U.S. & Canada – Lakes, Rivers and Coastal Marine Charts

Overview
Requirements
Coverage
Overview YOUR GUIDE ON THE WATER
For cruising, fishing, sailing, diving and all your other activities on the water, the Navionics Boating app brings detailed offshore marine and inland lake charts to your mobile device, so they’re on hand wherever you go.
See it your way. Customize your view with various chart layers and overlay combinations.
Scope out the best fishing spots, using multiple target ranges on depth charts.
Export routes and waypoints to your ActiveCaptain app, and sync them with your Garmin chartplotter.
Navigate with suggested dock-to-dock routings based on your chart data.
Try it for free. Download the app to try all the charts and features for a limited time.
Subscribe to enjoy all the app content and advanced features.A COMPLETE CARTOGRAPHY PACKAGEAccess the most detailed and accurate nautical charts and marine data for boaters worldwide. Download chart layers for offline use, plus get daily updates, chart overlays, HD bathymetry, crowdsourced local information and much more.
SUBSCRIPTION ADVANTAGESIn addition to all the great chart content, your one-year renewable subscription lets you access powerful advanced features before, during and after your trip.
DAILY CHART UPDATESBoating app charts are constantly being enhanced with new and amended content from official hydrographic sources, public and private surveys plus millions of contributions from boaters. Thousands of updates are made to chart layers every day.
NAUTICAL CHART BY NAVIONICSOffering a comprehensive cartography resource for offshore and inland boaters, Nautical Chart is internationally renowned as a premier marine reference. Use it to study port plans and safety depth contours, identify tides and currents, locate navaids, marine services and much more.
SONARCHART HD BATHYMETRY MAPSThese maps feature extraordinary 1′ HD bottom contour detail enhanced by millions of boater-contributed sonar logs. The SonarChart mapping feature is the ideal tool for locating fishing areas and providing navigational awareness of shallow waters.
LOCAL INPUTS, COMMUNITY EDITSGet useful local knowledge from fellow boaters in this crowdsourced content layer packed with points of interest (POIs), navigation aids and a variety of edits made by Boating app users. Community edits are a separate layer from official data and can be switched on and off.
ACTIVECAPTAIN COMMUNITYBenefit from an additional source of information shared by the ActiveCaptain Community in the Boating app. Find a large and diverse set of POIs, such as marinas, anchorages, hazards, businesses and more. Get valuable recommendations and advice from people with firsthand experience of the local environment. And view photos attached to POI reviews to help you and other boaters make informed decisions.
U.S. GOVERNMENT NOAA CHARTSThe Boating app also provides access to official unaltered U.S. government charts, where available. They include the NOAA electronic navigational charts1 for U.S. coastal and navigable waterways plus additional shorelines of major lakes and rivers.
CONNECTIONSThe Connections feature is here to help you stay in touch with your friends and fellow boaters. Share your live location and tracks, routes and markers to easily meet on the water or let them check out your adventures.
Identify depth changes with chart overlays.HIGH-RESOLUTION RELIEF SHADINGOffering a clearer, easier-to-interpret view of bottom structure than contour lines alone, the Boating app’s highly detailed relief shading uses color and shadow to provide boat owners with a better understanding of bottom topography for improved fishing and diving.
HIGH-RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERYHigh-resolution satellite imagery gives you a realistic view of your surroundings – ideal for entering unfamiliar harbors or ports. Satellite imagery can be combined with chart overlays, such as relief shading or sonar imagery, for a customized experience.
SONAR IMAGERYTurn on the sonar imagery overlay to reveal bottom hardness clearly and in vivid color. This feature highlights both subtle and dramatic transition areas to help you find more fishing spots on select lakes.
Enjoy advanced navigation and mapping features.AUTO GUIDANCE+ TECHNOLOGYCombining the best of Garmin and Navionics automatic routing features, Auto Guidance+ technology2 uses your desired depth and overhead clearance, along with chart data and navigation aids, to give you a suggested dock-to-dock path to follow. Get ETA, distance to arrival, heading to waypoint, fuel consumption and more.
CREATE YOUR OWN MAPSUse the SonarChart Live feature to create your own 1′ contour HD bathymetry maps in real time while navigating. The sonar detail appears as an additional layer over your charts, while it also gets stored on your device for future use. You can also share your depth logs to help improve mapping for all boaters. Subscription is not required.
ADVANCED MAP OPTIONSChange chart-overlay combinations to customize chart views, highlight shallow areas, target multiple fishing ranges and more. Plus, night mode allows you to switch to a map view optimized for low light – and even set it to change automatically – so you’re more aware after dark.
WEATHER AND TIDESKnowing what conditions to expect before heading out on the water is crucial for a successful voyage. The Boating app lets you access real-time weather data, daily and hourly forecasts, as well as wind, weather buoys, tides and currents overlaid on your map.
AIS MARINE MONITORING To see nearby marine traffic and navigation aids overlaid on the map, connect the Boating app to a compatible Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver with Wi-Fi connectivity3. The app lets you set a safe range for AIS surveillance, and any target entering this range will activate visual and aural alerts to signal potential collisions.
GPX FILE SHARINGWant to share your best routes, tracks, markers and archived adventures with fellow boaters? The Boating app lets you easily export and send GPX files from your smartphone to other devices – including your Garmin chartplotter.
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1NOAA charts, where available, are included within these Boating app regions: U.S. and Canada, Mexico and Caribbean to Brazil2Auto Guidance+ technology is for planning purposes only and does not replace safe navigation operations3To use the AIS feature, connect the Boating app to an AIS compatible receiver with Wi-Fi technologyWi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.Engineering enhancements are ongoing and may not be reflected in the pictures, videos and specifications.Requirements
Your Navionics Boating app enables you to sign in to up to two devices at a time.
Apple
Available for download in the App Store.
Android
Available for download in the Google Play store.
App Version
For best results, the app must be updated to the latest version. Mobile subscriptions appear within the app only if logged in with the same Garmin or Navionics account used for purchase.
Operating System
Updates are available provided the device is updated with:
Apple iOS 16.0 or higher
Android OS 10.0 or higher
Screens
Our app is optimized to fit all screen sizes.
iPad
Wi-Fi model locates your approximate position if Wi-Fi connected
Wi-Fi+3G model operates similar to iPhone with regard to GPS
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Coverage
Detailed coverage of U.S. and Canadian coastal waters including Alaska and Hawaii, the entire Great Lakes, inland lakes, rivers and waterways. Coverage includes the Atlantic canyons, Bermuda, the northern Bahamas, the Gulf of Mexico, Baja California, the Gulf of California, British Columbia, the St. Lawrence Seaway, the Flemish Cap, far north to Parry Channel, plus Johnston Atoll and Palmyra Atoll/Kingman Reef in the Pacific.