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Product Description
This CD-ROM allows you to put the world's best cartography directly on your GPSMAP 76, GPSMAP 162, and GPSMAP 168, eTrex Legend, Vista and GPS V.MapSource BlueChart CD Rom's by Garmin are available for 3 different Zones: Americas, Atlantic, and Pacific (Australia, Asia). With the purchase of a BlueChart CD Rom, you will acess to ONE region of coverage within that Zone. Each Blue Chart Region Unlock Certificate allows you to gain access to ONE additional coverage area. The CD has the same features as the pre-programmed charts as well as real-time track plotting on PC. The large coverage area mirrors that of the pre-programmed charts. Complementing Garmin's new line of handheld mapping units and marine chartplotters, BlueChart cartography is designed to provide interactive viewing of detailed nautical chart data. BlueChart provides navigators with innovative object oriented cartography. Descriptive details for features typically found on nautical charts can easily be viewed with a simple key press. Cursor movements over the chart provide descriptions for contour depth, chart number, navaid name, and much, much more. When displayed on a Garmin chartplotter, BlueChart offers you a paper chart-like appearance. This data will include shaded depth contours, inter-tidal zones, spot soundings, wrecks, navaids, port plans, restricted areas, cable areas, anchorages and more. Additionally, BlueChart includes chart numbers, name, scales, revision dates and Notice to Mariner dates. BlueChart offers detailed paper chart-like, vector cartography in large coverage areas so choosing your desired region is easy.
Amazon.com Product Description
Garmin's exclusive line of BlueChart marine cartography products is designed to provide interactive viewing of detailed nautical chart data. These detailed electronic nautical charts look just like paper charts when displayed on your Garmin chart plotter. Descriptive details for features typically found on nautical charts can easily be viewed with a simple key press. Cursor movements over the chart provide descriptions for contour depths, chart number, navaid name, and much more. BlueChart data includes shaded depth contours, intertidal zones, spot soundings, wrecks, navaids, port plans, restricted areas, cable areas, anchorages, and more. Additionally, BlueCharts include information from the paper chart used in the digitization process, such as chart number, name, scale, revision date, and Notice-to-Mariners date. Three MapSource BlueChart CD-ROMs are available: Americas, Atlantic, and Pacific. The Pacific CD-ROM covers the Pacific Rim region and Australia. One CD-ROM contains BlueChart data for an entire region. MapSource BlueChart is a Microsoft Windows-based program that uses Garmin Unlock technology, allowing you to use one coverage area from the CD-ROM when initially purchased and to purchase additional coverage areas. Internet access is recommended for the unlock process. Compatible products include these Garmin marine chart plotters: GPSMAP 176, GPSMAP 176C, GPSMAP 182, GPSMAP 188 Sounder, GPSMAP 232, GPSMAP 238 Sounder, GPSMAP 2006, and the GPSMAP 2010. BlueChart CD-ROMs are also compatible with Garmin GPS receivers that accept map data, including the GPSMAP 76, eTrex Vista, and eTrex Legend.
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