WinGPS™ Marine

WinGPS™ Marine: Navigation on board using your tablet or smartphone.
With this app, route and waypoint navigation on nautical charts is easier than ever. The GRIB weather prediction and AIS ship tracking are both essential for safe navigation.

Developed by Stentec for sailing or power boats and kayaks. Ideal for ship owners, crew as well as chartering.

NEW
• Smart labeling for waypoint and structure names. For an optimal view even at rotating charts.
• Easy creation of routes on the most comprehensive waterway network for European Inland charts. US will follow later. Insert additional route points to avoid blockages shown in red.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Navigate on high quality charts (Stentec, Delius Klasing, NV-Verlag, Imray, user made, NOAA online only. Off-line use of stored NOAA charts is planned for a future update.
• North-up (Lite), Course-up (Marine) and Head-up (Plus) GPS tracking.
• Very user friendly way to create and edit waypoint and routes.
• Easy management of tracks, charts, routes and waypoints.
• Worldwide NOAA GFS 1/4 degree GRIB files of wind, air pressure, and precipitation
• Connect AIS and GPS wireless using a WIFI or Bluetooth connection.
• Avoid collisions with the velocity vectors of AIS vessels around you.
• The man-overboard button marks and points to the position of a lost crew member.
• NOAA waves world wide

IN-APP PURCHASE
After purchasing WinGPS™ Marine you unlock the full features of the app. Check out the various possibilities at www.wingpsmarine.com.

When first installing the app you will get the Lite version of WinGPS™ Marine.
This version has limited functionality. With your GPS (internal or Bluetooth) you get the SOG and COG and you will see the current position on your screen.

WinGPS™ Marine is the navigation app that allows true marine navigation on your Android device. In this app you can use the digital nautical charts for route planning with GPS via WIFI or Bluetooth. You can also get data from your AIS device, download GRIB meteo and record the tracks you have sailed. Use the "time bar" to explore the predicted weather plotted on the chart.

The WinGPS™ Marine Plus upgrade provides you all the best of the Marine Apps. This advanced navigation app helps you plan routes under every condition. Connect your tablet or smartphone to your PC, WIFI AIS transponder or board system. Tidal & current GRIB meteo predictions can be displayed in the data plotter, and on your chart screen.

CHART COVERAGE & INSTALLING CHARTS
When starting WinGPS™ Marine you will automatically use the ESRI topographic base chart. You can also download the free world chart via the chart manager.

The most easy way to buy chart sets for your WinGPS Marine app is in our online shop at www.stentec.com or alternatively use the Google Play ™ store. After purchasing a chart set you get a license code for 2 systems (with a third as backup). This enables you to use the charts on your Android device as well as on your laptop/PC.

If you login in WinGPS™ Marine, you can download your DKW chart sets in the chart manager. Updates are downloaded starting up the app.
Examples of DKW Charts are: Stentec’s DKW charts, UKHO, BSH, Imray, Delius Klasing and the DKW 1800 series with weekly BaZ update service. Also free NOAA charts are supported.

Use our free DKW Manager to install BSB charts on PC and copy these to the DKW2 directory on your tablet using an USB cable. This is also possible for scanned charts created with our DKW Builder.

USER FEEDBACK
We are very interested in your experiences with this app and your suggestions so that we can use it to improve this app. If you got any suggestions, please send an e-mail to helpdesk@stentec.com.