Free Electronic Charts Downloads
This app is only available on the App Store for iOS devices.
Noaa Electronic Charts
Download Open Nautical Charts for free. Open Nautical Charts offers free seacharts for everybody. This charts are usable (offline) with several ship-plotters and Navigation-equipement on board. Summer cruise coming up? Is it time to install or update your electronic charting system? If so, here is something you might want to consider – cheap (even free) and easy to install! By Alex Blackwell. With a laptop and some inexpensive software, you can download FREE up-to-date NOAA charts! Cruising season is upon us,.
Description
This App offers access to Marine Charts for USA,Canada,UK/Ireland,Germany,Netherlands/Holland &
Europe Rivers (Danube,Drava,Rhein etc). Coverage includes NOAA marine vector
charts,freshwater lake maps,USACE inland river maps (HD/1ft/3ft bathymetry
included where available),charts derived from UKHO & CHS data. First marine GPS app to have route assistance with Voice Prompts for marine navigation. You can create new boating routes or import existing GPX/KML routes. It supports Nautical Charts course up orientation. Includes Tide & Currents prediction.
►FEATURES
√ Beautiful & detailed Hardware/GPU accelerated vector charts (text stays upright on rotation)
√ Long press to query the details of Marine object (Buoy,Lights,Obstruction etc).
√ Customizable depth(Ft/Fathom/Meter) & distance units(km/mi/NM)
√ Customizable Shallow Depth.
√ Record tracks,Autofollow with real-time track overlay & predicted path vector.
√ Voice Prompts for marine navigation (requires GPS )
√ 1ft / 3ft depth contour maps for anglers for selected lake maps.
√ Supports GPX/KML for boating route editing/import.
√ Tide & Currents prediction.
√ Seamless chart quilting of marine charts
√ Enter or import Waypoints.
► MAPS
It includes unlimited updates for 1 year.
√USA: The maps include coverage of all NOAA marine vector charts (ENC),USACE inland river maps,freshwater lake maps for more than 7K lakes. The charts include HD/1ft/3ft bathymetry where available.Incl. NOAA raster where ENC not available.
√Canada:Incl. CHS data(incl. major Lakes).
√UK/Ireland: Derived from UKHO charts.
√Australia
√Germany: All BSH Charts.
√Europe Inland Rivers:Donau/Dunaja,Rhine,Garonne,Moselle,Drava,Sava,etc
√Norway
√Finland
√Sweden
√Croatia
√Ukraine(Black Sea)
√Caribbean
√New Zealand
√Spain
√Brazil
√Argentina
√Cyprus
√Falklands
√Seychelles& Mauritius
√Denmark
√Malta,Cyprus & S. Mediterranean
√S. China&Malaysia
√South Africa
►ROUTE MANAGEMENT / TRIP PLANNING
√ Create New Route/Edit Existing Routes
√ Move Points
√ Add points to an existing route leg
√ Delete / Rename points
√ Import GPX,KML & KMZ files
√ Plot/Edit Routes
√ Enter Waypoints
√ Share/Export Routes,Tracks&Markers
√ Reverse Routes
►GPS FEATURES
√ Auto Follow
* Real Time Track Overlay
* Predicted Path Vector
* Course Up(Text stays upright)
* Speed & Heading
√ Route Assistance With Voice Prompts
* Prompts when approaching a boating route marker
* Continous distance & ETA updates
* Alerts when sailing/boating off route
* Alerts when boating in wrong direction
√ Record Tracks
►TIDE & CURRENTS
* For US, Canada, UK, Germany & New Zealand
* High/Low Tides
* Tidal Current Prediction
* Active Current Stations
► SHARING
* Share tracks/routes/markers on Facebook & Twitter
* Export tracks/routes/markers as compressed GPX files.
Sample Charts
SUGARLOAF KEY-KEY WEST
PORT RICHEY TAMPA BAY - CLEARWATER HBR
EAST BAY-WEST BAY FLORIDA
ST JOSEPH,ST ANDREW BAYS
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY MATECUMBE-GRASSY KEY
CHESAPEAKE BAY CAPE CHARLES-NORFOLK HARBOR
ANCLOTE KEYS-CRYSTAL RIVER
ST JOSEPH SOUND
MIAMI HARBOR
Minnesota lakes - Kabetogama,Minnetonka,Waconia,Leech,Mille Lacs
Lake Keowee,Jocassee,Hartwell,Greenwood,Lake Murray
Mark Twain,Ozarks,Table Rock
Lake St.Clair
Lake Kentucky
KEY WEST-THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
SAN PEDRO CHANNEL
LAKE MICHIGAN STONY LAKE-POINT BETSIE
APALACHICOLA BAY-CAPE SAN BLAS
EAST CAPE-MORMON KEY
CAPE HENLOPEN-INDIAN RIVER
CHESAPEAKE BAY CAPE HENRY-THIMBLE SHOAL LIGHT
DULUTH-SUPERIOR
MONHEGAN ISLAND-CAPE ELIZABETH
ONTARIO - CLAYTON-FALSE DUCKS ISL
Winnipesaukee
MIAMI-MARATHON,FLORIDA BAY
CAPE MAY-FENWICK ISLAND
MISSISSIPPI RIVER-GALVESTON
CAPE CANAVERAL-KEY WEST
DELAWARE RIVER WILMINGTON-PHILADELPHIA
FLORIDA KEYS SOMBRERO KEY-SAND KEY
SAN PABLO BAY
RAINY LAKE BIG ISLAND MINN-OAKPOINT ISL ONT
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY - BISCAYNE BAY
EVERGLADES NTL PARK - SHARK RVR-LOSTMANS
HURON
TAHOE
CHESAPEAKE DELAWARE CANAL
PLEASE NOTE: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
What’s New
- Compiled with latest version of Xcode
- Incorporated feedback from customers
- Online maps are now default. (Offline still supported incl. strict offline mode)
- Plan routes using online maps and then download just cell covering your cruising area.
- Around 1K new lakes added in Wisconsin, Michigan, Saskatchewan and Wyoming
Lake depth maps
Very user friendly app to download lake depth maps and coastal charts. GPS features including recording and moving map works very well and is very reliable. The support is very helpful and answered all the questions I had. I had asked them about a specific lake that was missing. To my pleasant surprise they contacted me today to let me know that they had added depth contours for it and it was a available for download.
Update1: I’ve used it quite often in sf a yas well as Sac delta. For navigating the Sac delta I wasn’t able to identify the deep channel. The support was very helpful and suggested me to change the shallow and safety depths. Once I did that I was able to identify the deep channel. I plan to use it in Shasta next week. I am glad they cover it. Will update the review with more details next week.
Works and Support team is very helpful
I’ve been using this app for quite some time and it’s always been reliable and very functional for my navigation needs. Over they years I’ve built and honed a number of routes around hazards and navigational issues that makes this a critical part of my boating safety. Recently, after an iOS hardware upgrade, a new phone, I was having difficulty restoring my routes which were saved on an iPad back to my phone. On a Saturday I sent a email to the support team and they answered back almost immediately, worked with me on my issue and within 15 minutes my routes were thankfully restored to my phone. Now that is going above and beyond to make a customer happy. Thanks.
Marine Electronic Charts
Needs fixing!
So after being intrigued by the simple but elegant app logo I was greeted by a prompt to download maps as there were no maps installed and after tapping yes I thought everything was fine. I spent about 1 minute trying to figure out the apps features when the app just crashed and I was sent back to the home screen. As I thought it was because the app couldn't handle me navigating through the map too quickly I tapped on the icon again and was greeted by the same prompt (would you like to download any maps) and after tapping yes I tried to figure out more about the app for the second time. But again the app cashed about 1.30 minutes after the prompt . This happened repeatedly till I lost all hoe in using the app. Definitely a thing which the developers ave to fix. By the way I am on an IPad 4.
Information
Requires iOS 8.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Navionics Electronic Charts
English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian Bokmål, Russian, Swedish
- USA - Marine Charts & Fishing$19.99
- USA - Fishing / Marine Charts$19.99
- USA - Boating & Fishing Maps$19.99
Supports
Family Sharing
With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app.
FREE NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS
- United States charts provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- New Zealand charts provided by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ)
Chart types:
- NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) (NOAA's newest and most powerful electronic charting product).
- NOAA classic charts (including Day, Red, Dusk, Night, and Gray versions).
- LINZ charts (available in Day, Dusk, and Night versions only currently)
ROUTE PLANNING TOOLS
-Route Plotting. Tap and hold on the map for one second to plot your waypoints. To form a route, continue to tap and hold on the map in different areas. Distance and bearing are conveniently calculated and displayed for each leg as you add, adjust, or remove waypoints.
-Travel Mode. Automatically centers the map on your current position as you move. Use travel mode to see how closely you are following your plotted route in real time!
-Route Leg Summary. A convenient view containing detailed information of each leg you have plotted, including start and end coordinates, distance, and bearing.
BUOY REPORTS AND OBSTRUCTION INFORMATION
Markers for buoys and obstructions are conveniently plotted in their actual location on the map! Just click on the marker to view their information!
- Buoy Reports: Get complete current conditions and wave reports for fixed and drifting buoys.
- Obstructions: Get location and history information about potentially dangerous, submerged hazards including rocks and sunken vessels.
NAVIGATION DASHBOARD
The navigational dashboard shows various real-time information including:
- Current location (latitude and longitude, with accuracy range)
- Current Heading (includes a small directional compass as well!)
- Current Speed Over Ground
- Current Bearing
MARINE MAP OVERLAYS
Toggle various marine overlay data right onto the map to get a better idea of the current boating conditions!
Overlays include:
- Water Surface Temperature (Global)
- Wind Speeds (US only)
- Wind Gusts (US only)
- Wave Heights (US only)
LOCATION SHARING OVER WATER / VIEW OTHER BOATS
- Display your last known location, speed, bearing, and boat name on the map for other Marine Ways boaters to view.
- View the last known location, speed, bearing, and boat name of other Marine Ways boaters, as well as their distance and bearing from your location.
- Location sharing is turned off by default. When you are ready to share, toggle it on within general settings. To continuously update your location on the map, keep the app opened and focused. The app currently does not update your location in the background.
WEATHER INFORMATION
- Weather Precipitation Radar (US & Hawaii only). Detects any rain and snow in the area.
- Weather Station. Reports the nearest observation station data. Current temperature, humidity, weather conditions, wind, and more! Station observation data is available globally.
- Weather Alerts. Weather station also reports any active weather alerts issued by the National Weather Service such as severe thunderstorm warnings or hurricane warnings. Weather alert information is available for US, Alaska and Hawaii.
- Land Surface Temperature overlay. Shows the current surface temperature on land (US only).
Before using this application, please read and agree to the following terms of use / service and privacy policy:
Terms of Use / Service: http://www.marineways.com/appterms
Privacy policy: http://www.marineways.com/appprivacy
Navigational Charts Disclaimer from NOAA:
NOAA ENC Online is not certified for navigation. Screen captures of the ENCs displayed here do NOT fulfill chart carriage requirements for regulated commercial vessels under Titles 33 and 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Enjoy the app! Marine Ways is also available on the web at http://www.marineways.com