

Other FAQs about Navionics (written by Navionics): The marine Platinum charts have the same information as the Gold+ charts but additional advanced "award winning" features such as Coastal Points-Of-Interest, Panoramic Port photos, geo-referenced Coast Pilot Books, top-down satellite photo overlay and 3D view for land & water. The marine Gold+ charts have depth contours, spot soundings, buoy information, obstruction information, show the chart in a paper like view (the water has different shades of coloring), the Xplain feature (which explains different icons on the chart), has major coastal roadways, NavPlanner compatible, enhanced port services & the availability of the free Fish'N Chip (offshore bathymetric information).

What is the difference between Gold+ & Platinum charts?Ī. If you require more resolution than that, you should consider purchasing Gold+ charts which a zoom range of up to 1/8 nm (4 times the resolution of Silver) By zooming in to this level or closer, you will not receive any higher resolution charts or new information - simply an exploded view of the previous zoom. This tells the user that they are zoomed in beyond the capability of the Silver chart (1/2 nm). Why is the "Kingston" chart covered with small dots? The dots indicate "overzoom". <- Screenshots of Silver Charts: (You may click each for a larger zoom. Gold+ Charts (Available worldwide) are also marine charts and are available in XL9-size regions (and S-size in some areas) and provide best zoom range of up to 1/8NM, include enhanced port service information with phone numbers, major coastal roads, wrecks, and free (with purchase and mail-in coupon for US waters) high-definition fishing detail for locating offshore drop-offs, ledges and reefs for serious fishing. Silver Charts provide best zoom range of up to 1/2NM and depth contours of up to 150' feet or less Silver Charts do not provide port information. What is the difference between Silver and Gold Charts?Ī: Navionics Silver Charts (Only available in US & Canada) are entry-level marine charts covering the entire continental US, Great Lakes and Bahamas or, entire coastal Canada and Great Lakes all on a single preprogrammed cartridge.
