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PC Plotter 5000 (NOW WITH AIS SUPPORT) uses both Navionics Gold Charts (can also read Platinum, Gold+, Silver, Hotmaps and Hotmaps+) and the original Navionics Seamless vector charts (Navionics Classic). Navionics vector charts are made up of layers of information. Unwanted layers may be turned off to reduce clutter. Information layers include:

Admin Areas, Fish area, pipelines
Anchorage Areas, Lakes, railways
Annotation(text), Landmarks, relief
Buildings, restricted areas
Cables, Military areas, rocks
Control points, Nature of seabed, spot soundings
Cultural Features, navaids, tides and currents
Depth Areas & contours, obstructions, traffic routes
Ferry ways, offshore structures, wrecks

and more..

• NEW FOR 2008 - New styling.
• NEW FOR 2008 - AIS (released in Apr 08 and is a free upgrade for existing PC Plotter 5000 owners)
• NEW FOR 2008 - AIS with FAIR technology tm("Fast Ais Information Recovery")
• NEW FOR 2008 - Completely rewritten help files
• NEW FOR 2008 - More control over the way routes are displayed
• NEW FOR 2008 - More editing options for editing multiple waypoints.
• NEW FOR 2008 - More options on the entry of waypoint data (more position entry formats).
• NEW FOR 2008 - More import options for waypoints from various other companies like Garmin.
• NEW FOR 2008 - Works on Macintosh
• NEW FOR SEPT 2008 - Now able to display the much more detailed weather files from predictwind.com for those with the weather option. Check out the web site for more details
• Waypoint symbols that match the symbols read from Raymarine, Lowrance, Furuno, Eagle, Geonav, Humminbird and Northstar route and waypoint files.
• Support for the Amaryllo GPS family. The Amaryllo SiRFstarIII GPS receiver either with a USB interface or bluetooth interface can now be supplied with PC Plotter.
• Can read waypoint files from the popular utility "Gps Utility" and also some OZI Explorer files.
• Import waypoints from Garmin POI CSV files. Many of which can be downloaded free from the web. There are files for showing all the MacDonalds, Argos stores, Tesco stores, Morrisons, Waitrose, Starbucks, National trust sites, Cinemas, Sailing clubs etc.
• Chart presentation can be changed between International and US chart colours and symbology.
• Drag mode for positioning chart views more easily.
• Can read Navionics charts from SD, MMC and CF memory cards or from hard drive/CD
• Reads and writes routes and waypoint files from the following plotters: Raymarine, Lowrance, Furuno Navnet, Eagle, Geonav and Humminbird. See list of supported plotters . Now reads Northstar files and Raymarine A65 files.
• Graphical Route Planning
• Select Routes, click and drag to plan your route on the chart
• Waypoint Library Edit individual waypoints Group waypoints
• Enter multiple waypoints easily Sort waypoints (by name, nearest, by group)
• Copy waypoints
• Import/Export waypoints to and from CSV files created with Excel.
• Delete single waypoints Export waypoints
• Move waypoints graphically
  • After placing your waypoints, edit them, name then, reposition them and add them to a route
  • PC Plotter will calculate the course and distance for each leg of the route, and calculate time
  • Not happy with the route, you want to add a new waypoint and insert it in the middle, end or beginning of the route - No problem
• Distance Measurement - Use the measure tool to measure distance and direction from point to point
• Multiple Routes - The limit to the number of routes is the size of your computer system disk drive
• Zoom Box
  • Click and drag a Zoom box around the area of interest
• Dual user interface
  • Standard Windows buttons and menus for planning
  • Sailing Mode - easy to use enlarged buttons for easy access while sailing
• DR mode
  • Enter the start position / o Enter Course and Speed
  • PC Plotter displays the current DR Position in real-time
• Manual Position fixing
  • Enter bearing(s) and/or distance(s) off to build up a position
  • Type in a Latitude and Longitude to position the vessel
  • Manually move the vessel on the chart using the mouse
• User created marks
  • Create your own marks and build up your own database of positions. Fishing, racing or cruising a useful feature
  • Enter racing buoys / o Enter temporary marks
• Information panel
  • Displays Current position
  • Current Navigation mode, Heading, Speed, Course Over the Ground (COG), Speed Over the Ground (SOG)
  • Current Route information § Current Waypoint, Bearing, Distance, and Cross track Error
    • Suggested steering direction
    • Time To Go to mark (TTG)
    • Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA)
• Position Alarm
  • Works when the GPS is connected
  • Monitors position compared to expected position sounding an alarm when the vessel moves out of the alarm area
  • Alarm will also activate if the GPS loses signal
• Vessel Track Display
  • Displays the track
    • Configure frequency of position marks
    • Configure size of track
    • Configure Predictor line, size and area covered
• Log
  • Maintains a log of distance and course steered and you can enter your own comments in the log as well
• Tides
  • Navionics charts contain full tidal information including tidal streams.
• Sun & Moon
  • Navionics GOLD charts contain sun rise, sun set, moon rise, moon set and moon phase information
• Automatic Chart Selection
  • With Navionics vector charts, the chart is selected automatically using the zoom and position to determine the appropriate chart to display
• Autopilot interface
  • PC Plotter may be configured to interface with an autopilot
  • Plan you route at home, enter waypoints and route details
  • Link PC Plotter to the Autopilot and let PC Plotter take charge of the trip
• Over zoom
  • With Navionics vector charts it is possible to OVERZOOM to a specific area of the chart - useful when you want to get a "better" idea of the exact position on a chart where you do not have the appropriate large-scale chart. (Generally not recommended)
• User defined areas and alarms
  • Set up your own Alarm areas, for Anchor watch or other to set "No Go areas"
• Instrument interface
  • Using an NMEA 0183 link, PC Plotter can display all your instrument information on the PC Plotter information display
• Man Over Board
  • With the Man Over Board button on the screen, PC Plotter will instantly record the position when you press the MOB button, and allow you to retrace your steps, knowing where to search.
• Multi-language
  • PC Plotter is available in English, German, Italian and French if you have a multi language crew, it is possible to switch between languages whilst the program is running.
• USB Key
  • Chart security can now be held on either a USB or parallel port Security key
• Installation made even Easier
• Multiple languages which can be changed without restarting PC Plotter (useful for multi-language crew)
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian