Garmin quickdraw update3/13/2024 ![]() This is the though question in todays marine electronics. But this is a bit technical, and sligthly different from the other options listed here. With Reefmaster you can have both, a structuremap as base-layer and then contours on top. This is NOT a contour-map, it shows structure. On recent Lowrance and Simrad with SideScan you can overlay the sidescan-data on your map. Has a learning-curve (if you have trouble importing images from yourĬamera to a PC, Reefmaster is not for you, but neither is AutoChart.) + You can make charts on paper, or for smartphones etc. With some skills you can make charts for Garmin as + You can make maps for Lowrance/ Simrad that look like youīought them, and maps for Humminbird that at least works well even though theyĭon`t look that nice. + Full controll of privacy, it`s all on your PC.Ĭontroll over the data, as it can be converted. + Takes data from all brands of electronics, and then Navionics SonarChart, with Live-recordings on top + SonarCharts Live makes mapping more fun. + Often there will be a map to start with, and then you can improve on that. + Very large base of people using it, lots of data and updates + Easy to use if your unit has WIFI with NMEA-data and/ or depth in its tracklog (GPX). You can not alter boundaries, but depend onĪll brands except Garmin - Navionics SonarCharts Can only use data from Lowrance/ Simrad + Vegetation-belts and bottom composition (soft/hard) Offcourse when going somewhere new where someone has shared. + Social Map, if you do decide to share and Has a learning-curve, made worse with the bugs.įrom other then Humminbird, and can not make maps for other then ![]() With AC Live you get both "QuickDraw" and Autochart. + You can alter the data and change layout + You have more controll over the data, as it You can not alter the map, ie correct badĭepthreadings or change the layout like boundaries (land/water), nor use theĬollected data except on a compatible unit. + Free, as long as you have a compatible Garmin-model + Very easy to use, it`s fun to see imidiate results on your plotter. As you can see from the original one in the link I have made a few changes to give it more substance. I made the list below due to THIS THREAD on a US-forum for marine electronics. There is no way I can write in-depth (pun intended) about alle these options in one article, so this is more of an overview. Here I`ll try to answer a few of them by making a short comparison. There are quite a few questions on this subject on different forums and Facebook etc.
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