Hey guys,
Thanks to those few of you that have responded on the Technical board. I did some more research and found the following:
Navionics was co-founded by an Engineer named Bianchetti in 1984 who then left Navionics in 1985 and created, on his own,C-Map.
For the sixth straight year, dealers, Certified Marine Electronics Technicians and other members of the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) selected C-MAP electronic charts as the industryâ??s best. C-MAP was honored with the Best Electronic Charts for 2004 award at the organizationâ??s recent national convention in Florida. C-MAP has won this award at each yearâ??s event since 1999.
The Latest Software â??MAXâ?? released in 05 just blows the S%$# out of whatâ??s on the market now and I do believe upgrades are available. Increased speed, details and resolution. Iâ??ts all there. I â??m sure they will win the best chart award this year as well.
The Plotter Iâ??ve selected is the new Furuno GP7000/NT which runs under â??MAXâ?? and also released in 05â?? should do me just fine! I hope this helps start the research for those of you who are also looking to upgrade and/or Purchase a plotter for the first time.
Daniel