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High Resolution Satellite Imagery: Provides high-resolution

satellite images for a realistic view of the land and water on

the Navigation chart

(Showing Satellite Imagery on the

Navigation

Chart).

Aerial Photos: Shows marinas and other navigationally

significant aerial photos to help you visualize your

surroundings

(Viewing Aerial Photos of

Detailed Roads and POI data: Shows detailed road and point

of interest (POI) data, which includes highly detailed coastal

roads and POIs such as restaurants, lodging, and local

attractions.

Auto Guidance: Uses specified safe depth, safe height, and

chart data to determine the best course to your destination.

Auto Guidance is available when you navigate to a

destination using Guide To.

Viewing Tide Station Information

on the chart indicates a tide station. You can view a detailed

graph for a tide station to help predict the tide level at different

times or on different days.

NOTE: This feature is available with premium charts, in some

areas.

From the Navigation chart or Fishing chart, select a tide

station.

Tide direction and tide level information appear near

Select an option to view additional station information:

• Select the station name.

• If more than one item is in the vicinity, select Review, and

select the station name.

Animated Tide and Current Indicators

NOTE: This feature is available with premium charts, in some

areas.

You can view indicators for animated tide station and current

direction on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. You must

also enable animated icons in the chart settings

Configuring Tides and

Currents).

An indicator for a tide station appears on the chart as a vertical

bar graph with an arrow. A red arrow pointing downward

indicates a falling tide, and a blue arrow pointing upward

indicates a rising tide. When you move the cursor over the tide

station indicator, the height of the tide at the station appears

above the station indicator.

Current direction indicators appear as arrows on the chart. The

direction of each arrow indicates the direction of the current at a

specific location on the chart. The color of the current arrow

indicates the range of speed for the current at that location.

When you move the cursor over the current direction indicator,

the specific current speed at the location appears above the

direction indicator.

Color

Current Speed Range

Yellow

0 to 1 knot

Orange

1 to 2 knots

Red

2 or more knots

Showing and Configuring Tides and Currents

NOTE: This feature is available with premium charts, in some

areas.

You can show static or animated tide and current station

indicators on the Navigation chart or Fishing chart.

From the Navigation or Fishing chart, select Menu > Chart

Setup > Tides & Currents.

Select an option:

• To show current station indicators and tide station

indicators on the chart, select On.

Charts and 3D Chart Views

Showing Satellite Imagery on the Navigation Chart

NOTE: This feature is available with premium charts, in some

areas.

Landmarks).

You can overlay high-resolution satellite images on the land or

on both land and sea portions of the Navigation chart.

NOTE: When enabled, high-resolution satellite images are

present only at lower zoom levels. If you cannot see high-

resolution images in your optional chart region, you can select

changing the map zoom detail.

Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks

Before you can view aerial photos on the Navigation chart, you

must turn on the Photo setting in the chart setup.

NOTE: This feature is available with premium charts, in some

areas.

You can use aerial photographs of landmarks, marinas, and

harbors to help orient yourself to your surroundings or to

acquaint yourself with a marina or a harbor prior to arrival.

(Showing and

Automatic Identification System

The Automatic Identification System (AIS) enables you to

identify and track other vessels, and alerts you to area traffic.

When connected to an external AIS device, the chartplotter can

show some AIS information about other vessels that are within

range, that are equipped with a transponder, and that are

actively transmitting AIS information.

The information reported for each vessel includes the Maritime

Mobile Service Identity (MMSI), location, GPS speed, GPS

heading, time that has elapsed since the last position of the

vessel was reported, nearest approach, and time to the nearest

approach.

Some chartplotter models also support Blue Force Tracking.

Vessels being tracked with Blue Force Tracking are indicated

on the chartplotter with a blue-green color.

AIS Targeting Symbols

Symbol Description

• To show animated tide station indicators and animated

current direction indicators on the chart, select Animated.

to zoom in. You also can set the detail level higher by

From the Navigation chart, select Menu > Chart Setup >

Satellite Photos.

Select an option:

• Select Land Only to show standard chart information on

the water, with photos overlaying the land.

• Select Photo Map Blend to show photos on both the

water and the land at a specified opacity. Use the slider

bar to adjust the photo opacity. The higher you set the

percentage, the more the satellite photos cover both land

and water.

From the Navigation chart, select a camera icon:

• To view an overhead photo, select

• To view a perspective photo, select

taken from the location of the camera, pointed in the

direction of the cone.

Select Review > Aerial Photo.

AIS vessel. The vessel is reporting AIS information. The

direction in which the triangle is pointing indicates the

direction in which the AIS vessel is moving.

Target is selected.

. The photo was