One additional benefit of the SonarCharts “Live” development, is that with the release of Version 7.4 of the Navionics Boating App, you can now run the app on a Wi-Fi Only iPad or even the iPod Touch.
Until now the Navionics App has needed the iPad or iPhone to have its own internal GPS in order to calculate and display the boat’s position when not connected to the internet via Wi-Fi. All iPhones have an internal GPS, as do the more expensive “3G” versions of the iPad, but now with V7.4 of the app all iPads and also the very cost effective iPod Touch can run the app and get GPS data wirelessly from our Sonar Server, assuming it is connected to the boat’s GPS.
So even if you do not intend to collect your own depth data using the Sonar Server, you can still benefit from improved battery life (not using the devices internal GPS) and being able to use the app on cheaper Wi-Fi only devices, by connecting a Sonar Server to your boat’s navigation system.