13:20:28.890-05:002015-08-03T13:20:28.890-05:00Mark,
I discovered two issues on the Broughton tri...Mark,<br />I discovered two issues on the Broughton trip. First, the Garmin BlueChart Chip didn't show many of the land masses in the area - and I mean big island. We started at the Burdwood Group and my waypoints only showed up as tent icons in open water.<br /><br />The iNavX and Gaia apps on my iPad did show the islands (after carefully downloading charts of the desired area before the trip), but - and I believe this is an iOS 8.x bug - when I'd turn the iPad off, it would change the setting of BlueTooth - turning it off too. If BlueTooth was on when I turn the iPad off, I expected it to be on when I turned the iPad back on.<br /><br />That's important when using a bluetooth connected external GPS like Bad Elf. I don't recall what iNavX reported when I "asked" it to show my position but Gaia said it was getting bad coordinates. That lead me to believe the GPS was connected but messing up somehow. Bad Coordinates and No Coordinates are two different things.<br /><br />Neither app suggested, "The GPS is not connected" which would have lead me to check the bluetooth setting sooner.<br /><br />It's unfortunate that the "working" length of the iPad is 10 hrs or less. Just because of the charts alone, I would replace my Garmin - demoting it to "backup". It was very disconcerting to see my campsite waypoints "floating" on the water. But the charts in iNavX assured me they were, in fact, on land. We stayed in the Burdwood group, the Fox Group and Mound Island before heading over to Kaikash Creek and finally back to Alder BayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881069531875232349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-28050978412642299422015-08-02T17:05:01.896-05:002015-08-02T17:05:01.896-05:00Paul,
Great to hear from you! Sounds like your fo...Paul,<br /><br />Great to hear from you! Sounds like your found a work around for you problem. All the apps work a little differently. Some make waypoint entry easy and some it takes a few steps. Garmin BlueChart Mobile is not may favorite app but it does have some features that other apps do not. I like the Nexrad Radar especially.<br /><br />Appreciate your comment and feedback. I hope you find the site useful. Share with all your friends and check out the Google adds to support the site.<br /><br />MarkMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613501123640472129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-48968404057929428102015-07-07T17:05:59.977-05:002015-07-07T17:05:59.977-05:00You can edit the name and description fields with ...You can edit the name and description fields with the keyboard (virtual or external) but you must use the spinners - no demonstration - to enter the waypoints. That is not so bad if you can approximate the waypoints on a chart. But if you are planning trip with 15 or 150 waypoints, that's a lot if finger dragging.<br /><br />My problem with the spinners is my data is in DD MM.MM and the last spinner is MMM so that's about 1000 numbers. And it doesn't wrap around. So if you are on .725 and you need to spin to .040, you have to spin all the way down from .725 to .040; you can't spin up passed .999 to get to .040.<br /><br />I finally bit the bullet and brought up a chart. Then I created the way point with a tap, then another tap to highlight it. Then I moved it with my finger, watching the Lat/Long display until it was close. Then I tapped to bring up the window that allows editing, then I tapped the Edit option, and then I played with the spinners - including spinning an Ok vs Cancel (though sometimes my figure with spin that to the wrong choice and it fires automatically.<br /><br />But I got'er done :)<br /><br />Can I change the default waypoint icon so it comes up as Tent?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881069531875232349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-84135192802980832432015-05-29T11:13:06.269-05:002015-05-29T11:13:06.269-05:00I need to be able to enter my own waypoints with a...I need to be able to enter my own waypoints with a keyboard not the rotary boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11733800509919629871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-13359035277003508892014-12-08T19:34:22.035-06:002014-12-08T19:34:22.035-06:00Paul,
Welcome to the blog! Sorry, no cellular pl...Paul, <br />Welcome to the blog! Sorry, no cellular plan, no onboard GPS for your iPad. Send MOBA an email requesting It to work with WIFI models. Sorry I couldn't help,<br />Mark<br /><br />Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613501123640472129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-46742076789586793122014-12-07T19:42:25.051-06:002014-12-07T19:42:25.051-06:00I tried to buy the MOBA app and it said it was inc...I tried to buy the MOBA app and it said it was incompatible with my iPad. I have a WiFi only iPad and use a Bad Elf external GPS. I'm guessing the app author assumes that if you have a non-cellular iPad that you don't have a GPS so his app wouldn't work. Or maybe it is incompatible with the new iOS 8.1 as your mention of it was last January. Looks just like want a want, a "re-geolocation finder" :) Any ideas on making it happy with my iPad Mini w/Retina + Bad Elf?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881069531875232349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-81292601980247634292014-11-22T10:31:52.349-06:002014-11-22T10:31:52.349-06:00Leighdrive,
Welcome to the site. I am not aware o...Leighdrive,<br /><br />Welcome to the site. I am not aware of any limitation on the number of waypoints in iNavx. I found in some of the forums a comment from the developer that there is no limitation on the number of waypoints in a route. So I would guess their is no limit. I will continue to research, but I thinks it could handle your 3000 easily.<br /><br />MarkMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613501123640472129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-53365055549381861272014-11-18T20:58:57.079-06:002014-11-18T20:58:57.079-06:00Hi
I am after how many waypoints this app can stor...Hi<br />I am after how many waypoints this app can store. My gps in my boat ran out at 3000. I have notice most chart plotter apps have at most 1000. I want to get an ipad with a chart plotter app thats has the most amount of waypoints possible. I notice it doesnt seem to be mentioned on most and is the biggest issue for me as i use it for fishing and is easy to use thousonds of marksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03612380738829676295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494275143619870656.post-8670258557128847992014-11-02T19:43:09.735-06:002014-11-02T19:43:09.735-06:00Jim,
Welcome to the site! iNavX allows a whole lot...Jim,<br />Welcome to the site! iNavX allows a whole lot of characters to define the name. I typed in 300 and stopped there. When the Waypoint is displayed on the chart only 14 of those characters display in the pop up box when you tap on the waypoint for more info. <br /><br />I think most people abbreviate them so they don't take up a lot of space on the chart. It looks like iNavX is pretty flexible to accommodate long names if you want them.<br /><br />Stop back again soon. Share the site with your boating friends. Spread the love!<br /><br />MarkMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613501123640472129noreply@blogger.com